The Holy Post

594: How Fear & Greed Corrupted American Evangelicalism with Tim Alberta

Dec 6, 2023

01:30:40

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Fear and a sense of being under siege played a significant role in shaping the beliefs and actions of evangelical Christians in America.

Cultural changes, such as the legalization of same-sex marriage and discussions of transgender rights, fueled a sense of cultural revolution among evangelicals, leading to a stronger fear of persecution and a desire to protect their beliefs.

Greed and the desire for financial gain have become intertwined with fear-mongering in the American evangelical movement, leading pastors and leaders to exploit fear for their own benefit.

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The Rise of Fear and Division

The book explores how fear and a sense of being under siege played a significant role in shaping the beliefs and actions of evangelical Christians in America.

The Christian Gospel as Good News and Its Political Implications

01:23

The Importance of Objective Neutral Interpretation

01:28

Churches Refusing to Close Down and Preaching Nationalist Revival Growing Exponentially

01:23

Religious Figures' Political Tactics Injected into Congregations

00:58

Introduction

2min

Banter, Sponsor Ad, and Discussion on Being Over the Target

3min

The Complexity of the Abortion Debate

22min

AI and Scripture Interpretation

4min

The Proliferation of Concordances and Self-Interpreting Bibles in American Religious History

2min

The Shift in Engaging with Scripture

15min

Discussion on New Features, Fresh Dog Food, and Refillable Cleaning Products

3min

Fear and Greed in American Evangelicalism

22min

Challenges and Divisions in Churches

18min

Conspiracy theories, political idolatry, church divisions, and pastoral burnout. How do we explain what’s happened to the evangelical movement in America? Tim Alberta is a political journalist and staff writer for The Atlantic. His new book, “The Power, the Glory, and the Kingdom,” looks at how evangelicalism lost its way. As an evangelical himself, Alberta says fear and greed created the conditions for extremism to take over the movement. Also this week, surprising data after the Dobbs decision shows birthrates are up in states that banned abortion, but overall abortion rates nationwide are also higher. And should we use ChatGPT to interpret the Bible? Kaitlyn’s new article says probably not.

Holy Post Plus Extended Tim Alberta Interview

https://www.patreon.com/posts/94152371

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Show starts

2:13 - Theme Song

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3:45 - Are abortion rates increasing or decreasing

26:25 - Should AI interpret Scripture

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50:38 - Interview Intro

55:20 - What made evangelicals feel under siege

1:06:00 - Pervasive greed

1:13:00 - How Trumpism is impacting the local church

1:30:06 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

Our abortion video from 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvWD7ykNjCc

‎The Daily: Ending Roe Was Supposed to Reduce Abortions. It Didn’t. on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000636899810

Why Do We Want AI to Interpret Scripture?

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/december/ai-artificial-intelligence-interpret-scripture-bible.html

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Other resources:

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta - https://amzn.to/418LPNb

Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/

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The Holy Post

594: How Fear & Greed Corrupted American Evangelicalism with Tim Alberta

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Rise of Fear and Division

The Transformation of Evangelical Support

The Importance of Recognizing Historical Context

Understanding the Shift in the Cultural Landscape

The Americanized Version of Christianity and the Evangelicals' Support for Trump

The Influence of Greed in the American Evangelical Movement

The Christian Gospel as Good News and Its Political Implications

The Importance of Objective Neutral Interpretation

Churches Refusing to Close Down and Preaching Nationalist Revival Growing Exponentially

Religious Figures' Political Tactics Injected into Congregations

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Deep dives

The Rise of Fear and Division

The Transformation of Evangelical Support

The Importance of Recognizing Historical Context

Understanding the Shift in the Cultural Landscape

The Americanized Version of Christianity and the Evangelicals' Support for Trump

The Influence of Greed in the American Evangelical Movement

The Christian Gospel as Good News and Its Political Implications

The Importance of Objective Neutral Interpretation

Churches Refusing to Close Down and Preaching Nationalist Revival Growing Exponentially

Religious Figures' Political Tactics Injected into Congregations

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