Four more “turning point” articles February 13, 2008
Posted by Zack in Uncategorized , trackbackEvery week several “turning point” articles pop up — articles, book reviews, op-eds that are helping to incorporate an awareness of the Big Shift among born again Christians into the conventional wisdom of the day. The Faith in Public Life daily news digest is hands down the best way to keep up with these. Here are four from the last few days.
Jim Wallis: The Great Awakening on the Right and Left
E.J. Dionne: Souled Out: Why The Era of the Religious Right is Over
Reuters: Polls show some U.S. evangelicals vote Democrat
ABC News: Are Young Evangelicals Skewing More Liberal?
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I no longer identify as Christian, let alone evangelical, but I have been following your blog here several months, interested in what changes are being wrought in the faith group I *used* to identify with. I am fascinated, and in many ways heartened, by the growing swell of social activism and responsibility that you have been highlighting here. Could this mean that within the next generations, the Religious Right as we know it could fall to ash, with a new, more progressive wave of conservatives rising in its wake?
Here’s another link for your list here:
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/religion_theseeker/2008/02/wwed-what-will.html
Many thanks, Zack. There are some great stories out there this week. Hooray for book release season, and for the polls!