The Making of the Modern Mind

Sally Kohn: I think part of the notion that these are two things that have to be balanced comes from an overly intellectualized version of the Christian faith. She says conservative Protestant Christianity is very into making points and thought, not persuasive arguments. Kohn: There's stuff in the Bible about having doctrine but not helping other people. "I don't think you have a relationship with God in the Protestant conservative thinking of that," she says.