"God is never going to betray you?even if the church does.? So says Nancy French, best-selling author and investigative journalist, on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. French, who is known for her groundbreaking reporting on abuse at one of America?s largest Christian camps, joins Moore to discuss her new memoir, Ghosted. French talks about growing up in the Bible Belt, where she was sexually abused as a child by her Vacation Bible School teacher. She and Moore discuss the importance of righteous responses to people who have been harmed, the ways institutions too often cover up abuse, and how all of this shows up in partisan politics. Their conversation highlights the power of love?specifically in the case of Nancy?s marriage to David French?in healing from trauma. Moore and French also talk about French?s experiences ghostwriting for high-profile families such as the Palins and the Romneys. They talk about shifts in political culture, the state of racism in America, and what it?s like to be part of a church family that is primarily made up of people outside of one?s ethnic culture. Their conversation also touches on adoption, online discourse, and the incredible work that God can do through personal relationships. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Nancy French David French Ghosted: An American Story by Nancy French Joan Didion Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance Flannery O?Connor Frederick Buechner ?They Aren?t Who You Think They Are? by David French and Nancy French ?What it?s like to experience the 2016 election as both a conservative and a sex abuse survivor? by Nancy French Curtis Chang?The Four Horsemen: Contempt? (The Gottman Institute) The After Party Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Special offer for listeners:  Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC, for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we?d love for you to join us and use this $20 off offer just for listeners! The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people and pastors alike, and offers ?a better way? for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here?we?ve saved a seat for you! Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever since Jonathan Haidt joined us on The Russell Moore Show, listeners have been sending in questions for him. So, on this episode, Russell Moore welcomes Haidt back to the show for a discussion of his new book titled The Anxious Generation, the effects of the digital landscape, and the relationship between mental health and religion.  Haidt describes how religious communities are taking the lead in providing some protection from mental health problems. He and Moore discuss the ways that modern life lends itself to overprotecting our children in the real world and under-protecting them online. They talk about what childhood is, how it?s been rewired, and the subsequent impact on young people. They consider the unique traits of Generation Z, the power of religious communities, and why people of faith are statistically happier. Moore and Haidt explore the common quest for meaning and purpose, how to shepherd children in a virtual world, and how to account for differences in boys and girls without resorting to misogyny.  Their conversation also covers the damage of pornography, distractions in worship settings, and how to encourage friends and families to communally steward digital devices.  Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt ?Jonathan Haidt?s Way Forward for an Anxious Generation?  Jean Twenge Greg Lukianoff Zach Rasuch?s Substack Émile Durkheim ?Joe Rogan Experience #2121 ? Jonathan Haidt? ?Table for Two? by Caedmon?s Call Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis  The Digital Fast: 40 Days to Detox Your Mind and Reclaim What Matters Most by Darren Whitehead Andrew Sullivan Richard V. Reeves? Substack Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Special offer for listeners:  Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we'd love for you to join us and use this $20 off offer just for listeners! The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people & pastors alike, and offers "a better way" for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here ? we've saved a seat for you! Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It?s time for the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show! Tune in as Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk about their recent reads ranging from politics to poetry. The two discuss a variety of topics including Augustine?s argument in City of God , how theological convictions become slogans, and the world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Their conversation considers what true joy looks like, why it?s okay not to understand everything we read (even in the Bible), and how books can give us words for our most deeply felt human experiences. Books mentioned in this episode include: God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah Payne City of God by Augustine  God's Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism (America's Baptists) by Barry Hankins Joy: 100 Poems by Christian Wiman Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman Four Quartets: A Poem by T.S. Eliot Lutheran Slogans: Use and Abuse by Robert W. Jenson A Shining by Jon Fosse The Inferno by Dante Alighieri The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy The Maytrees: A Novel by Annie Dillard Additional resources mentioned in this episode include: Petra Amy Grant Rich Mullins ?Christian Wiman?s Work Against Despair?  George M. Marsden Eugene Peterson Music & Meaning with Charlie Peacock Owen Barfield C.S. Lewis J.R.R. Tolkien Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Special offer for listeners:  Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we'd love for you to join us and use this $20 off offer just for listeners! The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people & pastors alike, and offers "a better way" for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here ? we've saved a seat for you! Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was November 1, 1973, and Marvin Olasky?a then self-proclaimed atheist and communist?was reading an essay by Vladimir Lenin. Suddenly, Olasky began to have thoughts he couldn?t shake.  What if this is all wrong? What if there really is a God? Within eight hours, Olasky had decided he was no longer an atheist or a communist. He became a Christian a few years later. Olasky went on to become a leader in Christian higher education and publishing?most notably as the editor in chief of World Magazine.  On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Olasky?author of 29 books, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, and affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute?joins Moore to discuss religion, politics, and philosophy. They talk about two of Olasky?s latest book releases: Pivot Points and an extensively updated Moral Vision, which includes a new foreword by Moore.  Olasky shares thoughts on his conversion, his relationship with George W. Bush during his presidency, and the evangelical embrace of some politicians and rejection of others. He and Moore consider the state of journalism, Christian symbolism in political movements, and the danger of echo chambers. Their conversation covers abortion and the pro-life movement, the Hamas attacks, and American involvement in world politics.  Olasky encourages listeners to live a life they?ll be glad to look back on, and offers words of wisdom for doing so. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Discovery Institute Acton Institute Zenger House WORLD Magazine Pivot Points: Adventures on the Road to Christian Contentment by Marvin Olasky Moral Vision: Leadership from George Washington to Joe Biden by Marvin Olasky Jonathan Edwards Cotton Mather John Cotton ?Marilynne Robinson on Biblical Beauty, Human Evil and the Idea of Israel? on The Ezra Klein Show ?Glenn Beck Comes to Town? by Chris Good March for Life Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End by David Gibson Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Special offer for listeners:  Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we'd love for you to join us and use this $20 off offer just for listeners! The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people & pastors alike, and offers "a better way" for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here ? we've saved a seat for you! Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author Marilynne Robinson has long brought layered characters and powerful plots to the page. It is perhaps no wonder, then, that she is looking to a book of Scripture that abounds with both.  On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore welcomes Marilynne for a discussion of her new release, Reading Genesis. They talk about what drew Robinson to Genesis and the Mesopotamian and Babylonian myths that are often compared to it. They consider how various disciplines?from science and physics to philosophy and theology?emerge in the text. They ponder the current cultural interest in multiverse stories, what makes a narrative compelling, and the likability (or lack thereof) of Biblical figures.  Tune in for a rich conversation on justice and mercy, secularization, and how God reveals his character both in Scripture and in our lives today. Books by Marilynne Robinson mentioned in this episode include: Reading Genesis Gilead Home Lila Jack Housekeeping ? Resources mentioned in this episode include: Wendell Berry Walker Percy Frederick Buechner Jonathan Haidt Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Special offer for listeners:  Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we'd love for you to join us. The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people & pastors alike, and offers "a better way" for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here ? we've saved a seat for you! Use code RM SHOW for $20 off, just for listeners! Use code RM SHOW for $20 off, just for listeners. