tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post112802502157946018..comments2023-07-11T05:13:06.461-06:00Comments on Morehead's Musings: Social Identity, Neotribes, and Modern TribalismJohn W. Moreheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-1128206501884401062005-10-01T16:41:00.000-06:002005-10-01T16:41:00.000-06:00I can't comment on America but for Australia at le...I can't comment on America but for Australia at least I think the evangelical label does have too much baggage for interacting with neotribes, at least the neotribes I interact with. I considered C5 identities but dropped the search as I could not find an acceptable resolution and came to question the necessity and wisdom of taking it that far where Wicca is concerned. I explored "neo-esoteric Christian" as a label but concluded that had as much baggage as evangelical but in the opposite direction. 'Holistic' is a word out of the cultural milieu which reflects my theological leanings more accurately, ie towards balance and integration of opposites. Esoteric tends to over-emphasise the inner whereas I seek balance between inner and outer. So in one sense I've be comfortable calling myself an esoteric-evangelical or evangelical-esoteric but I think holistic is closer to the mark and simpler. <BR/><BR/>PS. Before people try to read too much heresy into this they should ask me for clarification before jumping to implications I have not implied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-1128090905693371672005-09-30T08:35:00.000-06:002005-09-30T08:35:00.000-06:00Matt, I think you are correct that the issue of id...Matt, I think you are correct that the issue of identity and self-reference should not only be considered by evangelicals in terms of their understanding of social groups, but also how we understand and refer to ourselves. I have referred to myself as post- or neo-evangelical, but perhaps the evangelical word has too much baggage to serve us usefully in interacting with the neotribes, not to mention the need for us to reflect on on our own theology and practice behind the label.John W. Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-1128079748528511952005-09-30T05:29:00.000-06:002005-09-30T05:29:00.000-06:00John,One consequence: I am increasingly inclined t...John,<BR/><BR/>One consequence: I am increasingly inclined towards identifying myself as a ‘holistic Christian’ rather than a big-e Evangelical, given that Evangelicalism is so closely identified with modernity in the minds of most people. <BR/><BR/>Spiritually I’m a bible believing Christian, but culturally I’m post-modern as are the people I witness amongst. I presume you’re familiar with the c-scale of contextualization? Basically I’m most comfortable with C4. I’m thinking there needs to be some expansion on emerging Christian neotribes on the neotribes site also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com