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Red-Letter Christians

Red-Letter Christians is the plural of Red-Letter Christian.

Meaning of Red-Letter Christian

Noun

Red-Letter Christian (plural Red-Letter Christians)

  1. A member of a non-denominational movement within Christianity, especially evangelicalism, that emphasises political activism on issues of social justice about which Jesus has made pronouncements.
    • Due to the biconceptuality of the Red Letter Christian moral frame, Red Letter Christians often stress the importance of humility and non-partisan dialogue.2010, Samuel Isaac Boerboom, Disciplined by democracy: moral framing and the rhetoric of Red Letter Christians. (Ph. D. dissertation, University of Minnesota)

Questions about Red-Letter Christians

What is Red-Letter Christians the plural of?
Red-Letter Christians is the plural of Red-Letter Christian.

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