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the term evangelical worth holding on to anymore? Is it imperative that Christians participate in elections? What is the way forward for families that have been fractured by political disagreements? These are some of the listener questions that Russell and producer Ashley Hales address on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. Tune in for a discussion that digs deep into the political dynamics of modern American life while sharing universal truths for living Christianly in a broken world. Questions addressed during this episode include: Does Russell read every book that shows up in his newsletter? What are some tips for reading more regularly? Is it okay for Christians not to participate in voting for president? How can Christians whose families are divided over politics prioritize God and one another What does the evangelical support of Donald Trump do to the term evangelical and its reputation? How can believers deal with Christian nationalism in their relationships? What is Christian nationalism? How might the upcoming election affect local churches? What hope is there for Christians discouraged by American politics? Resources mentioned in this episode include: Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches by Russell Moore Russell?s newsletter ?Should Christians Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils?? by Russell Moore ?Incurvatus in Se? ?C. S. Lewis on Chronological Snobbery? Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Special offer for listeners: Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC, for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we?d love for you to join us and use this 20% off offer just for listeners! The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people & pastors alike, and offers ?a better way? for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here?we?ve saved a seat for you! Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If Russell Moore?s inbox is any indication, listeners of this podcast want to talk about emotions. If you?re among them, this episode with Bible teacher, bestselling author, and founder of IF: Gathering Jennie Allen is for you.  Moore and Allen discuss what she learned while writing her new book, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming Your Emotions and Knowing What to Do about Them. They talk about healthy and unhealthy ways to view emotions, how the COVID-19 pandemic affected emotional well-being, and how our brains try to protect us in traumatic situations. They talk about how God meets us in grief and suffering, how emotions show up in the body, and how honesty about emotions can lead to deeper relationships and family connections.  Their conversation covers the power of memories, what the Bible has to say about emotions, and what it looks like to honor our emotions without letting them lead our lives. Resources mentioned in this episode include: IF: Gathering Untangle Your Emotions: Naming Your Emotions and Knowing What to Do about Them by Jennie Allen Asbury Revival Auburn baptisms Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to a special bonus episode of The Russell Moore Show! Peter Wehner returns for a conversation about the television drama The Chosen, which began its fourth season on February 1, 2024. Wehner expounds on his recent article in The Atlantic, sharing how the series pleasantly surprised him as someone who historically avoided on-screen depictions of Jesus. He describes the ways that Jesus (played by Jonathan Roumie) in The Chosen has a fully-formed personality, displays emotion, and shows how intimately Jesus understood human nature?all elements that have led Wehner to love the show.  Moore and Wehner discuss how The Chosen sheds light on Jewish life under Roman occupation and the role of the Pharisees. They talk about another Christian media phenomenon?the He Gets Us campaign?and consider the wide range of responses to it. Their discussion covers political division, the relationship between the intellect and the heart in belief, and what it means for Christians to be called to faithfulness rather than success. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Chosen ??Jesus on the Small Screen? by Peter Wehner Peter Wehner The Trinity Forum Navigating Friendship and Loss with Peter Wehner The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Jesus of Nazareth  He Gets Us campaign E.Y. Mullins Further Up and Further In Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis The Jesus Way by Eugene H. Peterson Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens  Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After all of the arguments and severed relationships that resulted from the elections of 2016 and 2020, here we are, doing it all over again. For all who are weary of the modern political climate, today?s episode with Michael Wear is for you. Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation?s capital. A former White House and presidential campaign staffer, Wear has intimate knowledge of the political process and how Christians might engage it with hope. On this episode, Wear and Moore discuss Wear?s new book, The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. They consider what a positive, spiritually formed vision for political engagement might be. Their conversation includes how to understand why Christians land on opposing sides of political issues. They explore what the Bible has to say about the government and talk about the role of pastors in politics. And they consider how the truth of the gospel can shape political participation in a broken world. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Michael Wear The Center for Christianity and Public Life The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life by Michael Wear Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America by Michael Wear ?College-Educated Voters Are Ruining American Politics? by Eitan Harsh Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith ?Spiritual Formation: What It Is, and How It Is Done? by Dallas Willard The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God by Dallas Willard Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology by James K. A. Smith Craft and Character:"The Spirit of Politics With Michael Wear" with Steve Carter Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Seth Kaplan has worked in 35 countries around the world, one thing has made itself clear: healthy relationships are the key to community stability. ?When I go to any place, whether it?s a neighborhood or country,? says Kaplan on this episode of The Russell Moore Show, ?the thing I?m most interested in finding out is how well people are treating each other on so many levels.? In conversation with Moore, Kaplan?author of Fragile Neighborhoods, lecturer, and consultant?explains the reasons Americans feel vulnerable, alienated, and angry. He describes the opportunities people have to do something about those negative feelings and experiences by engaging in local activities that bond them to their neighbors. Moore and Kaplan discuss the necessity of institutions, identify organizations that are strengthening relationships, and consider the importance of marriage. Their conversation covers how children are being socialized, the effects of social media and digital play, and how to build a local ecosystem. Kaplan also describes his family?s practice of Shabbat and encourages his Christian friends to prioritize Sabbath rest. Tune in for an episode that gives concrete, creative advice for cultivating flourishing neighborhoods that resist the division of our times. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Institute for Integrated Transitions Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society One Zip Code at A Time by Seth D. Kaplan American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell Communio Jonathan Haidt Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I love the Lord and he loves me. I will not forget, and neither will he. That was the poem that a seven-year-old Christian Wiman handed his pastor?during the altar call, no less. The young Wiman didn?t wait for a response or say a word, he just ran back to his pew. Soon after, the pastor published Wiman?s poem in the Southern Baptist Convention?s newsletter. ?I gave him a poem,? Wiman says on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. ?That was my gesture of salvation.? In the decades since, Wiman has wrestled with his faith, suffered from cancer, and continued to find meaning in writing poetry. On this episode, he and Moore discuss the poetry in Scripture, how Jesus engaged with suffering, and how poetry can help pastors in their preaching. They talk about why poetry can be intimidating, entry points for engaging it, and how poetry can reveal the joy in our lives. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair by Christian Wiman My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer by Christian Wiman Joy: 100 Poems edited by Christian Wiman The Tree of Life Frederick Buechner ?The Figure a Poem Makes? by Robert Frost Theology and Joy by Jürgen Moltmann ?How the Poet Christian Wiman Keeps His Faith? by Casey Cep for The New Yorker W. A. Criswell Abraham Joshua Heschel The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Sara Grant The Sickness unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition of Edification & Awakening by Anti-Climacus by Søren Kierkegaard Miroslav Volf ?The Ground of Being? Basil Bunting John Milton William Shakespeare William Wordsworth Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For historian Kate Bowler, grief and suffering are more than just a topic of interest. She?s intimately acquainted with pain herself as someone who was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, faced a small chance of survival, and lives with chronic pain. As she puts it, ?I spent a long time almost dying.?  On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Bowler shares words of wisdom honed from her research and her personal life. She and Moore talk about her new book Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens and discuss the vulnerability of being human. They explore the anxious tenor of the modern era in a historical context and talk about the ways people discuss (or avoid discussing) hard things. They consider what it looks like to keep the faith in times of trial and how powerful acts of kindness and tenderness can be in seasons of suffering. Their conversation covers theology, Christian history, and the specific ways that the prosperity gospel has shaped evangelicalism.  Tune in for an episode that is as rich and resourceful as it is enjoyable and encouraging. