Political Polarization and Cultural Christianity

By John W. Hoyum

09/18/26

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Political Polarization and Cultural Christianity

Today, the longing for cultural Christianity on both the left and the right hearkens back to an older version of Christendom that was a mixed blessing for the church in the western world. The cultural mediation of Christian views on created order has certainly benefitted the civilization we’ve inherited. But the gospel itself isn’t something that can be reduced to cultural mediation either. Instead, the gospel as a message stands apart from all human accomplishments and achievements, no matter how beneficial they might be.

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Geography: How the “Where” Impacts the “Why” of the Biblical Story

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As long as the church teaches the gospel, it will suffer persecution.

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