EvangelicalChristiansareactiveacrossallspheresofintellectualandpubliclifetoday.Butadisconnectremains:theworktheyproducetoooftenfailstoinformtheirbroadercommunities.Inthemidstofadivisivecultureandarelatedcrisiswithinevangelicalism,publicintellectualsspeakingfromanevangelicalperspectivehaveacriticalroletoplay--withinthechurchandbeyond.Whatdoesitlookliketoembracesuchavocationoutofacommitmenttothecommongood?PublicIntellectualsandtheCommonGooddrawstogetherworld-classscholarsandpractitionerstocastavisionforintellectualswhopromotehumanflourishing.Representingvariousrolesinthechurch,highereducation,journalism,andthenonprofitsector,contributorsreflecttheologicallyontheirworkandassesscurrentchallengesandopportunities.Whathistoricallywell-definedqualitiesofpublicintellectualsshouldbeadoptednow?Whatqualitiesshouldbejettisonedorreimagined?Publicintellectualsaremediators--understandingandthenarticulatingtruthamidthecomplexrealitiesofourworld.Theconversationsrepresentedinthisbookcelebrateandprovideguidanceforthosewhothroughcarefulthinking,writing,speaking,andinnovationcultivatethegoodoftheircommunities.Contributors:MiroslavVolfAmosYongLindaA.LivingstoneHeatherTempletonDillKatelynBeatyEmmanuelKatongoleJohnM.PerkinsandDavidWright
