Thanks for this. There are a lot of EA people in SF and in Anthropic and in my congregation. This would be a good book to explore.
I find myself a bit torn. I share your anthropology, but perhaps disagree that it means we shouldn't aspire for better. I think Jesus called us to things that didn't come naturally to us. Also we learn to do things that don't come naturally all the time, such as advanced math (and all the calculations they employ.)
In some ways, EA is just asking us to be as prudent and rational with our philanthropy as we have long said we need to be with our use of church funds/stewardship. Imagine what would happen if a leader just spent church money the way they felt inclined to in the moment, rather than trying to be rational/prudent about it!
Thanks for this. There are a lot of EA people in SF and in Anthropic and in my congregation. This would be a good book to explore.
I find myself a bit torn. I share your anthropology, but perhaps disagree that it means we shouldn't aspire for better. I think Jesus called us to things that didn't come naturally to us. Also we learn to do things that don't come naturally all the time, such as advanced math (and all the calculations they employ.)
In some ways, EA is just asking us to be as prudent and rational with our philanthropy as we have long said we need to be with our use of church funds/stewardship. Imagine what would happen if a leader just spent church money the way they felt inclined to in the moment, rather than trying to be rational/prudent about it!
You should definitely check out the book. And, your pushback is very fair.