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Posts Tagged ‘Aimee Semple McPherson’
Barry Hankins on Jesus, Gin, and the Culture Wars (Encore Presentation)
We are still on a sabbatical but hope to return with new audio formatting and access modes in the next month. Please stay tuned. [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] Barry Hankins on Jesus, Gin, and The Culture Wars
You constantly hear how our contemporary era is in the throes of a “culture war” pitting the forces of secularism against religious fundamentalists. Would you be surprised to learn that this is not particularly new in American history? Prof. Barry Hankins (Baylor), author of “Jesus & Gin,” notes that cultural wars are quite common in American history. We spend time discussing one of the more prominent moments when this was true, The Roaring ’20s. We focus on Prohibition, big-name evangelists such as Billy Sunday, and the fundamentalist-modernist divide that was growing within Christianity. This podcast is a great antidote to those who think that we are living in unique times and that the secular is now conquering the religious. Send your friends a notice on Facebook or email them about this podcast. They will appreciate it! [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] |
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