TO BE OR NOT TO BE: Exercising Theological Stewardship of the Name Christian.

The word "Christian" can mean different things to different people and can be used in different contexts. After discussing the first biblical instance in which the name was used in Antioch (Acts 13:26), this article examines present-day evangelical parameters of what it means to be a Christian taking into account the broad evangelical consensus. It then compares and contrasts it to some adjectival descriptors such as "nominal" and "anonymous" (e.g. K. Rahner) as they are applied in the wider ecumenical world, finding them defective. As was the case in the New Testament Antioch, being a Christian means having heard, understood and received the gospel even today. In this sense, "nominal" and "anonymous" Christianity is a selfcontradictory definition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]