Kevin DeYoung and D. A. Carson (foreword), Don’t Call it a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day (Gospel Coalition Series). Crossway, 2011.
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DeYoung, who is noted for his renewal of established church tradition, particularly in affirming of Christian orthodoxy. Here he assembles a team of other younger Evangelical authors who are associated with The Gospel Coalition. They offer clear statements on the history and convictions of Evangelicalism and the foundational doctrines of the faith. There are essays on God, scripture, gospel, new birth, justification, sanctification, kingdom, and Jesus Christ. It also includes articles on discipleship and missional living, and addresses thorny issues such as social justice, homosexuality, abortion, gender confusion, the local church, worship, and missions.
Readers may also be interested in two other volumes DeYoung authored with Ted Kluck, Why We’re Not Emergent…From Two Guys Who Should Be, and Why We Love the Church. These volumes as a whole constitute a good first-hand depiction of an Evaluating-Emergent or Resurgent-Reformed perspective, which is an important sector of the churched millennial generation.
From the Publisher
Some of today’s most influential young evangelicals outline the relevance and theological foundations of Christian orthodoxy and evangelicalism.
Recent cultural interest in evangelicalism has led to considerable confusion about what the term actually means. Many young Christians are tempted to discard the label altogether. But evangelicalism is not merely a political movement in decline or a sociological phenomenon on the rise, as it has sometimes been portrayed. It is, in fact, a helpful theological profile that manifests itself in beliefs, ethics, and church life.
DeYoung and other key twenty- and thirty-something evangelical Christian leaders present Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day to assert the stability, relevance, and necessity of Christian orthodoxy today. This book introduces young, new, and under-discipled Christians to the most essential and basic issues of faith in general and of evangelicalism in particular.
Kevin DeYoung and contributors like Russell Moore, Tullian Tchividjian, Darrin Patrick, Justin Taylor, Thabiti Anyabwile, and Tim Challies examine what evangelical Christianity is and does within the broad categories of history, theology, and practice. They demonstrate that evangelicalism is still biblically and historically rooted and remains the same framework for faith that we need today.
About the Author
KEVIN DEYOUNG (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. He is the author of several popular books, including Just Do Something and Why We Love the Church.
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