About this episode

Bonnie Kristian discusses the societal perception of evangelicals and the reasons behind it.

Send Us A Message Bonnie Kristian, deputy editor at Christianity Today, joins Derek, Brad, and Alistair to talk about why evangelicals are so uniquely hated in contemporary society, whether it is deserved, and what we should do about it. Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today at http://mereorthodoxy.com/membership. Get 30% off the Baker Book of the Month by going to: http://ba...

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek, Brad, Alistair

Guest: Bonnie Kristian

Topics covered

• evangelicalism
• society
• religion
• Christianity
• cultural criticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy

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