- emphasises dramatic conversions
- tends toward individualism
- pushes for unity based on shared experience
- pays little attention to careful doctrinal formulation
- has tried too hard to be relevant
- has largely ignored organic church growth by catechesis
- has too often elevated experience at the expense of doctrine
- has worn out a good number of Christians by assuming that every churchgoer is an activist and crusader more than a pilgrim
Whether the categories of pietism and confessionalism are familiar to you or not, perhaps some of those critiques ring a few bells?
