The Joshua Generation is a term coined by Michael Ferris who may not be familiar to people outside of evangelical spaces but within conservative evangelicalism. A lawyer who founded the Homeschool Legal Defense Association has been instrumental in advancing a conservative legal agenda and training up a younger generation of culture warriors. We're asking you, our friend watching through television, to join us as these are joining us here in the Big Ten Cathedral. It's today explained by Dr. Will King, Kristen Cobes-Dumey is a historian and author of the book Jesus and John Wayne.
A group of evangelical Christians raised their children to become influential in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the Supreme Court. Now, as adults, the "Joshua generation" are reckoning with their upbringing.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin with help from Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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