The Aaron Renn Show

Eric Lefevre joins us to discuss the Concordia-Seminex Affair, in which the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod reversed a trend towards liberal theology in its flagship seminary and the denomination as a whole.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida joins me to discuss his new report, "The State of the Working (and Non-Working) Man," issued by his office as part of his Project for Strong Labor Markets and National Development. Read the report: https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-releases-labor-report-the-state-of-the-working-and-non-working-man/  Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/

Presbyterian minister Daniel Howe joins us to discuss his new book Worship, Feasting, Rest, Mercy: The Christian Sabbath.Link to Buy: https://crownandcovenant.com/products/worship-feasting-rest-mercy-the-christian-sabbathAaron Renn's Newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/

This month's newsletter looks at lessons from two contemporary novels, Guadalupe Nettel's Still Born and Vigdis Hjorth's Will and Testament.Buy Still Born: https://www.amazon.com/Still-Born-Guadalupe-Nettel-ebook/dp/B0BQ3ZRSK1Buy Will and Testament: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Testament-Vigdis-Hjorth-ebook/dp/B07LDSXBTD/Newsletter #39 on forged families: https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/newsletter-39-we-can-only-go-forwardMy thoughts on the film "The Worst Person in the World": https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/live-through-this

Sohrab Ahmari joins me to discuss his book Tyranny, Inc: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty - and What To Do About It. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Inc-Private-American-Liberty/dp/0593443462/Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/

Washington Post columnist Christine Emba joins me to discuss her viral feature essay, "Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.""Men Are Lost" Article link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/10/christine-emba-masculinity-new-model/Reader feedback on how to be a man article link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/14/readers-react-christine-emba-masculinity/Subscribe to Christine Emba's Substack: https://christineemba.substack.com/Follow Christine Emba on Twitter: https://twitter.com/christineembaSubscribe to the Aaron Renn newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/

This month's audio newsletter looks at the teachings of two online men's influencers whose work reflects something of a neo-pagan sensibility, Jack Donovan and his book The Way of Men, and Ryan Landry and his book Masculinity Amidst Madness.The Way of Men: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Men-Jack-Donovan-ebook/dp/B007O0Y1ZE/?&tag=theurban-20Masculinity Against Madness: https://www.amazon.com/Masculinity-Amidst-Madness-Ryan-Landry/dp/1951897145/?&tag=theurban-20Text version of this newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/neopagan-masculinityLink to Newsletter #58 on loyalty: https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/newsletter-58-loyalty-is-the-coin

Denny Burk is the President of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, the organization charted with advancing complementarian gender theology. Complementarianism holds that only men can be pastors, and that husbands are the head of the home. The main rival system is egalitarianism, which affirms female pastors and says husbands and wives have equal authority in the home.He joins to discuss recent renewed controversies over evangelical gender theology, particularly in the Southern Baptist Convention.Links:Newsletter #78: Big Eva Says Out with Complementarianism, In with Anti-Fundamentalism: https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/newsletter-78-big-eva-says-out-withMy previous interview with Denny Burk:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvG2l_4wOuM

As the evangelical world begins to crack up and realign, a segment of "big eva" elites is promoting the idea of redefining the boundary of their community. They want to eliminate complementarianism (a male only pastorate) and replace it with anti-fundamentalism. What was previously a solidly conservative movement would instead be more self-consciously centrist. This was explicitly laid out at a strategy by Tim Keller, and is being executed by people like Russell Moore and others.

The Christian Reformed Church (CRC), a quasi-mainline denomination originating in the Dutch Reformed tradition, had been trending in a more liberal direction. It approved of ordaining women and its Calvin University took a more progressive tack. But recently the denomination has pivoted to the right on sexuality issues. What dynamics have been at play in the CRC? What does the future hold for this denomination? CRC pastor and Youtuber Paul VanderKlay joins to discuss.Paul VanderKlay's Youtube Channel:   https://www.youtube.com/@PaulVanderKlay  Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/