Seven conflicting 'tribes' of Evangelicalism?

[...] John Smith, the former UK director of the Evangelical Alliance says: “As I step back and look at today’s evangelical landscape in the UK I do not see tribes so much as fault lines which divide opinion and sometimes therefore fellowship among brothers and sisters. These fault lines are doctrinal, moral, political, and style preference.”

Some are saying: ‘If you are a ‘true’ evangelical, you will accept our interpretation of the atonement’; ‘If you are really on God’s side you will see the spiritual gifts the way we do’; ‘How can you be evangelical and not be opposed to the latest Government white paper?’ If you don’t toe the line, they won’t like you, won’t stock your books or allow you to preach at their churches and conferences.

The Right Rev Nick Baines, Bishop of Croydon, has viewed evangelical tribalism first hand. “Evangelicalism has become distinctive for its defensiveness, working out who’s in and who’s out. Its gift to the world seems to have been fragmentation, and at regular intervals.” What are the groupings that exist within evangelicalism and what impact might this have on the future of the movement?

In this article we will identify seven major groupings. There are more, but hopefully you will understand that space doesn’t allow greater demarcation. Read more (but sadly, not the whole article, for which you will have to take out a subscription.)
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