Don’t make Driscoll or Trump the scapegoats for Evangelicalism
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Damage control from Evangelicals Last, a widely-shared and well-read piece from Peter Wehner written for The Atlantic suggested that Evangelicalism was breaking apart, over political polarization, and losing sight of Jesus. Wehner’s point is common among Never-Trump Evangelicals, who like to point to the far-right populist wannabe president as an exception to their framework. But I wonder, and I argue, that seeing Trump as the singular force that is dividing Evangelicalism, or perhaps the sum of the rot in it, misses the root causes of such a problem. In other words, it treats a symptom, but not the disease.
Don’t make Driscoll or Trump the scapegoats for Evangelicalism
Don’t make Driscoll or Trump the scapegoats…
Don’t make Driscoll or Trump the scapegoats for Evangelicalism
Damage control from Evangelicals Last, a widely-shared and well-read piece from Peter Wehner written for The Atlantic suggested that Evangelicalism was breaking apart, over political polarization, and losing sight of Jesus. Wehner’s point is common among Never-Trump Evangelicals, who like to point to the far-right populist wannabe president as an exception to their framework. But I wonder, and I argue, that seeing Trump as the singular force that is dividing Evangelicalism, or perhaps the sum of the rot in it, misses the root causes of such a problem. In other words, it treats a symptom, but not the disease.