“West states that “as the biblical understanding of same-sex relationships became more controversial, [Tim] Keller seemed to avoid talking about the topic as much as possible. When he did discuss the issue . . . [he] could become halting, hesitant, and seemingly embarrassed by the biblical view.” In essence, these Christians have implied that they are better at loving others than God’s Word is; how they handle the approach to the gospel is apparently better than how Romans does…”
(Joshua Parcha – Christ Over All) Although reading classic works on political theology can be helpful in addressing problems of modern Christianity, these classics should also be read in conjunction with contemporary books that address contemporary problems. One of the contemporary issues vexing modern Christianity is that many of its institutional leaders have marred orthodox Christianity by ingratiating themselves with cultural and political elites who reject orthodox Christianity. Helping us understand and address this problem is John G. West’s book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity (2025), which is premised on the analogy of wolves among a flock of sheep….
Instead of getting rid of the wolves, some sheep befriend and ingratiate themselves to these wolves until these favored sheep start getting annoyed at other sheep who want to get rid of the wolves!
As absurd as this sheep-wolves flock story is, this is precisely the image West presents in Stockholm Syndrome Christianity to describe the state of modern Christianity. The wolves are the “anti-Christian secular culture, and the sheep represent Christians who have embraced the assumptions of that culture.” The embrace is so complete that the sheep “are grateful and think the [wolves are] doing something good”; the sheep obstinately believe they are “being loving and kind” by assisting the wolves.
Research: Progressive (Social Justice) ‘Christianity’
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18 such as Tim Keller, Andy Stanley and Francis Collins.