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The Reformed resurgence captivated young evangelicals in the early 2000s, as charismatic pastors clad in skinny jeans, boasting beards and with a penchant for IPAs took to pulpits and stages across America. Combining an intellectual rigor with a sense of urgency, these so-called “young, restless and Reformed” leaders attracted scores of college students and 20-something Christians emerging from the popular seeker-sensitive churches of their parents’ generation. These new Calvinists spearheaded a renewal movement that thrived in the emerging internet landscape, shaping a generation of evangelicals theologically and politically. While a number of the movement’s prominent early leaders have fallen from grace – including Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald – its influence remains. However, with the death of Tim Keller, a godfather of the movement, this cohort of evangelicals – no longer so young, but still restless and Reformed – faces a crossroads. Will they double down on culture war issues, as some in the movement have? Or will they skew closer to Keller’s legacy of “winsome” evangelism?
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Commentary and Analysis
An Indigenous scholar writes that Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities which they believe are a result of divine intervention. By Rosalyn R. LaPier for The Conversation
The school's approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools. By Charles J. Russo for The Conversation
LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country's stark divide. By Orit Avishai for The Conversation
Topics foremost in the public’s mind are not on the agenda: the war in Ukraine, the treatment of transgender people, global warming, the culture wars over public education, economic inequality, political divisions and the rise of hate groups. By Thomas Reese/Religion News Service
Devotees penitent, known as the Twelve Apostles (Doce Apostoles), distribute breads as they take part in the annual event in the small village of Olite, northern Spain, Sunday, May 28, 2023. According to tradition, the ''Twelve Apostles¨ pilgrimage originated in 1607, in honor of the Virgin Mary, during which the devotees would march around forty kilometres (25 miles) from midnight to midday and pray for the Virgin. Today Spain celebrate regional elections along the country. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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