In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale, and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience.

Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, bad Anglican. You might have spotted her at World, National Review, First Things, The Spectator, The Critic, Plough, or someplace else.

Bethel’s Substack: https://substack.com/@bethelmcgrew

Bethel’s Review of Shepherd’s for Sale at First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/how-the-evangelical-elite-failed-their-flock

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro and Megan's Book

00:09:14-Mission Drift and the Christian Elite

00:14:25-How The Left Made Political Stances into Religious Commands

00:21:48-The Crisis of Pastoral Authority in the Culture

00:25:27-Is Basham Unfair to Those She’s Criticizing?

00:37:29-Basham vs. Ortlund

00:45:42-Is There Any Accountability for The Shepherds For Sale?

00:52:03-Are Basham’s Critics Being Disingenuous?

00:57:18-Basham Doing The Same as Those She Criticizes

01:07:52-Responding to Basham’s Reviewers

01:17:47-Outro