The Contemporary Battle of Good v Evil in Politics

The Contemporary Battle of Good v Evil in Politics

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The Contemporary Battle of Good v Evil in Politics
The Contemporary Battle of Good v Evil in Politics
The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism

The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism

by Aaron M. Renn February 2022 First Things

May 31, 2022
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American evangelicalism is deeply divided. Some evangelicals have embraced the secular turn toward social justice activism, particularly around race and immigration, accusing others of failing to reckon with the church’s racist past. Others charge evangelical elites with going “woke” and having failed their flocks. Some elites are denounced for abandoning historic Christian teachings on sexuality. Others face claims of hypocrisy for supporting the serial adulterer Donald Trump. Old alliances are dissolving. Former Southern Baptist agency head Russell Moore has left his denomination. Political pundit David French has become a fearsome critic of ­many religious conservatives who would once have been his allies. Baptist professor Owen Strachan left an establishment seminary to take a leadership position in a startup one. Some people are deconstructing their faith and leaving evangelicalism, or even Christianity, behind. Where once there was a culture war between Christianity and secular …

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