New Evangelicalism: The New World Order
I want you to be the first to know about Paul Smith s new book: New Evangelicalism: The New World Order. I have written the foreword to this important book which traces the tragic impact of the denial of the inerrancy of the Bible, plunging the church of the 21st century down the treacherous, slippery slope of accommodation and compromise.--Pastor Chuck SmithThe facts of North American evangelical slippage that are faithfully if impetuously tracked here need to be widely known and frankly faced. --James I. PackerProfessor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. CanadaA Book Review (excerpt)By Sarah H. LeslieOne day, several years after I co-authored the monograph The Pied Pipers of Purpose,[1] I received a telephone call from Pastor Paul Smith. He was quite fascinated by our factual information about Peter Drucker, the business guru who developed the 3-legged stool paradigm for societal transformation. He told me how Peter Drucker was actively wooing megachurch leaders during the 1980s to persuade them to join up with his giant social experiment.This book is a historical account of the deep compromises of the past several generations of evangelical leaders. These concessions have left the current church in a state of crisis and confusion. Pastor Paul traces the seminal seeds that corrupted not only the major denominational churches, but specifically the conservative believing folks in these churches (Introduction). This is a book about the history of the postmodern movement within evangelicaldom, and especially the role that Fuller Theological Seminary and Peter Drucker played in shaping the leaders that would guide the Emerging (Emergent) Church Movement.--Sarah H. LesliePostmodern thinking of the 21st century challenges our ability to know truth. Paul Smith's New Evangelicalism: The New World Order traces the way desertion of the doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture has led some evangelical Christians away from the absolute truth of God's Word, with a drift toward accommodation to the trends of current culture. Historic Christianity has emphasized the authority of the Bible as the ground of faith and as the test of knowledge derived from reason and experience. Paul Smith's book affirms the inerrancy of Scripture and the work of the Holy Spirit to guide us into truth. This is a timely warning to evangelicals to avoid the temptation to cultural drift that is prevalent today. --William S. Barker, Ph.D.Professor of Church History Emeritus and former Vice President For Academic Affairs, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PAPaul Smith traces the downgrade of many evangelical churches that have shifted from inerrancy to mysticism in his book New Evangelicalism: The New World Order. I strongly recommend this valuable book to academics, pastors and especially laymen who have wondered about today s trends within our supposed evangelical churches. Thank you Paul Smith for a job well done. --Thomas Ice, Ph.DExecutive Director of The Pre-Trib Research Center (founded with Tim LaHaye in 1994) and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Liberty University and Seminary, Lynchburg, VAPaul Smith s warning to hold tight to the inerrant Word of God is crucial for believers everywhere to remember. I appreciate his timely caution regarding the compromise in the church and the risks of losing our focus to preach God s Word to meet the need of humanity. --K. P. YohannanFounder, Gospel For Asia.Paul Smith in his book New Evangelicalism: The New World Order has mapped out for us how a major evangelical seminary, Fuller Evangelical Seminary, can begin and continue down the frightful path of denying the full authority of Scripture. Its founders were totally committed to this truth, but over time seeds of doubt crept in and destroyed the Seminary s effectiveness to uphold the truth. Sad to say, but this is becoming more common place than expected among conservative and reformed seminaries. Paul Smith has effectively called us to beware and hold firm to the truth of God s inerrant Word. --James BlandCoordinator, Mission to North America Presbyterian Church In America.A Book Review (excerpt)By Sarah H. LeslieOne day, several years after I co-authored the monograph The Pied Pipers of Purpose,[1] I received a telephone call from Pastor Paul Smith. He was quite fascinated by our factual information about Peter Drucker, the business guru who developed the 3-legged stool paradigm for societal transformation. He told me how Peter Drucker was actively wooing megachurch leaders during the 1980s to persuade them to join up with his giant social experiment.This book is a historical account of the deep compromises of the past several generations of evangelical leaders. These concessions have left the current church in a state of crisis and confusion. Pastor Paul traces the seminal seeds that corrupted not only the major denominational churches, but specifically the conservative believing folks in these churches (Introduction). This is a book about the history of the postmodern movement within evangelicaldom, and especially the role that Fuller Theological Seminary and Peter Drucker played in shaping the leaders that would guide the Emerging (Emergent) Church Movement.--Sarah H. Leslie