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January 10, 2024Jen Wilkin on Women in the Church
What does it say about the state of the evangelical church that 83 percent of women’s ministry leaders are not compensated? That’s the question that Russell Moore and Jen Wilkin, an author and Bible teacher, pose at the beginning of their conversation on this episode. Wilkin, who spent most of her years leading women’s ministry in a volunteer capacity, talks about how the fifth commandment to honor our parents prompted her to grow more curious about how the church treats its mothers.
Wilkin and Moore discuss how churches can better value women as leaders, staff members, and congregants. They consider the challenge of being one of the only women on a church leadership team as well as the pros and cons of single-gender ministries. Wilkin and Moore explore the importance of encouraging biblical literacy and teaching theology within the local church. And they consider what it means that, as Wilkin says, “all theology is autobiography.”
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
You Are a Theologian, An Invitation to Know and Love God Well by Jen Wilkin and J.T. English
“Honor Thy Church Mothers—with Wages” by Jen Wilkin
Lifeway Women Academy
To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond by Katie J. McCoy PhD

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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51 min
January 03, 2024David Brooks on How to Know a Person
“People are dying to tell you their life story. They just need to be asked.”
So says author, columnist at The New York Times, and writer at The Atlantic David Brooks on a new episode of The Russell Moore Show. Moore and Brooks’ conversation explores the themes in Brooks’ new book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. They talk about what it means to view people according to the inherent value and dignity of their souls, how love shapes us, and the cultural vocabulary around trauma. Moore and Brooks discuss marriage and the power of compassion. Their conversation covers the Hamas attacks, political volatility, and how to get through 2024 without increasing division.
Tune in for an episode that cuts straight to the heart of what it means to be human and to honor the humanity in others.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
Weave: the Social Fabric Project
Telling Secrets: A Memoir by Frederick Buechner
Michael Gerson’s sermon at Washington National Cathedral
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
The Angel That Troubled the Waters by Thornton Wilder
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory

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Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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54 min
December 20, 2023Best of Books 2023
The year is coming to an end, which means it’s time to reflect on our favorite reads! On this episode, Russell Moore and producer Ashley Hales discuss the books that have stuck with them this year. Their conversation touches on the winners of Christianity Today’s 2023 Book Awards and the back catalogs of authors whose new releases are making a splash.
Their conversation spans biographies, memoirs, fiction, and more. Moore and Hales discover themes across genres and consider how their 2023 reading might inform their 2024 thinking.
For more insight into what Russell is reading throughout the year, subscribe to his newsletter here.
Russell’s Top Ten Books of 2023:
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta
Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams, adapted and Illustrated by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin
All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore
C.S. Lewis in America: Readings and Receptions, 1935-1947 by Mark A. Noll
Godless Crusade: Religion, Populism, and Right-Wing Identity Politics by Tobias Cremer
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South by Esau McCaulley
Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from DaVinci to the Kardashians by Tara Isabella Burton
Lights a Lovely Mile: Collected Sermons of the Church Year by Eugene H. Peterson
Additional books mentioned in this episode include:
Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin (CT Book of the Year Award)
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch
Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There by David Brooks
Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton
Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West by Andrew Wilson
The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Capon
The Three-Body Problem Series by Cixin Liu
Episodes of The Russell Moore Show featuring authors discussed in this episode include:
“Tim Alberta on the White Evangelical Crisis”
“Christianity’s Being Co-opted with Tobias Cremer”
“Developing a Biblical Framework with Christopher Watkin”
“Esau McCaulley Makes Grace Plausible”
“Losing Our Religion: David Brooks on the Allure of Tribalism”
“Andy Crouch’s Cure for a Tech-Obsessed World”
“Beth Moore Didn’t Expect Us to Be Us”
“Beth Moore and Russell Moore in Conversation” & “Listener Questions for Russell Moore and Beth Moore”

Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com.
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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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40 min
December 13, 2023Building Trust with Gen Z with Kara Powell
You’ve heard of the nones: the agnostic or atheist-adjacent young people who profess no religious faith. But what about the ums: those who, when asked, “Do you go to church?” are likely to respond with “um” or “not really” or “I kind of drifted during the pandemic.” What can be done to invite them back into connection and community?
On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore welcomes author Kara Powell, Chief of Leadership Formation and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary. Powell and Moore talk about research on Gen Z’s relationship to faith and church. They explore the reasons that young people are skeptical of Christianity and highlight opportunities for church leaders and older Christians to come alongside young people on their journeys. Moore and Powell discuss TENx10, a collaboration that endeavors to help faith matter more to 10 million young people over the next 10 years and offers faith communities the resources they need to prioritize youth discipleship. And they offer hope for rebuilding trust with members of Gen Z through, as Powell puts it, “everyday acts of listening and empathizing.”
Tune in for a dynamic conversation that will help parents, church leaders, and all who love Gen Z to answer the questions they’re asking about life and faith.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Faith Beyond Youth Group: Five Ways to Form Character and Cultivate Lifelong Discipleship by Kara Powell, Jen Bradbury, and Brad M. Griffin
Fuller Youth Institute
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Skye Jethani
TENx10
“New Findings on Young Americans Two Years Into The Covid-19 Pandemic” from Springtide Research Institute
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Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected].
Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today.
“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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49 min
December 06, 2023Tim Alberta on the White Evangelical Crisis
When journalist Tim Alberta attended his father’s funeral, he expected people to speak words of comfort. What he didn’t expect was a confrontation. And yet, just a short walk away from the casket, someone approached a grieving Alberta to critique his writing on Trumpism.
On a new episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore welcomes Alberta, a writer for The Atlantic and the author of The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism to discuss how American culture has reached the point where people feel compelled to argue politics at all times. Alberta and Moore talk about the ways that politics have invaded the church in recent years. He and Moore talk about what fear has done to the state of evangelicalism, the rise of secularism, and the differences in conversations between white and multiethnic congregations. They consider ways that demographics affect political and religious perspectives, how pastors have engaged QAnon, and the variances in generational perspectives on American politics.
Tune in for a conversation that sheds light on America’s history and ponders what its future could be.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta
Blinded by Might: Can the Religious Right Save America? by Cal Thomas“
The Religious Right and the Abortion Myth” by Randall Balmer
“Russell Moore Wants Us To Be Strange (But Not Crazy)” on the Good Faith podcast
The “Against Trump” issue of National Review
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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50 min
November 29, 2023N.T. Wright on the Bible's Most Misunderstood Verse
Many evangelicals are taught to share the gospel according to “The Romans Road,” which charts a path through the book to explain the path to salvation. But English theologian and prolific author N.T. Wright says that while anything that highlights how God’s love reaches out to humanity is good news, the book of Romans itself paints a far more beautiful picture of salvation than The Romans Road can encapsulate.
On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Wright and Moore discuss Wright’s new book on Romans 8, Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter. Their conversation includes the storyline of Scripture, what it means that there is “no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8), and what keeps people from realizing that God is love. They talk about atonement theories, fear of judgment, and embracing the fact that Christians do not need to fear, for God is with them (Psalm 23).
Moore and Wright consider the meaning of covenant faithfulness, covenant justice, and the groaning of creation. They discuss the ecological impact of eschatology, how Romans can be a comfort to the hurting, and the meaning of the term “predestination.” Their conversation covers prayer, women in ministry, and how Wright knows for sure that Christianity is true.
Tune in for an episode that is both theologically rich and characterized by humility, kindness, and joy.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter by N.T. Wright
In Christ Alone by Keith and Kristyn Getty
Endpoint and Other Poems by John Updike
Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice by Sylvia C. Keesmaat and Brian J. Walsh
Conformed to the Image of His Son: Reconsidering Paul's Theology of Glory in Romans by Haley Goranson Jacob
After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters by N.T. Wright
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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58 min
November 22, 2023Your Questions on Partisan Politics, Panic, and Power
Are modern Christians focusing too much on identity or not enough? How should Christians think about injecting their beliefs into civic leadership? What are some words of wisdom for church leaders who are asked questions about public policy?
These are some of the timely listener questions that Russell and producer Ashley Hales discuss on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. They talk about how Jesus navigated a cultural context that hypervalued political alignment. And they consider what it looks like to prosper in confusing times.
Questions addressed during this episode include:
Where does Russell get his news?
How can Christians focus on their identity in Christ?
What is the relationship between Christians and culture?
How can church leaders exercise wisdom as they engage questions of politics and public policy?
What should Christians do when the churches in their community preach dogma over doctrine?
What do love and justice look like in practical, concrete terms (like yard signs)?
Why aren’t people tired of perpetual panic?
What does it look like to maintain hope?
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
“Sphere Sovereignty”
Joseph Loconte
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

