Josh - by ‘style’ I had in mind things like social setting (a meal), intimate small group focus, free-flowing discussion, affirmation of a range of opinions (not necessarily the ‘correct’ opinion), development of friendships over a period of time, - which fit with a post-modern style or ethos.

Other aspects of Alpha would probably not fit with a post-modern ethos - such as a structure which has a predetermined conclusion in view, slightly institutional feel of a larger gathering in a church hall or similar with a speaker/preacher, and the fairly rigidly circumscribed content of the talks - which may present a somewhat simplistic view of things.

The ‘post-evangelical’ complaint is that while the evangelical ethos is good at obtaining converts, it is less good at nurturing mature disciples. This lack of maturity can be encouraged through a prescriptive orthodoxy, unwillingness to permit exploration beyond its own doctrines and church culture, and promotion of these rather than a more inwardly developed and discerned love of God and love of God’s world. For instance, study or preaching of the bible within the evangelical fold can become more a development of an orthodox interpretation rather than a dynamic interaction of reader and text.

As with all generalisations, these statements can be as subject to disproof as they are likely to reflect the truth. I disagree that evangelical theology contains inherent contradictions (though like all theology it may contain paradoxes), but I do think that evangelical culture has a tendency towards the constraint of mature thinking.