The Persons in the Passageway

Shaping society or shaping souls

One of the more divisive questions facing pastors is whether and how to address issues such as poverty, racism, war, or other highly charged social issues. We may be inclined in the direction of engaging social concerns, but loud voices around us insist that shaping souls, not society, is our primary call.

The struggle’s not new. Carl Henry’s 1947 book T…