Dallas Willard, master philosopher and Christian, wrote an amazing book a few years ago called The Divine Conspiracy. In it he writes about how both left and right wing theology make errors regarding the Christian life, admitting he is painting with fairly broad strokes. The left, very concerned with social justice, preach a "social gospel." This is definitely part of what the Christian life should be, but they fail to make room for an all-powerful God who is loving because for them "loving" is defined in a social context as freedom and justice.
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