Even before our Liminal Age, Christian orthodoxy is has been largely rejected as too narrow by the culture… and yet, it is now just one of many orthodoxies. Whether the social justice movement, right-wing conspiracy theorists, or both pop and academic humanism, they all function as implicit or explicit orthodoxies. Their adherents sincerely believe the rest of the world should share, with the more fundamentalist among them leveraging social pressure (“cancel culture,” boycotts, etc.) as a kind of non-religious, social excommunication of those whose orthopraxis doesn't line up with a their orthodoxy (i.e. right ideology).
Trevin Wax says that we’re in the midst of an ideological “battle royale” for the right to determine future norms and set consensus. So how in the world can we resist getting sucked into that vortex? How do leaders resist the myopic temptation to just “pick a side” for clarity’s sake? What difference does Christian orthodoxy have a hope of making in that cacophony?
We asked Trevin all those questions and more, and found his answers even more encouraging (and convicting) than we’d hoped.
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Resources
(BOOK) The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith, by Trevin Wax
(BOOK) The Multi-Directional Leader: Responding Wisely to Challenges from Every Side
(PODCAST) Reconstructing Faith