How to Write a New York Times Piece on Christians

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David Bailey: My job is to write what i think is true and to do the reporting to capture a situation that's the situation. The hard part for me writing that piece in the times was finding a language in which christians would feel that their experience is represented, but also using a language the new york times readers would understand. I just found it tremendously valuable to have the photographs of the people viewed in the paper because it was humanizing. And then the final thing i'll say is that i was curious to see who read the piece. A lot of christians read it, and a lot of christian e-york times readers, but a lot of new

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: