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In a world marked by relativism, individualism, pluralism, and the transition from a modern to a postmodern worldview, evangelical Christians must find ways to re-present the historic faith. In his provocative work, Ancient-Future Faith, Robert E. Webber contends that present-day evangelicalism is a product of modernity. Allegiance to modernity, he argues, must be relinquished to free...

4 CHRIST WITHIN THE PARADIGMS OF HISTORY There are three main interpretations of the work of Christ in Scripture and in history: His work is (1) a sacrifice which (2) won a victory over the powers of evil and (3) left us an example to follow. These views should all be held together. However, the church in this or that paradigm of history has emphasized one aspect of the work of Christ, but has seldom presented all three views as a whole (see table F). The dominant interpretation of the work of Christ
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