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Kate Bowler Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens by Kate Bowler No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need To Hear) by Kate Bowler Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I?ve Loved by Kate Bowler Dorothy Day Reinhold Niebuhr Beth Moore Timothy Keller Richard Hayes The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Reynolds Price ?How Do People Actually Change?? by Simeon Zahl ?Tears? by Frederick Buchner Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today   Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper   Host: Russell Moore   Producer: Ashley Hales   Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill  Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens   Audio engineering by Dan Phelps   Video producer: Abby Egan   Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While answers to the question ?How often do you think about the Roman Empire?? range from ?daily? to ?just about never,? Ancient Rome has a considerable impact on the lives of people in the West. On this episode, Russell Moore welcomes Tom Holland?award-winning biographer, historian, and author of Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World. Holland's new book Pax: War and Peace in Rome?s Golden Age sheds light on the Roman Empire?s lasting impact.  During their discussion, Moore and Holland consider the Roman influence on many American facets of life ranging from government to philosophy to gender. They consider what Ancient Rome can teach listeners about navigating dissension, the role of violence, and the role of virtue in maintaining a civilization. Their conversation covers the relationship of Ancient Rome to Christianity, how the Bible depicts Rome, and how to read Revelation with the Roman context in mind. Moore and Holland talk about radicalization, the October 7th Hamas attack, and the influence of social media.  Tune in for a powerful discussion that sheds light on specific ways our histories inform our present lives. Resources mentioned in this episode include: ?Citizens? by John Guerra Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland Pax: War and Peace in Rome?s Golden Age by Tom Holland Mary Beard Man in Full by Tom Wolfe Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R.R. Martin Edward Gibbon Spartacus  Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today   Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper   Host: Russell Moore   Producer: Ashley Hales   Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill  Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens   Audio engineering by Dan Phelps   Video producer: Abby Egan   Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How can parents guard against viewing their children?s behavior as solely a statement about their success or failure in parenting? What does it look like for churches to embrace people with cognitive differences? Why is it important to support adopted children in grieving the loss of their biological families?  Russell and producer Ashley Hales address complex questions like these on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. They discuss issues of sexuality, trauma, and mental health in response to listener questions. Tune in as they provide compassionate Christian perspectives on tough topics.  Questions addressed during this episode include:  How can parents wisely navigate relationships with their adult children who have differing views on theological and social issues?  What does it look like for the church to help adoptees heal from the trauma of losing their birth families and communities? Why did Russell and his wife, Maria, choose to homeschool their sons? How can parents trust God?s goodness when a child tries to take their own life? Will an unwed pregnant mother go to hell if she doesn?t marry the child?s father? How can families find welcoming churches for children with neurodivergence, such as those on the autism spectrum?  Resources mentioned in this episode include: The University of Chicago Institute of Politics 23andMe Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens  Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does it say about the state of the evangelical church that 83 percent of women?s ministry leaders are not compensated? That?s the question that Russell Moore and Jen Wilkin, an author and Bible teacher, pose at the beginning of their conversation on this episode. Wilkin, who spent most of her years leading women?s ministry in a volunteer capacity, talks about how the fifth commandment to honor our parents prompted her to grow more curious about how the church treats its mothers.  Wilkin and Moore discuss how churches can better value women as leaders, staff members, and congregants. They consider the challenge of being one of the only women on a church leadership team as well as the pros and cons of single-gender ministries. Wilkin and Moore explore the importance of encouraging biblical literacy and teaching theology within the local church. And they consider what it means that, as Wilkin says, ?all theology is autobiography.? Resources mentioned in this episode include: You Are a Theologian, An Invitation to Know and Love God Well by Jen Wilkin and J.T. English ?Honor Thy Church Mothers?with Wages? by Jen Wilkin Lifeway Women Academy To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond by Katie J. McCoy PhD Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today   Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper   Host: Russell Moore   Producer: Ashley Hales   Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill  Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens   Audio engineering by Dan Phelps   Video producer: Abby Egan   Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

?People are dying to tell you their life story. They just need to be asked.?  So says author, columnist at The New York Times, and writer at The Atlantic David Brooks on a new episode of The Russell Moore Show. Moore and Brooks? conversation explores the themes in Brooks? new book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. They talk about what it means to view people according to the inherent value and dignity of their souls, how love shapes us, and the cultural vocabulary around trauma. Moore and Brooks discuss marriage and the power of compassion. Their conversation covers the Hamas attacks, political volatility, and how to get through 2024 without increasing division. Tune in for an episode that cuts straight to the heart of what it means to be human and to honor the humanity in others.  Resources mentioned in this episode include: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks Weave: the Social Fabric Project Telling Secrets: A Memoir by Frederick Buechner  Michael Gerson?s sermon at Washington National Cathedral Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl The Angel That Troubled the Waters by Thornton Wilder Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory  Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The year is coming to an end, which means it?s time to reflect on our favorite reads! On this episode, Russell Moore and producer Ashley Hales discuss the books that have stuck with them this year. Their conversation touches on the winners of Christianity Today?s 2023 Book Awards and the back catalogs of authors whose new releases are making a splash.  Their conversation spans biographies, memoirs, fiction, and more. Moore and Hales discover themes across genres and consider how their 2023 reading might inform their 2024 thinking.  For more insight into what Russell is reading throughout the year, subscribe to his newsletter here.  Russell?s Top Ten Books of 2023: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks  The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams, adapted and Illustrated by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore C.S. Lewis in America: Readings and Receptions, 1935-1947  by Mark A. Noll Godless Crusade: Religion, Populism, and Right-Wing Identity Politics by Tobias Cremer King: A Life by Jonathan Eig How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South by Esau McCaulley Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from DaVinci to the Kardashians by Tara Isabella Burton Lights a Lovely Mile: Collected Sermons of the Church Year by Eugene H. Peterson Additional books mentioned in this episode include:  Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin (CT Book of the Year Award) The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There by David Brooks Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West by Andrew Wilson The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Capon The Three-Body Problem Series by Cixin Liu Episodes of The Russell Moore Show featuring authors discussed in this episode include: ?Tim Alberta on the White Evangelical Crisis? ?Christianity?s Being Co-opted with Tobias Cremer? ?Developing a Biblical Framework with Christopher Watkin? ?Esau McCaulley Makes Grace Plausible? ?Losing Our Religion: David Brooks on the Allure of Tribalism? ?Andy Crouch?s Cure for a Tech-Obsessed World? ?Beth Moore Didn?t Expect Us to Be Us? ?Beth Moore and Russell Moore in Conversation? & ?Listener Questions for Russell Moore and Beth Moore? Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com. Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You?ve heard of the nones: the agnostic or atheist-adjacent young people who profess no religious faith. But what about the ums: those who, when asked, ?Do you go to church?? are likely to respond with ?um? or ?not really? or ?I kind of drifted during the pandemic.? What can be done to invite them back into connection and community?  On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore welcomes author Kara Powell, Chief of Leadership Formation and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary. Powell and Moore talk about research on Gen Z?s relationship to faith and church. They explore the reasons that young people are skeptical of Christianity and highlight opportunities for church leaders and older Christians to come alongside young people on their journeys. Moore and Powell discuss TENx10, a collaboration that endeavors to help faith matter more to 10 million young people over the next 10 years and offers faith communities the resources they need to prioritize youth discipleship. And they offer hope for rebuilding trust with members of Gen Z through, as Powell puts it, ?everyday acts of listening and empathizing.?  Tune in for a dynamic conversation that will help parents, church leaders, and all who love Gen Z to answer the questions they?re asking about life and faith. