A Postmodern Atheist Critiques the Modern Evangelical Church: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study in Contemporary Ecclesiological Praxis in America

The Modern Evangelical Church: is A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study in Contemporary Ecclesiological Praxis in America. My research context will address two audiences: pastors and those I term “spiritual explorers.” This research project offers a narrative reflection on the issues surrounding current ecclesiastical understandings of what constitutes effective evangelism to those termed “atheists” through a reversed hermeneutic approach. In short, rather than critiquing atheism objectively from within the church, this research project seeks to give voice to how atheism within a North American context offers a renewed sense of purpose to the church.
Section 2 will discuss the problem of why people didn’t like going to church as a means of further understanding the practices and preferences of both “pastors” and “spiritual seekers.”
Section 3 reviews selective literature which reflects on the current discussion.
Section 4 will look at the project’s positions.
Section 5 looks at the specifications of the project and discusses the reasons why Atheists can be some of our most helpful critics. Section 6 is a Postscript in which other thoughts and areas of
research are offered.