How FDR's Presidency Changed American Christianity Forever | Ryan Helfenbein

In today’s episode we talk about how the evangelical church became apathetic—and whether that decay was intentional or simply the result of decades of compromise. Seth sits down with Ryan Helfenbein of Liberty University to uncover how progressive Christianity infiltrated seminaries and Christian universities. They trace the theologians who reshaped 20th-century evangelicalism, how the FDR-era social justice movement discipled the modern Democrat Party, and why today’s progressive Christian leaders range from obvious rainbow activists to wolves in sheep’s clothing. If you’ve wondered why the church lost its courage, this episode exposes the road that got us here—and what it will take to reverse it.

 

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