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Faith Beyond Youth Group: Five Ways to Form Character and Cultivate Lifelong Discipleship by Kara Powell, Jen Bradbury, and Brad M. Griffin Fuller Youth Institute The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt Skye Jethani TENx10 ?New Findings on Young Americans Two Years Into The Covid-19 Pandemic? from Springtide Research Institute Orange Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When journalist Tim Alberta attended his father?s funeral, he expected people to speak words of comfort. What he didn?t expect was a confrontation. And yet, just a short walk away from the casket, someone approached a grieving Alberta to critique his writing on Trumpism. On a new episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore welcomes Alberta, a writer for The Atlantic and the author of The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism to discuss how American culture has reached the point where people feel compelled to argue politics at all times. Alberta and Moore talk about the ways that politics have invaded the church in recent years. He and Moore talk about what fear has done to the state of evangelicalism, the rise of secularism, and the differences in conversations between white and multiethnic congregations. They consider ways that demographics affect political and religious perspectives, how pastors have engaged QAnon, and the variances in generational perspectives on American politics. Tune in for a conversation that sheds light on America?s history and ponders what its future could be. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta Blinded by Might: Can the Religious Right Save America? by Cal Thomas? The Religious Right and the Abortion Myth? by Randall Balmer ?Russell Moore Wants Us To Be Strange (But Not Crazy)? on the Good Faith podcast The ?Against Trump? issue of National Review High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many evangelicals are taught to share the gospel according to ?The Romans Road,? which charts a path through the book to explain the path to salvation. But English theologian and prolific author N.T. Wright says that while anything that highlights how God?s love reaches out to humanity is good news, the book of Romans itself paints a far more beautiful picture of salvation than The Romans Road can encapsulate. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Wright and Moore discuss Wright?s new book on Romans 8, Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter. Their conversation includes the storyline of Scripture, what it means that there is ?no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus? (Romans 8), and what keeps people from realizing that God is love. They talk about atonement theories, fear of judgment, and embracing the fact that Christians do not need to fear, for God is with them (Psalm 23). Moore and Wright consider the meaning of covenant faithfulness, covenant justice, and the groaning of creation. They discuss the ecological impact of eschatology, how Romans can be a comfort to the hurting, and the meaning of the term ?predestination.? Their conversation covers prayer, women in ministry, and how Wright knows for sure that Christianity is true. Tune in for an episode that is both theologically rich and characterized by humility, kindness, and joy. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter by N.T. Wright In Christ Alone by Keith and Kristyn Getty Endpoint and Other Poems by John Updike Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice by Sylvia C. Keesmaat and Brian J. Walsh Conformed to the Image of His Son: Reconsidering Paul's Theology of Glory in Romans by Haley Goranson Jacob After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters by N.T. Wright The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis   Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens  Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are modern Christians focusing too much on identity or not enough? How should Christians think about injecting their beliefs into civic leadership? What are some words of wisdom for church leaders who are asked questions about public policy? These are some of the timely listener questions that Russell and producer Ashley Hales discuss on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. They talk about how Jesus navigated a cultural context that hypervalued political alignment. And they consider what it looks like to prosper in confusing times. Questions addressed during this episode include: Where does Russell get his news? How can Christians focus on their identity in Christ? What is the relationship between Christians and culture? How can church leaders exercise wisdom as they engage questions of politics and public policy? What should Christians do when the churches in their community preach dogma over doctrine? What do love and justice look like in practical, concrete terms (like yard signs)? Why aren?t people tired of perpetual panic? What does it look like to maintain hope? Resources mentioned in this episode include: ?Sphere Sovereignty? Joseph Loconte The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, the founder of The Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to building communities that nurture the next generation, it's hard to identify a universal standard for success. But as social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt looks at the trends among today?s children, he sees both common concerns and shared opportunities to address them. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Haidt and Moore discuss the alarming rates of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents, which Haidt explores at length in his new book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Haidt and Moore consider the factors that lead to childhood mental health crises, including access to iPhones and social media. They talk about the ways that the Covid-19 pandemic affected (and didn?t affect) young people. And they look back on the last several decades of American history, during which parents have increasingly treated raising children like a school project or professional endeavor. While much of their discussion outlines the challenges young people face today, Haidt and Moore?s conversation hinges on hope. They propose meaningful opportunities for cultivating good mental health, confidence, and a sense of purpose in children and adolescents. And they encourage all who are investing in the next generation with practical advice for healthy homes and communities. Resources mentioned in this episode include:  The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean Twenge High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M. R. O?Connor ?What Is Attachment Theory?? American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World news is hard to watch. It?s full of horror and tragedy, much of which is happening thousands and thousands of miles away. While these stories are difficult to consume, they can be easy to ignore as we imagine ourselves untouched by their devastation. But on this episode of The Russell Moore Show, human rights attorney Nury Turkel encourages Christians to understand the ways that they are, in fact, affected by issues like foreign policy and human rights violations across the ocean. Turkel, whose new memoir is titled No Escape: The True Story of China?s Genocide of the Uyghurs, serves on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Born in a Chinese reeducation camp in the fall of 1970, Turkel is an expert on the plight of the Uyghur people who continue to face tremendous oppression from the Chinese Communist Party, as well as the influence of China on the United States. On this episode, Turkel explains the factors at play in the modern-day genocide of the Uyghur people. He and Moore discuss the ways that America interacts with China, Chinese governmental resistance to Western ideology and religion, and the exploitation of the Uyghur people for products Americans consume. They discuss technology, artificial intelligence, and TikTok developments with serious ethical and mental health implications. And they share urgent, concrete opportunities to stand up against human rights abuses. Resources mentioned in this episode include:  No Escape: The True Story of China?s Genocide of the Uyghurs by Nury Turkel United States Commission on International Religious Freedom ?Chinese government is ?at war with faith,? says U.S. envoy? by Lauren Monsen ?13-ton shipment of human hair, likely from Chinese prisoners, seized? by Allison Gordon ?The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World?s Fish? by Ian Urbina ?US accuses China of developing ?brain control weaponry?? by Demetri Sevastopulo and Miles Kruppa ?Wall Street Journal recently, an American billionaire who invested in ByteDance have been lobbying to silence our lawmakers from doing the right thing.? By John D. McKinnon and Stu Woo Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World Hardcover by Bethany Allen ?In China?s Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared? by Amy Qin Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does baptism with the Holy Spirit happen to everyone when they believe the gospel or does it occur later? Has the gift of prophecy ended in the modern era? What does speaking in tongues really mean?  On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Christine Caine speaks to these questions and more. As an author, speaker, and co-founder of anti-slavery nonprofit A21, Caine has a global perspective on the supernatural. She and Moore talk about various beliefs regarding spiritual gifts, why Christians have differing opinions about them, and what the implications are for believing (or not believing) that miraculous gifts still operate today. They talk about the importance of Scripture, possible misuses of prophetic words, and the ultimate purpose of gifts like prophecy or healing?pointing people to Jesus. Their conversation plays by the ?Tell Me Where I?m Wrong? rules: Moore is only allowed to ask questions to better understand the guest?s point of view. If he starts to argue, the guest is supposed to stop him. Episodes in the ?Tell Me Where I?m Wrong? series include: Rainn Wilson Tells Me Where I?m Wrong on Spirituality Ross Douthat on American Religion and Where Martin Luther was Right and Wrong Bill McKibben Tells Me Where I?m Wrong About Cultural Christianity Shane Claiborne Tells Me Where I?m Wrong on the Death Penalty Ligon Duncan Tells Me Where I?m Wrong on Infant Baptism Resources mentioned in this episode include:  A21 Sam Storms Michael Cromartie Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Russell Moore saw footage of a ?Jesus saves? sign during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol, he wasn?t just angered by the assault on democracy. He was horrified by what he saw as a blasphemous misrepresentation of the gospel. How could American culture have gotten to such a place? And what can be done about it? Those are the types of questions that today?s guest, Dr. Tobias Cremer, explores in his new book The Godless Crusade, Religion, Populism, and Right Wing Identity Politics in the West.  Cremer, a junior research fellow at Pembroke College, and an associate member of the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, studies the relationship between religion, secularization, and the rise of right-wing identity politics. And when he looks at right-wing populism, he sees far more secularism than true religion. On this episode, Moore and Cremer discuss the rise of national populist movements in America and other Western countries. They discuss how faith and socioeconomic status influence political leanings, why religious symbols are used in political movements, and what people really mean when they say they are Christian in a political context. Moore and Cremer talk about the growing number of de-churched Protestants in the Bible Belt and how the populist right confuses religion for identity. And they consider the changes that people and institutions can make to address polarization, resentment, and radicalization. Tune in for an episode that provides a nuanced view of political and religious history in the West and sheds light on our culture today. Resources mentioned in this episode include:  The Godless Crusade, Religion, Populism, and Right Wing Identity Politics in the West by Tobias Cremer ?White Southern Evangelicals Are Leaving the Church? by Daniel K. Williams The 1934 Barmen Declaration Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild Christianity and History by Herbert Butterfield Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

