John Mark Homer: The evangelical culture you describe has was not one of relaxed confidence. He says anxiety is viewed as actually a sin, or at least as a character flaw. And so in that culture that prizes conformity and check off the right box, who's going to be really upfront about that? "Anxiety exerts its greatest power as with anything," he says.
Jon Ward, senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, joins Curtis to talk about his process of deconstructing - and reconstructing - his life as a follower of Jesus. Jon draws on his recently released book, Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation, to dissect the spiritual, social, political, and emotional dimensions of his years growing up as an insider in the evangelical world. Jon also provides a fascinating account of why his life as a journalist has been so crucial to his faith. Curtis offers the Biblical basis for why deconstruction - properly understood - is necessary for every generation of believers.
Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation by Jon Ward
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