Can Conservatives Reconquer the Institutions?

About this episode

The episode explores the relationship between Christianity and conservatism, discussing the challenges faced by the Church in the context of modern progressive movements.

Is Christianity inherently conservative? Why does modern theology tend towards a "progressive" trajectory? Why are Roman Catholic authors often better at articulating conservative principles for morality and culture than Protestants? Why has evangelical theology often failed to prepare the Church for the subtle invasions of secular liberalism? Why are conservative institutions often so incapable of fending off progressive revolutions in their midst? Is a "reconquista" of the institutions possible the other way around? Could the Anglican Church be saved from seemingly inevitable liberal oblivion? What would that take and what would it look like? In another wide-ranging episode, Aaron and Nathan discuss such questions in light of the unique challenges facing any prospect of revival of Church and society in Britain and the wider west today.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/thatgoodfight   RELATED ARTICLES FROM THE SUBSTACK: "What Does It Mean To Be Reformational?: Recovering the Word of God from the Ways of Men" https://thatgoodfight.substack.com/p/what-does-it-mean-to-be-reformational "Wolves in the Cathedral: Why the Church of England is Dying from the Inside Out"…

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron, Nathan

Topics covered

• Christianity and conservatism
• progressive theology
• evangelical challenges
• institutional revival
• secular liberalism
• Anglican Church
• cultural morality

Keywords

• Christianity
• conservatism
• progressive theology
• evangelical
• secularism
• Anglican Church
• cultural revival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anglican Church, Roman Catholic, Church of England, evangelical theology

Places: Britain, the west

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