El Rostro Desfigurado de la Fe Cristiana

The Missional Task for the Church in the U.S. A.

Authors

  • Rafael Malpica Padilla Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Abstract

We are living through a profound crisis of faith. Misguided theologies have emerged, resulting in the formation of a knowledge system and an ecclesial praxis that is foreign to the basic principles involved in following Jesus which are found in the Gospels. A large sector of the Christian church in the United States has fallen prey to the big temptation of a “Neo-Constantinian Repristination,” whereby it seeks not only a privileged position in society, but to rule that society. This article addresses the challenges posited by one movement within independent evangelicals, The New Apostolic Reformation, its “Dominion Theology,” and its amalgamation with White Christian Nationalism.

Author Biography

Rafael Malpica Padilla, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

John Damm Chair in Leadership 

Director of Latine Ministry and Theology

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Published

2026-03-13