Detroit Today: What’s behind the rising extremism in the evangelical church?
Former President Donald Trump won roughly 81% of the white evangelical vote in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
Author Tim Alberta joined Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today," Dec. 20, 2022, to discuss his new book, "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism."
Over the last few decades, white evangelical Christians have become a critical part of the Republican Party, with former President Donald Trump winning roughly 81% of the white evangelical vote in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. That influence has significantly changed American politics and the way the church operates, says Michigan author and political writer Tim Alberta.
In his new book, “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism,” the Brighton native explores the crossover of devout Christianity and hateful right-wing politics. On Wednesday, he joined Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today to discuss this trend, his new book and more.
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Tim Alberta is a best-selling author and staff writer for The Atlantic magazine. His most recent book is “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.” He says politics of the Republican Party gradually eroded the Christian values that had existed in evangelicalism.
“I was seeing more and more of politics infiltrating the church and, frankly, more and more of my fellow believers seemed to be viewing their faith through the lens of politics rather than viewing their politics through the lens of faith,” said Alberta.
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