administrator | Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:04
Millennials, the generation of Americans born between 1982 and 2001, are emerging into adulthood, and one thing is clear: this is a generation that believes they are going to change the world. 
Where does Evangelical activism fit within this new movement? Evangelical activism fueled movements from the abolition of slavery to the "culture wars" of the 1980s. As the millennial generation gains influence, how will these efforts change? Will they succeed? Should they even try?
Dr. James Hunter, author of To Change the World: the Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World (Oxford University Press, 2010) discussed the answers to these and other questions at a recent forum hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
As a respondent, IGE's Anna Carrington posited the need for thoughtful Evangelical engagement. Anna echoed the concerns and challenges of many millennials working for reform in the public square noting, "The pluralism of our society makes a more challenging context for belief. This is something that older generations don't understand: Christianity isn't mainstream for us as it was for our parents. They had a common societal narrative that no longer exists. . . . Pluralism can actually draw from people a deeper faith effort."
Alongside Anna was fellow respondent Matthew Lee Anderson of "Mere Orthodoxy" fame. Click here to read Matthew's response to Dr. Hunter's book.
Click here to watch the entire event: "Expecting to Change the World: Millennials and Faithful Social Engagement" or here to listen to the audio file.
