Thanks to Robert Cunningham for calling my attention to John Kuhrt's insightful essay on "What Does Salvation Mean in the Urban Context?" Here's a quote:
The current divisions between 'evangelical' and 'liberal' mean that there is a danger of two separate and distinct gospel messages being proclaimed. One is a message primarily of personal salvation and the other a message focussed on a social salvation. Our division along these lines tragically undermines the Church's witness because both sides are undernourished by the division. The truth is that neither narrow evangelicalism or woolly liberalism are good news for the city.
We have to go deeper. The crisis of violence, poverty and meaninglessness in our urban areas desperately needs the good news of the kingdom of God. How can we share a holistic gospel which integrates the personal, social and political imperatives of salvation?
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