i've found just this intense interest on the early church, getting back to the core of it all. And i do think it's that return to smallness, maybe rejection of some of the big, mega church stuff and a return to intimacy. I know my own small group ranges the gamut from maga to about, i o know more anti maga than me. We run that gamut, yet we're tight, we're close. They're right. The global south is going to be the globe of us.
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)