Shepherds for Rent?

Megan Basham's book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda has, as you might guess, sparked controversy. On the one side are those who reject the book wholesale due to errors they find. On the other side are Megan's ardent defenders. It has been claimed that Megan misrepresented him and yet he stepped into the fray with:   

“Some will quibble over details, but no one should miss the powerful warning in this book. We face a gathering storm, as Winston Churchill warned a century ago, but this time the enemy is inside as well as outside the gates. Every convinced and unashamed Evangelical should read, ponder, and pray over this important book.”

In "Battle Lines: A Long Review of Basham’s Shepherds For Sale," Neil Shenvi works hard at giving an honest critique, which is taking heat from some on both sides. He has mentioned on social media that the book has issues but is an important book and should be read. Serious issues regarding "BigEva" (big evangelicalism) are legitimately raised and exposed in the book. One of them is the willingness to sellout in order to be accepted by the liberal elite:   

“Mark Galli, the former editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, admitted to exactly this dynamic in a blog post, where he wrote:

“For the longest time, a thrill went through the office when Christianity Today or evangelicalism in general was mentioned in a positive vein by The New York Times or The Atlantic or other such leading, mainstream publications. The feeling in the air was, ‘We made it. We’re respected’… (p. 76)

“He goes on to openly admit that this “hunger for worldly respectability” drove the magazine’s editorial coverage (p. 77).”

In 1947 there was a split between Fundamentalists and Evangelicals. It has been said that at the time, Evangelicals were offering an agreement with liberals along the lines of "We will call you Christian if you will call us smart." It was never voiced that way but the seeds of "hunger for worldly respectability" do seem to go back to those days.  

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