i have often asked myself, how compatible is the radicalism of the faith that you see in scripture with a mass movement, with a mass culture? A and i i've asked myself that that same question. I my wife and i talk about this em so there's a life of radical surrender. And i think that in some level world we're called to that. But the life of dorothy day is a hard life,. ya, and i'm not sure i'm qualified to live that life."
Joining David and Curtis this week are two of the most influential voices speaking to Christian faith in the public square, David Brooks and Peter Wehner. Both Peter and David recently wrote landmark pieces analyzing the current landscape of American evangelicalism. In this podcast, they discuss the signs of hope and restoration for the troubled movement. Also, in a bit of self-revelation, they share about the books that most influenced their own faith journeys.
Show Notes:
-Peter Wehner: “The Evangelical Church is Breaking Apart”
-David Brooks: “The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself”
David Brooks’ Most Influential Books:
- A Severe Mercy (Sheldon Vanauken)
- The Long Loneliness (Dorothy Day)
- The Confessions (St. Augustine)
- My Bright Abyss (Christian Wiman)
Peter Wehner’s Most Influential Books:
- A Grief Observed (CS Lewis)
- The Resurrection of the Son of God (NT Wright)