On the Posner Show, Sarah talks with Matt about Andrew Sullivan’s controversial cover story in Newsweek, “Christianity in Crisis.” Matt believes Christianity is—and always is—in crisis because evangelicals love a decline narrative. But he argues that politicized solutions proposed by the religious right have been disastrous for the evangelical witness. Has Obama’s faith outreach to younger evangelicals worked? Or will issues like abortion and same-sex marriage keep younger evangelicals in the Republican fold? Finally: How legitimate are political arguments based on religious belief?
Play entire videoMatt’s website, Mere Orthodoxy
Matt’s book, “Earthen Vessels”
Andrew Sullivan on “Christianity in Crisis”
Matt on Sullivan’s piece
Matt’s Twitter debate on the piece
Ross Douthat’s new book, “Bad Religion”
Michael Kazin on the religious right
Ed Kilgore on the religious right
The Manhattan Declaration
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