Where did today's Christian right come from? Why does Machen always have laser eyes these days, and was he really a bigot? Why were the Victorians so surprised to discover dinosaurs existed?   

In this episode we begin laying the groundwork for understanding the  contemporary Christian right by tracking the past century or so of  development. We discuss modernism, the social gospel, fundamentalism, and the emergence of evolution as a theological and political  battleground. Some figures discussed include J. Gresham Machen, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Lyman Stewart, John Rockefeller, and more!   

Show notes:   

J. Gresham Machen: Warfield’s Views Are “Black Republicanism” by Timothy Isaiah Cho 

J. Gresham Machen’s racist 1913 letter and agenda (and a defense of Karl  Barth) by Wyatt Houtz  

"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" by Harry Emerson Fosdick

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As always, intro/outro music is The Dweller on the Threshold by Nihilore