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identified himself as an evangelical, yet as a socially
conscious Mennonite he often chose to swim against
prevailing evangelical currents. In short, his
understanding of evangelical identity differed from those
who might have felt that the kaleidoscope was being twisted
too frequently.
To his credit, Augsburger's social justice agenda had
little if any effect on decisions about new Coalition
members. Indeed, with Dellenback's "critical mass"
apparently in place, Augsburger concentrated on tweaking
membership criteria and strengthening the relationships of
member institutions. Only eleven schools that are still
members of the CCCU today joined during the Augsburger era.
In keeping with previous trends, new members once again
magnified the Coalition's denominational diversity. They
represented the following traditions: General Conference
Mennonite (Bluffton); Southern Baptist (California Baptist,
Oklahoma Baptist, and Union); General Association of
Regular Baptist (Cedarville and Grand Rapids Baptist, which
has since been renamed Cornerstone University); Independent
Baptist (Western Baptist); Associate Reformed Presbyterian
(Erskine); Presbyterian (Montreat); Christian Church/
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Myron S. Augsburger, "Beyond Evangelicalism: Seven
Observations," Perspectives, n.d., 1-4. The Coalition