More often than not, our attempts to address racial tensions in the United States are ineffective and many Christians are left wondering how they can pursue justice and racial reconciliation from a Biblical point of view. In this episode we speak with Dr. George Yancey, a professor of sociology at Baylor University who specializes in race relations and anti-Christian attitudes in the United States. In his most recent book, Beyond Racial Division, which was published in March 2022, Dr. Yancey critiques the two most dominant approaches to confronting racial issues in America today and offers a unifying alternative.

Beyond Racial Division: A Unifying Alternative to Colorblindness and Antiracism by George Yancey

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In this second part of our conversation with Mark Noll, we discuss the term ‘evangelical’—what it meant in the past, how it has been politicized in the present, and what it may mean in the future. Mark also shares advice for those who are seeking ways to decrease political polarization within the Church.

Mark Noll is a world-renowned scholar specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States and one of the foremost experts on the evangelical movement in America. Mark’s most recent book, entitled “Evangelicals: Who They Have Been, Are Now, and Could Be,” was co-written with leading historians David Bebbington and George Marsden. Together they explore the past, present, and future of a movement in crisis.

“Evangelicals: Who They Have Been, Are Now, and Could Be” by Mark Noll, David Bebbington, and George Marsden

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There is a lot of confusion surrounding the term ‘evangelical.’ Who are they and what exactly do they believe? If you have questions about evangelicals, there is no one better to ask than Mark Noll, a world-renowned scholar specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States and one of the foremost experts on the evangelical movement in America. Mark’s most recent book, entitled “Evangelicals: Who They Have Been, Are Now, and Could Be,” was co-written with leading historians David Bebbington and George Marsden. Together they explore the past, present, and future of a movement in crisis. In this first part of our conversation, we discuss the history of the evangelical movements, critical inflection points such as the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy of the early 1900s and the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization which was spearheaded by leading figures such as Billy Graham and John Stott. 

“Evangelicals: Who They Have Been, Are Now, and Could Be” by Mark Noll, David Bebbington, and George Marsden

Thank you to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and to David Bruce, Executive Vice President of the Billy Graham Archives & Research Center and Billy Graham Library, for sharing audio files from the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization.

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In a continuation of our conversation with N.T. Wright, we discuss a theology of politics, the state of evangelicalism, and advice for those who are troubled by the splintering of the Church.

N.T. Wright is a world-renowned biblical scholar, a prolific author, and a retired bishop in the Church of England. He currently serves as a senior research fellow within Wycliffe Hall at the University of Oxford. 

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Most of us would acknowledge the Church in America is struggling. But what exactly is contributing to its fragmentation? In this first episode with N.T. Wright, we discuss specific issues such as racial division, cultural confusion about sex, gender, and identity, and contemporary threats to democracy. We also discuss the Church’s role in teaching people not only what to think, but how to think and to do so wisely in disorienting times.

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