One more from John Seel

...to be agents of shalom in a deathwork culture, does not require being naive to the dynamics of culture. Suspicion of elites, negative rhetoric against individuals or groups with economic, cultural, and social capital, arose with the Second Great Awakening and has furthered an egalitarian envy that has marginalized the evangelical church ever since. George Steiner warns, “The egalitarian ideal seeks to domesticate excellence.” Capital demands strategic stewardship, not self-righteous abdication. Poverty -- as in the absence of economic capital -- is not spiritual. Dallas Willard writes, “The idealization of poverty is one of the most dangerous illusions of Christians in the contemporary world. Stewardship -- which requires possession and includes giving – is the true spiritual discipline in relation to wealth.” So too cultural and social capital. If evangelicals find themselves in the halls of power, then they are compelled to use their power wisely, which requires that they acquire theological and cultural discernment.

John Seel is a cultural renewal entrepreneur, film producer, and educational reformer. He is a Senior Fellow at the Work Research Foundation and adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

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