ü it is true for me
û it is not true for me
¡ have no idea what they are talking about
? not sure / not bothered
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ü prefer “Christ follower” to “Christian”
ü can’t stand the phrases “soul winning” or “non-denominational,”
ü could do without weird and awkward evangelistic methods including (but not limited to): sock puppets, ventriloquism, mimes, sign language, “beach evangelism,” and modern dance.
ü don’t really have that big of a problem with old school evangelists like Billy Graham and Billy Sunday and kind of love the really wild ones like Aimee Semple McPherson.
Things Christian hipsters don’t like:
? megachurches,
? altar calls,
? door-to-door evangelism
ü John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart
? youth pastors who talk too much about Braveheart
ü Mel Gibson
û The Passion for being overly bloody and maybe a little sadistic
¡ people like Pat Robertson, who on The 700 Club famously said that America should “take Hugo Chavez out”; and they don’t particularly like The 700 Club either, except to make fun of it.
¡ evangelical leaders who get too involved in politics, such as James Dobson or Jerry Falwell, who once said of terrorists that America should “blow them all away in the name of the Lord.”
¡ TBN, PAX, or Joel Osteen. They do have a wry fondness for Benny Hinn, however.
û contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian films (except ironically), or any non-book item sold at Family Christian Stores
û warehouse churches or churches with American flags on stage, or churches with any flag on stage, really.
Things they like:
ü music, movies, and books that are well-respected by their respective artistic communities—Christian or not.
¡ Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon
¡ Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ron Sider
¡ God’s Politics by Jim Wallis
¡ The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis.
û thinking and acting Catholic, even if they are thoroughly Protestant/evangelical.
û Pope, liturgy, incense, lectio divina, Lent, and timeless phrases like “Thanks be to God” or “Peace of Christ be with you.”
û enjoy Eastern Orthodox churches and mysterious iconography, and they love the elaborate cathedrals of Europe (even if they are too museum-like for hipster tastes).
ü taking communion with real Port, and they don’t mind common cups.
û poetry readings,
û worshipping with candles,
û smoking pipes while talking about God.
ü breaking the taboos that used to be taboo for Christians.
ü piercings,
û dressing a little goth,
ü getting lots of tattoos (the Christian Tattoo Association now lists more than 100 member shops),
û carrying flasks
û smoking cloves.
ü skateboarding
ü surfing,
û many of them play in bands.
? working for churches, parachurch organizations, non-profits, or the government.
ü on the whole, a little more sincere and idealistic than their secular hipster counterparts.
They tend to be fans of any number of the following authors:
¡ Flannery O’Connor,
¡ Walker Percy,
¡ Wendell Berry,
¡ Thomas Merton,
¡ John Howard Yoder,
¡ Walter Brueggemann,
ü N.T. Wright,
ü Brennan Manning,
ü Eugene Peterson,
¡ Anne Lamott,
ü C.S. Lewis,
ü G.K. Chesterton,
¡ Henri Nouwen,
¡ Soren Kierkegaard,
¡ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin,
¡ Annie Dillard,
¡ Marilynne Robison,
¡ Chuck Klosterman,
¡ David Sedaris,
? or anything ancient and/or philosophically important.
You're a fan of NT Wright?
ReplyDeleteYour methodology creates some odd double negatives - can you elaborate on the things you don't like?
I would consider Anberlin as possibly falling under the CCM label.
Having a look there does seem to be some errors. meah it is only a silly thing anyway
ReplyDeleteWhich ones in particular?
Nathan I think you need to reread line 3 of the text and "Things Christian hipsters don’t like".