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Evangelicals lead churches, plant churches, fill churches, and even split churches. But they have not distinguished themselves in theological reflection on the church. This book tackles what the character of evangelicalism as a loose coalition of Christians says about the movement’s attitude toward the church. Are certain ecclesiologies more in keeping with the evangelical ethos than others? What...

BRUCE HINDMARSH When one thinks about evangelicals and what they hold dear, one would be forgiven for not thinking immediately of the church. Indeed, one might even suggest, given the history of schism among evangelicals, that “evangelical ecclesiology” is an oxymoron, like “an honest thief” or “airline food.” Toward the end of this essay I will argue from the early history of evangelicalism that there is indeed something profoundly
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