Can a War Be HOLY?
About this episode
The episode explores the concept of holiness through historical and theological lenses, arguing for a public understanding of holiness in the context of cultural conflicts.
Holy Wars — Show Notes: Fight Laugh Feast Documentary In this Fight Laugh Feast documentary, CrossPolitic traces the inescapable question of holiness from Moses at the burning bush through the Great Awakenings, the Crusades, and into the present culture war — arguing that holiness is not private sentiment but public, world-transforming fire. Featuring historical and theological commentary from Joe Boot and others, the documentary confronts counterfeit holiness in both secular activism and charismatic revivalism, and calls Christians to fight a holy war with the weapons God has actually given them: his Word, his Spirit, and his people. Timestamps 0:00 — Intro — Moses, the burning bush, and the holy ground that launched a nation 0:43 — How we've privatized holiness — and who filled the public square when we did 1:53 — Holiness is inescapable: not whether, but which 3:06 — The First Great Awakening — Edwards, justification by faith, and national cohesion 4:14 — From holy ground to holy war: how the Great Awakening built the War for Independence 5:46 — The Second Great Awakening — emotionalism…
Topics covered
- holiness
- cultural war
- Christian activism
- historical theology
- public sentiment
- Great Awakenings
Keywords
- holy war
- Moses
- burning bush
- Great Awakening
- secular activism
- charismatic revivalism
- God's Word
- cultural chaos
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