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...more must; in working toward the future, keep the overwhelming potential power of Third World Catholicism in view. That may be why he spoke of his current trip as a "special pilgrimage to the heart of those men and those peoples who in notable measure have accepted the Gospel and . . . constitute the continuation of the Acts of the Apostles . . . from generation to generation, from century to century...
...although there may be a tendency to blandly accept a proctor or adviser's suggestions, Porter says, "Very rarely is a proctor's advice considered gospel...
...making this reformulation? A handful of liberal theologians? Rifkin himself admits the change is virtually unnoticed. One spectacular example is Billy Graham's conversion from nuke-the-Russian-Antichrist-cold-warrior to disarmament-peacenik-one-worlder, but Graham knows he is in a very small minority. Is the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship likely to abandon the profit margin for a few more trees and whales just because Rifkin thinks the charismatics should pick up this redefinition as their marching banner? If anything, the Pentecostal revival is a reaction against the new values, against social innovations and moral liberalizations...
...clergyman I was dismayed to read "Born Again at the Ballot Box." This kind of politicizing of the Word is dangerous and fundamentally unChristian. The Gospel calls us to inner transformation, not external coercion. This yearning for simplistic philosophies of life is also an affliction of the left...
...Whole World in His Hands. Price knew her audience, and knew it was not to be patronized. Announcing her encore, Vissi d'arte from Puccini's Tosca, she was engulfed by cheers of recognition. The program then moved from Tosca to toe-tapping, as Gospel Superstar Betty Perkins swept onstage and picked up a microphone. The Philharmonic percussion section laid down a heavy beat, and Perkins brought the evening to a bluesy, rousing finale with three gospel songs by Joe K. Westmoreland...