The Gospel Coalition’s Drift Toward Identity Politics – Sovereign Nations
Over the last two years, many evangelicals have stood in alarm at what seems to be a concerted effort to shift the direction of conservative evangelicalism towards social justice. Whole conferences have been devoted to it. New leaders have arisen, seemingly from nowhere, as spokespersons for particular issues of justice, and popular evangelical blogs now devote considerable attention to it. Social justice dominates evangelical discourse.
Where are the proponents and logic of social justice leading us? What is the goal of this shift in evangelicalism? The direction seems to be coming into view: identity politics.The EndThe purpose of the shift to social justice is apologetical—to keep the next generation in the faith. This is clearly stated by Colin Hansen, an editor at The Gospel Coalition. After commenting on the significant institutional and cultural changes that have occurred since the inception of the Young, Restless, and Reformed movement (YRR), he writes,If millennials and Gen Y don’t learn from YRR leaders how the gospel equips them to fight the injustice they see as they scroll through their Twitter timelines, will they choose to look elsewhere for leadership, purpose, and belonging?
The big worry is that the older generations will fail to understand our cultural moment and, as a result, fail to address the younger generations’ most pressing concerns. Without equipping them with ways to fight injustice, they will look elsewhere. They will leave the Church.
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