“I do think that evangelicals in general need to think seriously about how you pass on your faith across generations and over the long haul.” ThinkingNeedsLongGenerationsHaulLong Haul Author:Ross Douthat
“In the end, you do need institutions to transmit the faith for the long haul. That's why I make the case that, in certain ways, American Protestants could stand to recover the denominationalism that they've left behind over the last 50 years. They are real values in having a confessional tradition that can sustain your faith over the long term.” WayNeedsYearsLongRealEndsLastsCertainValuesLeftTermBehindsCasesTraditionInstitutionsLong TermLeft BehindProtestantsTransmitHaulReal ValueLong Haul Author:Ross Douthat
“The fact that institutional churches have gone into decline doesn't mean that we're going to enter some purely secular age. Secular people need to be aware of that.” PeopleNeedsMeanFactsAgeChurchGoneDeclineSecular Author:Ross Douthat
“If you're willing to recognize the religious element in one secular ideology, you need to be able to recognize it in your own.” IfsNeedsAbleReligiousWillingElementsIdeologySecular Author:Ross Douthat
“I think that secular liberals need to recognize that they are still, often, hanging their worldview on what are metaphysical ideas.” ThinkingNeedsStillsIdeasSecularMetaphysicalWorldview Author:Ross Douthat
“Even secular people can't really escape from the need to rest their ideas on some belief, some sort of commitment that is not scientific commitment.” PeopleNeedsIdeasBeliefCommitmentSecular Author:Ross Douthat
