At its best, evangelicals' commitment to applying the "Christian worldview" to every dimension of life has led young people to "reflect on their deepest beliefs" in a manner that "lacks a secular counterpart," Stephens and Giberson write.
Other early Christian thinkers, such as St. Augustine of Hippo, argued that philosophical reflection complemented theology, but only when these philosophical reflections were firmly grounded in a prior intellectual commitment to the underlying truth of the Christian faith.
Equally important to Arab Christian leaders was that the Muslim majority, in the early weeks of the violence, questioned the Christians' commitment to the Palestinian cause.
It is a tiny Christian college based in a downtown Manhattan office building, whose mission statement articulates a "commitment to the truths of Christianity and a biblical worldview".
His commitment to the concept of the unity of Christian churches took him to the Vatican in 1973 to meet Pope Paul VI, the first Coptic Pope for 1,500 years to go to Rome.
It is best known for its Christian foundation, its commitment to the performing arts and, at least to some, its proximity to the International Ballet Competition, which is held in Jackson every fourth year.
Historians have connected her Christian faith with her commitment to the nursing team and the college that she had set up in Belgium.
If Mr. Romney is to generate more excitement and sacrifice from Christian conservatives, he must "demonstrate a genuine and solid commitment to the core values issues," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian advocacy group.
It is also understood as a rite in which Christians can confirm the commitment to the church made for them at baptism.
The board consists of twelve to twenty-four truservingserving for three-year terms, who are required to be "confessing Christians who acknowledge a commitment to the authority of the Bible over all matters of faith and practice, the sovereignty of God, and the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all of life".
