Digging deeper into Gungor’s rejection of Christian faith suggests so, says Heather Tomlinson

Journalist Heather Tomlinson reflects on a 2022 Unbelievable? conversation with church pastor Evan Wickham and former Christian Michael Gungor…

You don’t have to travel far out of the West – or into a non-Western culture - before you start to realise how radically different our English-speaking understanding of the world is. Throughout our history and in most other cultures, there has usually been a lot of value placed on tradition, authority, family and community – an individual’s power is placed, at least partly, in other people’s hands. Family bonds and mutual support often outweigh individualistic concerns about freedom and rights.

This was once the case in the West too, with power given to the Church, the Government, the authorities and family structures. Our gradual long march towards personal fulfilment, autonomy and self-actualisation has led to the self-celebrating status quo, where we believe that our own needs and opinions are very important. We fight for our right to be heard. We don’t accept what the Church… (Register to read the rest of the article)