Thinking in Public with Albert Mohler
Faithfulness in the Negative World: A Conversation with Aaron Renn about Christians in a Post-Christian Age
May 22, 2024
Albert Mohler talks with Aaron Renn about his book 'Life in the Negative World' focusing on shifts in societal perceptions of Christianity, the decline of Protestant values, navigating societal norms, and challenges faced by Christians in a post-Christian world.
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- Aaron Ren's Three Worlds Model of Evangelicalism tracks the decline of Christianity through positive, neutral, and negative eras.
- Increased societal negativity towards Christianity poses challenges for believers in the present era.
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The Three Worlds Model of Evangelicalism
Aaron Ren discusses his Three Worlds Model of Evangelicalism that traces the decline of Christianity in America from the 1960s to the present. He identifies three eras as the positive world, the neutral world, and the negative world, each marked by shifting societal perceptions of Christianity with distinct characteristics and challenges.
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