Christians in the Hands of Donald Trump
For several years now, Moore has been the energetic and winsome spokesman for a next-generation religious right — one that no longer regards itself as a moral majority, that recognizes that traditional religion in all its forms has become a counterculture in the West
.. Having spent the late Obama years trying to reconcile themselves to growing marginalization, to sudden secularization and increasing liberal pressure on their institutions, they suddenly find themselves with a real share of power — with allies all over the Trump cabinet, whatever the president himself may believe — in a political alignment that almost nobody saw coming.
.. But Dreher’s deeper, “how to build a counterculture” argument matters regardless of whether his prophecies are accurate
.. how do you think we got Trumpism? There is blame enough to go around, but the weakness of religious community is an important part of the story
.. if every Protestant megachurch were one degree more liturgical and theological
.. Being a bit of a dogmatist myself, I’m skeptical that a robust institutional Christianity can be built on the premises of contemporary liberal theology and the cultural shifts that it accommodates.