Routes & Radishes: And Other Things to Talk about at the Evangelical Crossroads.
- Co-authored with: Mark Russell, Michelle Sanchez, Allen Yeh, & Chelle Stearns
- Afterword by Lynne Hybels
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On the flight home from Lausanne’s Young Leader Conference in Malaysia, the editor of The Other Journal leaned across the aisle asking Dwight, “Having been to Lausanne, do you want to be an evangelical?” That question turned into a series of published articles. And those articles resulted in this co-authored book.
Dwight’s chapters focus on contextual listening; with one chapter listening to the cultural and philosophical context from which the modern evangelical movement emerged. The second chapter looks through three lenses necessary to evangelicalism’s future.
“Self-identifying as ‘evangelical’ is risky business these days. What is Evangelicalism? Is it a historical artifact? A political philosophy? A set of doctrines? A litmus test for genuine faith? Perhaps more important, what will come to mind when future generations hear something described as ‘evangelical’? The authors of Routes and Radishes approach this issue from various points of influence within evangelical organizations, denominations, and institutions. They believe that the historical distinctive of Evangelicalism is too powerful and too positive to be abandoned. Yet they all desire that the Evangelicalism of the future break away from common pitfalls in the task of loving people toward a vital relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Each author brings a different but vital perspective to the conversation this book represents. They chart a path that, while not monolithic, takes seriously the past and potential of the evangelical movement. Furthermore, they invite you to digest, participate, question, and make the future of Evangelicalism a meaningful part of your walk of faith.”
From the book’s back cover
Dwight leads workshops, retreats, and speaks about deep listening to one’s cultural, philosophical and local contexts as vital to faith and spirituality.
• Published by Zondervan, November 2010.
What Others are Saying about Routes & Radishes
“[This] conversation, which has a strong contemporary feel, embraces courteous disagreement and considerable self-criticism-surely both signs of a maturity that the Evangelical movement has not always displayed.”
David Beddington, author of The Dominance of Evangelicalism
“[Envisioning] a form of Evangelicalism which is self-critical, richly nuanced, and ecumenically aware. If this the the Evangelicalism of the future, there is reason to be hopeful.”
Simon Chan, author of Liturgical Theology
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