If there's one thing everyone in America seems to agree on its that they don't like Evangelicals. But why? And is that dislike valid. Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson interview journalist and author Bonnie Kristian about her new book "In Defense of Evangelicalism"
References and Resources David Bebbington’s four-part definition of evangelicalism — conversionism, activism, biblicism, and crucicentrism: “Can Evangelicalism Be Defined?” — Crossway
Pew Research Center’s explanation of how it classifies Americans into the evangelical, mainline, and historically Black Protestant traditions: “Religious Identity in the United States” — Pew Research Center
Pew’s 2023–24 Religious Landscape Study — evangelicals declined from 26.3% of Americans in 2007 to 23.1% in 2023–24; mainline Protestants from 18.1% to 11.5%; historically Black Protestants from 6.9% to 5.4%. Evangelicals simultaneously increased from 51% to 58% of all Protestants: 2023–24 Religious Landscape Study — Pew Research Center
Catholics declined from 24% of U.S. adults in 2007 to 19% in the 2023–24 Religious Landscape Study: “Religious Identity in the United States” — Pew Research Center
Ryan Burge’s General Social Survey analysis of long-term changes in American religious affiliation—the analysis referenced in Joseph Holmes’s Sarah’s Oil review: “Have We Reached Peak None?” — Ryan Burge, Graphs About Religion
Joseph Holmes’s earlier discussion of evangelical, mainline, Catholic, and Black Protestant traditions and their changing cultural influence: “‘Sarah’s Oil’ Serves Up A Christian Message Aimed At Tackling Racism” — Religion Unplugged
Michael Luo on Christianity, race, and white supremacy: “American Christianity’s White-Supremacy Problem” — The New Yorker
Jennifer Rubin’s argument that declining white evangelical cultural power has contributed to anti-democratic politics: “Why Are White Evangelicals Embracing an Anti-Democratic Movement? Because They’re Panicking.” — The Washington Post
Mark Noll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind: The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind — Eerdmans
Aaron Renn on the absence of evangelicals from culture-shaping elite institutions: “The Problem with the Evangelical Elite” — First Things
Pew on belief in the God described in the Bible — 91% of evangelicals, 86% of historically Black Protestants, and roughly two-thirds of Catholics and mainline Protestants: “Americans’ Spiritual Beliefs” — Pew Research Center Websites The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me Joseph Holmes: linktr.ee/josephholmes Bonnie Kristian:bonniekristian.substack.com
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