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Send it to [email protected].
Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, the founder of The Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com.
Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today.
“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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45 min
November 15, 2023Jonathan Haidt's Way Forward for an Anxious Generation
When it comes to building communities that nurture the next generation, it's hard to identify a universal standard for success. But as social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt looks at the trends among today’s children, he sees both common concerns and shared opportunities to address them.
On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Haidt and Moore discuss the alarming rates of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents, which Haidt explores at length in his new book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Haidt and Moore consider the factors that lead to childhood mental health crises, including access to iPhones and social media. They talk about the ways that the Covid-19 pandemic affected (and didn’t affect) young people. And they look back on the last several decades of American history, during which parents have increasingly treated raising children like a school project or professional endeavor.
While much of their discussion outlines the challenges young people face today, Haidt and Moore’s conversation hinges on hope. They propose meaningful opportunities for cultivating good mental health, confidence, and a sense of purpose in children and adolescents. And they encourage all who are investing in the next generation with practical advice for healthy homes and communities.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean Twenge
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik
Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M. R. O’Connor
“What Is Attachment Theory?”
American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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53 min
November 08, 2023 Tech Surveillance and Genocide with Nury Turkel
World news is hard to watch. It’s full of horror and tragedy, much of which is happening thousands and thousands of miles away. While these stories are difficult to consume, they can be easy to ignore as we imagine ourselves untouched by their devastation. But on this episode of The Russell Moore Show, human rights attorney Nury Turkel encourages Christians to understand the ways that they are, in fact, affected by issues like foreign policy and human rights violations across the ocean.
Turkel, whose new memoir is titled No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs, serves on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Born in a Chinese reeducation camp in the fall of 1970, Turkel is an expert on the plight of the Uyghur people who continue to face tremendous oppression from the Chinese Communist Party, as well as the influence of China on the United States.
On this episode, Turkel explains the factors at play in the modern-day genocide of the Uyghur people. He and Moore discuss the ways that America interacts with China, Chinese governmental resistance to Western ideology and religion, and the exploitation of the Uyghur people for products Americans consume. They discuss technology, artificial intelligence, and TikTok developments with serious ethical and mental health implications. And they share urgent, concrete opportunities to stand up against human rights abuses.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs by Nury Turkel
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
“Chinese government is ‘at war with faith,’ says U.S. envoy” by Lauren Monsen
“13-ton shipment of human hair, likely from Chinese prisoners, seized” by Allison Gordon
“The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World’s Fish” by Ian Urbina
“US accuses China of developing ‘brain control weaponry’” by Demetri Sevastopulo and Miles Kruppa
“Wall Street Journal recently, an American billionaire who invested in ByteDance have been lobbying to silence our lawmakers from doing the right thing.” By John D. McKinnon and Stu Woo
Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World Hardcover by Bethany Allen
“In China’s Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared” by Amy Qin
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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton
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44 min
November 01, 2023Christine Caine Tells Me Where I'm Wrong on the Holy Spirit
Does baptism with the Holy Spirit happen to everyone when they believe the gospel or does it occur later? Has the gift of prophecy ended in the modern era? What does speaking in tongues really mean?
On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Christine Caine speaks to these questions and more. As an author, speaker, and co-founder of anti-slavery nonprofit A21, Caine has a global perspective on the supernatural. She and Moore talk about various beliefs regarding spiritual gifts, why Christians have differing opinions about them, and what the implications are for believing (or not believing) that miraculous gifts still operate today. They talk about the importance of Scripture, possible misuses of prophetic words, and the ultimate purpose of gifts like prophecy or healing—pointing people to Jesus.
Their conversation plays by the “Tell Me Where I’m Wrong” rules: Moore is only allowed to ask questions to better understand the guest’s point of view. If he starts to argue, the guest is supposed to stop him.
Episodes in the “Tell Me Where I’m Wrong” series include:
Rainn Wilson Tells Me Where I’m Wrong on Spirituality
Ross Douthat on American Religion and Where Martin Luther was Right and Wrong
Bill McKibben Tells Me Where I’m Wrong About Cultural Christianity
Shane Claiborne Tells Me Where I’m Wrong on the Death Penalty
Ligon Duncan Tells Me Where I’m Wrong on Infant Baptism
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
A21
Sam Storms
Michael Cromartie

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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54 min

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