?Our church lived through the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections divided. Our church lived through Black Lives Matter protests divided. Our church lived through COVID divided. How are we going to get through 2024?? That?s one of the questions that Russell Moore is asked on a regular basis, and it?s not an easy one to answer. Enter Amanda Ripley, author of High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out. An investigative journalist and the co-founder of Good Conflict, Ripley has spent years exploring how humans engage in disagreements that threaten to tear people apart.  On this episode, Moore and Ripley discuss the differences between regular conflict and high conflict. They consider examples of good and bad engagement with conflict, how polarization occurs in politics and religion, and the line between accountability and humiliation. They consider the role of media, institutions, and and family relationships in navigating divisions. And they consider how conflict can be harnessed to serve as a public good. Tune in for a rich discussion of the things that seek to tear us apart but can be redeemed to bring us together. Resources mentioned in this episode include: High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley  The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes ?and Why by Amanda Ripley Good Conflict  Practical Tools from Good Conflict King Rat by China Miélville Chicago CRED Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Well-Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People in the Church by Marshall Shelley B?nai Jeshurun Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

?She?s in a better place.?  Statements like this tend to pop up at funerals and in Facebook comment threads memorializing a lost loved one. But do people really mean what they?re saying? Is cultural commentary on life after death merely an attempt at comforting the bereaved or a statement of belief?  Enter Skye Jethani, co-host of The Holy Post Podcast and author whose newest title asks the question What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven? During his conversation with Russell Moore, Jethani talks about views on heaven, including whether it's a real place or a mere platitude. He and Moore discuss the human desire for judgments and rewards, theories on near-death experiences, and when eternal life actually begins. They consider biblical passages on life and death, miracles, and setting our minds on heavenly things. And they ask one another what it looks like to commune with God and when they feel closest to heaven.  Tune in for a thoughtful conversation on how earthly lives interact with heavenly futures and what it looks like to live according to the reality of eternity. Resources mentioned in this episode include: What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?: A Visual Guide to Experiencing God's Kingdom Among Us by Skye Jethani The Holy Post Podcast  ?Training for Reigning? series by Dallas Willard A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly ?Morning Prayer? from The Book of Common Prayer Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

?Part of the beauty of America is that we all have roots in all kinds of parts of the world, and we bring that cultural richness?and the aspect of cultural diversity?with us to this country.?  So says Yascha Mounk on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. And yet, of course, differences can also bring about conflict that has a significant negative impact on individuals and society alike. Mounk, an expert on issues in liberal democracy, and Moore discuss these parallel truths through the lens of Mounk?s new book, The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time. Mounk and Moore talk about the ?spiral of radicalization? the United States finds itself in today. They consider the role of political parties, institutions, and perspectives on race in shaping our cultural moment. Their conversation dives into sexual orientation, gender identity, and marriage as well as pedagogy, theology, and social psychology.  Tune in for a thoughtful dialogue that spans issues of discrimination, justice, and the power of influence in our daily lives.  Resources mentioned in this episode include: Yascha Mounk at The Atlantic Council on Foreign Relations Persuasion Journal The Good Fight podcast The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time by Yascha Mounk Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges Chloé Valdary Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show! Listen in as Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk about the bookstores, newsletters, and reviews that help them find great reads. The two discuss everything from classic stories to new titles and Christian imagery to transhumanist fantasies. Their conversation also covers family, political history, and engaging the Scriptures imaginatively.  Books mentioned in this episode include:  How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South by Esau McCaulley Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions by Evan Puschak The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis The Singularities by John Banville Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas Rushkoff God with Us: Lived Theology and the Freedom Struggle in Americus, Georgia, 1942?1976 by Ansley L. Quiros The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race, and Religion by Clarence Jordan  Clarence Jordan: A Radical Pilgrimage in Scorn of the Consequences by Frederick L. Downing It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays by Wendell Berry Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Resources mentioned in this episode include: Carmichael?s Bookstore The New York Review of Books Englewood Review of Books The Nerdwriter Writing for the Heart Workshop with Ashley Hales and Mike Cosper Russell?s newsletter Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Dr. Kutter Callaway, Be Afraid is an exploration of fear, faith, and stories that scare the hell out of us. You?ll hear from filmmakers, film critics, psychological scientists, and even an exorcist or two, each of whom shares their unique insights on the horror genre and its growing popularity. Listen to the trailer and subscribe today. The full series launches on October 6th, 2023. From the studio that brought you "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" and "The Bulletin," ?Be Afraid? is a production of Christianity Today, Fuller Seminary, and Uncommon Voices Collective More from Kutter Callaway on theology and culture: https://www.kuttercallaway.com/ More from Uncommon Voices Collective: https://www.uncommonvoices.faith/ More from Fuller Seminary: http://fuller.edu/beafraid Join the conversation at our Fearmakers Conference: https://www.fearmakerscon.com/ Executive Produced by Erik Petrik Produced, Written, and Edited by Kutter Callaway Produced and Edited by Stephen Scheilder Associate Produced by TJ Hester Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can be done with generational fractures that feel irreparable?  If there?s any question Russell Moore hears regularly, it?s that one. On today?s episode of The Russell Moore Show, he and psychologist Jean Twenge consider what the answer may be in light of Twenge?s new book, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents?and What They Mean for America's Future.  Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University, and Moore discuss the differences?and lack of differences?between generations. They consider why our current government leaders are so much older than most of the population, how the naming of children signals generational changes, and the influence of technology on increased individualism. They talk about how people of various ages value self-esteem, how smartphones affect rates of mental health issues, and the implications of society?s reconception of marriage.  Tune in for a nuanced conversation of generational trends as they pertain to politics, sexuality, raising children, and institutions. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents?and What They Mean for America's Future by Jean M. Twenge, PhD iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean M. Twenge, PhD Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore ?Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)? by Alan Jackson ?Obama?s Advice For Democrats.? on Pod Save America The Social Security Administration Baby Name Dataset ?Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)? on Mere Christians Podcast Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Resonate Recording Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One might think working as a CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent would have Jake Tapper spending his spare minutes doing anything but working with words. His recently published third novel, All the Demons Are Here, would beg to differ. On a new episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore asks Tapper how he manages his time and talents. They discuss Tapper?s political thrillers, his curiosity about eras of disillusionment and mistrust of power, and his interest in the role of showmanship in politics. Moore and Tapper?s conversation covers the ways that recent political history has been stranger than fiction, the effect of information silos, and how Tapper?s Judaism helps him look at multiple viewpoints. They talk about how to be a sophisticated consumer of news, how Tapper keeps from giving himself over to the sensational, and the importance of a wise inner circle. Tune in for a meaningful discussion of American faith and politics. Resources mentioned in this episode include: All the Demons Are Here: A Thriller by Jake Tapper All the President?s Men? Jake Tapper on his 1970s thriller ?All the Demons Are Here?? on NPR?s Weekend Edition Saturday ?CNN exclusive: DeSantis downplays concerns about the state of his 2024 campaign? Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the unforgettable ?I Have a Dream Speech.? Sixty years later, two men have a dream of their own: to share the life and teachings of Dr. King for the good of the church and the world. This episode of The Russell Moore Show features one of those men, Professor Matthew Daniels. A global human rights activist and founder of the non-profit organization Good of All, Daniels is half of the team that created Share the Dream?, a Bible study based on the life, teachings, and biblical principles of Dr. King. In collaboration with Harper Christian Resources and Urban Ministries, the video sessions of the study are co-hosted by Daniels and Chris Broussard, an award-winning journalist and broadcaster for FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports Radio and the founder and president of The K.I.N.G. Movement. This dynamic discussion considers counter-cultural engagement, social progress, and civil rights. Daniels and Moore talk about King?s legacy, the current state of racial divides in the church, and how the history of polarization influences where we are today. Their conversation covers online extremism, evangelical emphases on personal piety over communal justice, and what obedience to Christ looks like in practical terms.  Tune in for a powerful episode that underscores the value of partnerships and the persistent merit of Dr. King?s dream. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech Share the Dream: Shining a Light in a Divided World through Six Principles of Martin Luther King Jr. by Matthew Daniels and Chris Broussard  The K.I.N.G. Movement Good of All Harper Christian Resources Urban Ministries  Ambassador Andrew Young The Buffalo Massacre ?Reclaiming MLK Jr.?s ?Dream? 60 Years Later? by Mika Edmondson ?It?s Not Enough to Preach Racial Justice. We Need to Champion Policy Change.? by Esau McCaulley Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps  Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens  Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of the two-part Losing Our Religion special series finale! This episode and the one to follow were recorded at a special live event with Bible teacher and author Beth Moore and Russell Moore in Houston on August 9, 2023. Beth and Russell gathered with hundreds in person and thousands online for a discussion of Russell?s new book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. They shared the story of their friendship and the similarities in their Southern Baptist upbringings. Beth asks Russell a series of "getting to know you" questions about his family of origin, marriage, children, and ministry. And they both speak to the loss and disruption of ultimately leaving the SBC and the ways their ministries have affected their families. Tune in for thoughts on not giving up on people who are deconstructing, walking by faith, and honesty with God. Beth and Russell?s discussion covers shifts in evangelical Christianity, how politics is asked to bear a weight it cannot support, and our common desire for belonging. Make sure you check out the next episode, which features Beth and Russell answering questions from the live audience! This special series of episodes around Russell Moore?s newest book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, explores the Christian faith in confusing times. Check out the other episodes in the series: "Losing Our Religion and Russell Moore?s Hope" "Losing Our Religion: Evangelical Imagination with Karen Swallow Prior" "Losing Our Religion: Revival with Jackie Hill Perry" "Losing Our Religion: Credibility Gaps with Sam Allberry" "Losing Our Religion: David Brooks on the Allure of Tribalism" Resources mentioned in this episode include: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Living Proof Ministries The Woodland?s Methodist Church The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC) The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Melissa Moore Kat Armstrong The University of Southern Mississippi New Orleans Baptist Seminary The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings The After Party Brandon Lake Baptist Hymnal Twila Paris Travis Cottrell Amy Grant Houston?s First Baptist Church Eudora Welty Marilynn Robinson Walker Percy Frederick Buechner  Why It?s OK to Ignore Politics by Christopher Freeman High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the final episode of the Losing Our Religion special series, Russell Moore and Beth Moore answer listener questions as a continuation of the August 9th live event in the prior episode.  Tune in for their answers to these 11 thoughtful inquiries: Considering everything they?ve been through, how do Beth and Russell guard against bitterness? What are their favorite things about Houston, Texas? Why hasn?t the church figured out how to help address the epidemic of loneliness? What do Beth and Russell most appreciate about their SBC upbringings and their current church families? What would they tell someone starting seminary who wants to teach and keep their faith in the long run? In addition to Losing Our Religion, what are three important books for people interested in the future of the evangelical church in America? How do our current news forms contribute to our modern culture, how can believers remain knowledgeable about society while resisting the negative effects of various news mediums, and how much time is faithful to spend on news relative to spending time serving others? What advice does Russell have for pastors leading ?Trump-enthusiastic? congregations? What do Beth and Russell love about their current seasons of life and ministry? How might the church effectively engage with culture today? What is giving Beth and Russell the most hope and joy when they think about the future of the church? This special series of episodes around Russell Moore?s newest book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, explores the Christian faith in confusing times. Check out the other episodes in the series: "Losing Our Religion and Russell Moore?s Hope" "Losing Our Religion: Evangelical Imagination with Karen Swallow Prior" "Losing Our Religion: Revival with Jackie Hill Perry" "Losing Our Religion: Credibility Gaps with Sam Allberry" "Losing Our Religion: David Brooks on the Allure of Tribalism" Resources mentioned in this episode include: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Living Proof Ministries The Woodland?s Methodist Church Sharon Hodde Miller John Stott John M. Perkins ?The Sound? by Switchfoot Neil Postman Johnny Cash Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when we see truth as ?a means to tribal belonging rather than as a reality that exists outside of us,? asks Russell Moore in his new book Losing Our Religion? That question is at the heart of today?s discussion between Moore and NY Times columnist and author David Brooks.  On a new Losing Our Religion episode of The Russell Moore Podcast, Moore and Brooks discuss culture-making, concentrations of power, and complex social situations. They ponder the potential impact of the recent affirmative action decision and how artificial intelligence might influence college admissions. Moore and Brooks talk about the role of Christian institutions in the social fabric of America. They consider how remembering the humanity of our conversation partners affects the way we dialogue. Their conversation covers the wokeness war, gender and sexuality, and political divides between men and women.  Tune in for a rich discussion of belief, belonging, and building a better world. This special series of episodes around Russell Moore?s newest book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, explores the Christian faith in confusing times. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore ?What if We?re the bad Guys Here?? by David Brooks ?At Fancy Farm, old jabs at McConnell take on new meaning amid health concerns? by Juliana Kim How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks Mónica Guzmán Charles Finney Iris Murdoch ?When She Was Good? by Martha C. Nussbaum The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time by Yascha Mount Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There by David Brooks Edmund Burke William F. Buckley Irving Kristol A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) by David Hume Weave the Social Fabric Project Covenant & Conversation: Exodus: The Book of Redemption by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Jordan Peterson on ?Club Random with Bill Maher? Tim Keller The Return of Ansel Gibbs by Frederick Buechner ?David Brooks on his life-changing pilgrimage with St. Augustine and Dorothy Day? by Bill McGarvey Plough Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the news broke that world-famous apologist Ravi Zacharias had perpetrated years of abuse, many evangelicals felt like their world had been flipped outside-down. Sam Allberry knows the feeling?he was a staff apologist at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) when the allegations emerged.On a new Losing Our Religion episode of The Russell Moore Podcast, Moore and Allberry talk about the devastating impact of Christian leaders who are living secret lives of sin. Allberry, a pastor, apologist, author, and speaker, shares what he learned about how institutions deal with crises and how he emotionally and mentally stepped away from the job. He and Moore discuss knowing when it?s time to leave and time to stay, grieving severed relationships, and how God?s grace shows up in seasons of loss.Tune in for a nuanced discussion of faith and doubt, growth in Christ, and gender and sexuality. Moore and Allberry also discuss the ministry of their dear friend, the late Tim Keller. And they point to the power of the gospel in discipleship, sanctification, and changing the lives of those we might be tempted to think of as far from God.This special series of episodes around Russell Moore?s newest book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, explores the Christian faith in confusing times.Resources mentioned in this episode include: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Is God Anti-Gay? And Other Questions About Jesus, the Bible, and Same-Sex Sexuality by Sam Allberry What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves by Sam Allberry 7 Myths about Singleness by Sam Allberry Why Bother with Church? And Other Questions about Why You Need It and Why It Needs You by Sam Allberry ?Ravi Zacharias Hid Hundreds of Pictures of Women, Abuse During Massages, and a Rape Allegation? by Daniel Silliman and Kate Shellnutt for CT God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here!Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected] here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does it look like to practice revival and holiness in our personal lives? What should we do if we feel jaded about the idea of revival? And how can we imagine God?s law as a way for us to understand who God is?  On a new Losing Our Religion episode of The Russell Moore Podcast, Moore and author, poet, Bible teacher, and recording artist Jackie Hill Perry explore the answers to these questions. Moore and Perry talk about what it means to be holy and how Christians can pursue holiness in a tech-driven society. Perry shares her story of coming to know the Lord and the influence of the Scriptures on her poetry and spoken word. And she and Moore discuss the definition of revival, how revival is described in the Bible, and how we might think about revival in our era. This special series of episodes around Russell Moore?s newest book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, explores the Christian faith in confusing times. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Holier Than Thou: How God?s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him by Jackie Hill Perry  Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry  Losing Our Religion and Russell Moore?s Hope  Keys to the Deeper Life by A. W. Tozer With The Perrys Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For by Jackie Hill Perry  Asbury Revival  The ERLC Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! If you?re able, join us for a live event hosted by Beth Moore in Houston on August 9. If you can't make it in person, join us via livestream! Click here for details. Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Losing Our Religion series of The Russell Moore Podcast! This special series of episodes around Russell Moore?s newest book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, explores navigating the Christian faith in confusing times. This week, Moore welcomes his good friend, author, and professor Karen Swallow Prior to the show. Moore and Prior discuss their newest titles?Prior?s The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis and Moore?s Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, which have powerful crossovers. They talk about the history of evangelicalism, the significance of metaphors and language in the church, and biblical interpretation. Their conversation covers conversion stories, social media, and their thoughts on the classic John Bunyan work The Pilgrim?s Progress. Tune in for an episode that is engaging, insightful, and infused with hope in the gospel.  Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow Prior Areopagitica by John Milton The Pilgrim?s Progress by John Bunyan The work of Flannery O?Connor The work of Thomas Kinkade Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More?Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist by Karen Swallow Prior Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here!  If you?re able, join us for a live event hosted by Beth Moore in Houston on August 9. Click here for details. Do you have a question for Russell Moore?  Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A few years ago, the faith community Russell Moore loved?and the country he respected?seemed to be becoming unrecognizable. As Moore looked at his surroundings, a metaphor from The Lord of the Rings came to mind. Had The Shire, the place he loved and believed to be home, really been the evil realm of Mordor all along? On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, CT Director of Podcasts Mike Cosper interviews Moore about his new book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. Moore talks about changes in the political landscape, church culture, and his own life over the past decade. He and Cosper discuss deconstruction, the difference between losing faith and losing religion, and how misogyny can become intertwined with poor theology. Their conversation covers tribalism, Christendom in America, and how to respond to cynicism or despair. Turn up the volume for a rich conversation filled with humility, discernment, and wisdom for living hopefully in a broken world. And be sure to tune in to the next several episodes as Moore hosts specific conversations with exciting guests about navigating the Christian faith in confusing times. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Bulletin Uneasy in Babylon: Southern Baptist Conservatives and American Culture by Barry Hankins Tim Keller on Jeremiah 29 The music of Willie Nelson The music of Waylon Jennings The writings of Jack Kerouac Keys to the Deeper Life by A.W. Tozer Bonus Episode: Tim Keller?s Heavenly Hope Grab a copy of Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! If you're able, join us for a live event hosted by Beth Moore in Houston on August 9. Click here for details. Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Resonate Recording Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us in Houston, TX on August 9th for a LIVE podcast recording and an evening of conversation hosted by Beth Moore in celebration of Russell's book: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. For more info, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the latest Q&A episode of The Russell Moore Show, which addresses a question we all want answered: is every question submitted to the show theological or political? As it turns out, the answer is no! Our first question today is about none other than Johnny Cash, which leads to a discussion of Merle Haggard and even Nine Inch Nails.  If you came for the heavier stuff, though, never fear. This episode also includes producer Ashley Hales and Russell talking about Christian Nationalism, the Democratic Party, and the MAGA movement. Their conversation covers pastoring, witnessing in the digital environment, and delineating between moralism and Scripture application.  Questions addressed during this episode include: What are Russell?s thoughts on Johnny Cash?s American Recordings? What concrete steps does Russell recommend for pastors, lay leaders, and churchgoers who love their churches but see them as having been co-opted by individualism, consumerism, and Christian Nationalism?  Does Russell ever wonder if he?s being used as a pawn by Democratic Party supporters? How can a pastor address the far-right MAGA movement that?s taken hold in his congregation?  What does it look like to witness to coworkers in our new digital environment? Especially when it comes to teaching children, how can we delineate between moralism and Scripture application? How can the dignity of youth ministry be restored? What introductory apologetics books does Russell recommend? What should a church member do when new leadership holds a differing position on sexuality and marriage?  How can we reconcile two opposing views, such as conflicting opinions on baptism, in one church? Did Paul sin by not asking Philemon to emancipate Onesimus? Resources mentioned in this episode include: American Recordings by Johnny Cash Hurt by Nine Inch Nails (cover) Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture by Lesslie Newbigin Jonathan Rauch Christ and the Bible by John Wenham  The writings of Richard Bauckham The writings of Peter J. Williams George F. Will The Letter to Philemon: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary by Joseph A. Fitzmyer Colossians and Philemon: An Introduction and Commentary by N.T. Wright Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, our times of worship changed in measurable ways. What did we learn about God and ourselves through that disembodied experience? How does the sensory affect our spirituality? Why did God create human bodies to be so, well, bodily in everything from procreation to waste elimination? On today?s episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore poses these questions to W. David O. Taylor. Taylor is a professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, a priest, and the author of several titles, including the recently released A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship. Moore and Taylor discuss the ?intimate earthiness? of God?s creation of humanity and what it means to bear the divine image in our bodies. They talk about how the various church settings engage with the body, what Scripture has to say about our bodies, and the ways that abuse can harm a community?s understanding of the body. Tune in for an insightful conversation of the physical, the spiritual, and how they weave together in our engagement with God and one another. Resources mentioned in this episode include: A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship by W. David O. Taylor Handle with Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry by Lore Ferguson Wilbert Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It?s time for the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show!  On this episode, Russell shares the books on his desert island bookshelf. He and producer Ashley Hales discuss what it takes for a title to belong on that shelf. They consider the power of finding a book for a specific season and how such reads take root in our hearts. Their conversation spans genres and generations as they talk about books that range from centuries old to just published.  Visit [link to come] to see a picture of Russell?s desert island bookshelf. Books mentioned in this episode include: A Theology of the New Testament by George Eldon Ladd Selected Poems: 1931-2004 by Czeslaw Milosz Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry Confessions by Saint Augustine The Table Talk of Martin Luther by Martin Luther Signposts in a Strange Land by Walker Percy The Message in the Bottle by Walker Percy A Room Called Remember by Frederick Buechner The Alphabet of Grace by Frederick Buechner Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr. Pensées by Blaise Pascal The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Provocations by Søren Kierkegaard  The Complete Stories by Flannery O?Connor The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty Early Christian Fathers by Cyril Richardson The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis  Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis Gilead by Marilynne Robinson On the Apostolic Preaching by Irenaeus of Lyons The 1662 Book of Common Prayer edited by Samuel L. Bray and Drew Nathaniel Keane David Copperfield by Charles Dickens The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  The Message of Romans (The Bible Speaks Today Series) by John Stott As Kingfishers Catch Fire by Eugene Peterson Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Additional authors and resources mentioned in this episode include: David Foster Wallace Seth Godin Denise Levertov Edgar Allan Poe Anton Chekhov Frederick Buechner The Bishop and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation by Collin Hansen The Banshees of Insherin  ?Malcolm Guite?s Hope for Hurt Christians?  Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Roe vs. Wade was overturned, Benjamin Watson was happy. But he also felt acutely aware of a complicated truth: millions of people felt devastated by the decision. And so the question became: what?s next? On today?s episode of The Russell Moore Show, Watson?writer, speaker, and former NFL tight end?shares insights into the state of abortion in America. He and Moore talk about the ways that racial injustice relates to abortion. And they discuss how Christians can engage in the pursuit of public justice for women and the unborn alike.  Watson, who serves as the VP of Strategic Relationships for the Human Coalition and co-founded the One More Foundation with his wife, talks about his recent book The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race, and a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice. He and Moore consider the gaps in how the church has addressed abortion historically, and what it may look like to do better in the future. And they consider how God might ask Christians to engage in impacting just one person. Resources mentioned in this episode include:  The One More Foundation The Human Coalition The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race, and a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice by Benjamin Watson Chris Rock?s ?Selective Outrage? comedy special  March for Life ?Esau McCaulley Makes Grace Plausible? ?The Moral Bucket List? by David Brooks Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On June 19, 2023, the United States of America will celebrate its newest federal holiday: Juneteenth, which marks the anniversary of some slaves in Texas being told that they were free. But this is far from the first time that Juneteenth, which today?s guest refers to as ?a second Independence Day,? has been celebrated.  On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Justin Giboney shares his memories of celebrating Juneteenth. Drawing on his expertise as a political strategist, attorney, and co-founder of the AND Campaign, Giboney speaks to the history and cultural narratives regarding systemic injustice in America. He and Moore discuss civil rights, the Black church, and the Christian witness in the public square. And they consider how believers in Jesus can engage in political spaces. Resources mentioned in this episode include:  AND Campaign How I Got Over docuseries by the AND Campaign The Church Politics Podcast Charlie Dates Prior work on Juneteenth at Christianity Today includes: ?For Christians, Juneteenth Is a Time of Jubilee? by Rasool Berry ?Why Juneteenth Should Matter to the Church? a webinar featuring Rasool Berry, Lisa Fields, Carey H. Latimore. Michelle Ami Reyes, and Russell Moore ?Juneteenth: A Truer Independence Day? by Bonnie Kristian ?Juneteenth Was an Answer to Centuries of Prayer? by Eric Washington ?Juneteenth with Historian Carey Latimore? Where Ya From? Episode 28 ?Juneteenth is a Chance to Rethink Our Gun Culture? by Edward-Richard Hinds Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does the body of Christ have a moral obligation to call for gun reform? Why does the Far Right fight the idea of critical race theory (CRT)? How will the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) affect the way people read the Bible? These are some of the prescient listener questions that Russell and producer Ashley Hales address on this episode of The Russell Moore Show. They discuss cultural issues including abortion, political division, and how social media is influencing young people. And they share meaningful ways to consider what obedience to Christ looks like in an ever-changing world. Questions addressed during this episode include: What is the church?s role in addressing gun violence? Is the Far Right?s resistance to CRT because of politics, or is the theory morally bad? How should Christians vote when they agree and disagree with positions on both sides? How might believers think about new developments in AI, including how it might influence the study of Scripture? How can pastors be a voice for biblical change when it comes to abortion? Resources mentioned in this episode include: ?Gun Idolatry Is Destroying the Case for Guns? by David French? Developing a Biblical Framework with Christopher Watkin? Jonathan Haidt?s Substack Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, the founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When John Starke, an author and the pastor of Apostles Church Uptown, moved to New York City, he quickly realized that he wasn?t all that impressive to his neighbors. It didn?t feel great at first. But now, he sees the ability to embody seasons of being unimpressive?even being embarrassed and humiliated?as a gift. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore and Starke talk about perseverance, suffering, and the power of Jesus? presence. They discuss the temptation to be performative in ministry, how to embrace our limitations, and what it looks like to heal shame. Starke shares rhythms and practices for growing in understanding ourselves as hidden in Christ, which he writes about in his new book The Secret Place of Thunder. Moore and Starke?s conversation also includes reflections on their mutual friend, Tim Keller, who passed away recently. Tune in for an episode that looks thoughtfully at the human heart, the character of God, and the encouragement in Scripture to live as those hidden in Christ. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Secret Place of Thunder: Trading Our Need to Be Noticed for a Hidden Life with Christ by John Starke Tim Keller?s Final Message to Redeemer Churches The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery by David G. Banner Luther?s Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther ?Jonathan Haidt Says Social Media Is Making America Stupid? ?Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here?s the Evidence.? by Jonathan Haidt A Secular Age by Charles Taylor ?Millennial Burnout Is Being Televised? by Sophie Gilbert Preorder Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected] here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anxiety is having a moment. Compared to prepandemic rates, for example, anxiety has doubled in young people. The increase feels daunting and downright scary at times as Christians struggle to determine how to help. Enter Curtis Chang, theologian, consulting faculty member at Duke Divinity School, and senior fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary. Cohost of the Good Faith podcast, executive director of Redeeming Babel, and cofounder of The After Party with Moore and David French, Chang is also an author. His new book, The Anxiety Opportunity: How Worry Is the Doorway to Your Best Self, invites readers to under anxiety as a doorway to spiritual transformation rather than a sin to overcome. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Chang explains that the root of anxiety is the fear of loss. He and Moore discuss their personal experiences with anxiety and the importance of paying attention to the signals our bodies send us when under stress. They talk about shame, the biblical passages that address worry, and how Jesus related to people who faced anxiety. Their conversation also covers social media, the role of medication in addressing mental health struggles, and various spiritual practices for responding to anxiety. Finally, Chang and Moore introduce their new project, The After Party, which calls Christians toward their higher allegiance to Jesus, transcending partisan loyalty?and partisan anxieties. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk ?The Future? by Leonard Cohen ?This Too? by J Lind ?Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here?s the Evidence.? by Jonathan Haidt ?The truth about Gen Z - and the rest of us (with Jean Twenge)? on the Good Faith podcast ?Opinion | The Sandwich Generation Is Getting Squished? by Jessica Grose ?For Millennials Making Their Way, a Detour: To Caregiving? by Susan B. Garland ?The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents? by Jaeah Lee ?Cat?s in the Cradle? by Harry Chapin Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Editor and Mix Engineer: Dan Phelps Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: ?Dusty Delta Day? by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

?He was always shot through with gratitude.? So says Russell Moore of pastor, theologian, and author Tim Keller, who died on Friday, May 19, 2023. Husband to Kathy and father of three, Keller was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and the cofounder of Redeemer City to City. Moore believes Keller to be the most significant American evangelist since Billy Graham, a designation he explains throughout the episode. ?The death of @timkellernyc is an incalculable loss to the church, the world, to those of us who loved him, those of us he helped in our darkest hours,? Moore tweeted on Friday. ?This is gain for Tim, now in the presence of Christ. He need no longer explain the reason for God, just to enjoy him forever.? On this special episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore shares stories of spending time with Keller, especially highlighting Keller?s remarkable approach to describing the gospel in conversations with non-Christians. He recalls the way Keller responded with profound empathy when attacked by critics. And Moore shares some of the wisdom Keller imparted to him that helped Moore make significant life decisions. This episode features portions from conversations Moore had with Keller over the years. Listeners will hear Keller speak on forgiveness, the Resurrection, and grieving the deaths of loved ones. And they?ll hear the many and beautiful reasons why Moore will miss his dear friend. Learn more about Keller?s life and work, and find updates about the upcoming livestream worship service honoring him, at TimothyKeller.com. Pre-order Russell?s new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. ?The Russell Moore Show? is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Editor: Matt Stevens Mix Engineer and Music: Dan Phelps Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Social Media: Kate Lucky Video Producer: John Roland CT Administration: Christine Kolb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices