ANCASTER TALK: Peter Schuurman - The Subversive Evangelical

Redeemer University College, 777 Garner Rd E, Ancaster, ON
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Peter Schuurman will give a talk on his new book, The Subversive Evangelical: The Ironic Charisma of an Irreligious Megachurch, at Redeemer University College.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Evangelicals have been scandalized by their association with Donald Trump, their megachurches summarily dismissed as "religious Walmarts." In The Subversive Evangelical Peter Schuurman shows how a growing group of "reflexive evangelicals" use irony to critique their own tradition and distinguish themselves from the stereotype of right-wing evangelicalism. Going behind the scenes to small group meetings, church dance parties, and the homes of attendees to investigate what motivates these reflexive evangelicals, Schuurman reveals a playful and provocative counterculture that distances itself from prevailing stereotypes while still embracing a conservative Christian faith.

Peter J. Schuurman is adjunct professor at Redeemer University College, instructor in the Doctor of Ministry program at Tyndale University College and Seminary, and executive director of Global Scholars Canada.