A Conversation with Tim Alberta

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In December of 2023, journalist and author Tim Alberta joined Russell Moore to discuss the ways that politics have invaded the white evangelical church in recent years. He returns to talk about the election and inauguration of President Donald Trump that have happened since—and to consider what those events mean about the state of American culture. Alberta and Moore talk about numbness, hopelessness, and the lack of persuadability in many Americans. They discuss the effect of social media on righteous indignation and judgmentalism as well as the political exhaustion among wide swaths of Americans. They talk about President Trump’s executive orders, cabinet members, and the possibility of mass deportations. Moore and Alberta describe their reasons for hope and consider what it may look like to build godly community in a time of division. Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include: Tim Alberta “Tim Alberta on the White Evangelical Crisis” The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta “The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally” “Why Democrats Are Losing Hispanic Voters” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.1	When a deportation force shows up in their little town of 20,000 and starts taking abuelas
1:20.0	away from their grandchildren and putting them on buses to send them back to El Salvador or
1:26.0	Guatemala, if it happens, it is going to be a tragic moment of reckoning.
1:49.5	Hello, this is Russell Moore, and you're listening to The Russell Moore Show brought to you by Christianity today.
2:00.7	Every week, we explore here conversations and questions from a Christian perspective to help you sort out how to live as a follower of Jesus in confusing times. This week, we have a conversation to seek to do
2:04.3	just that.
2:15.3	One of the most important books of the past several years is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, written by Tim Alberta, staff writer at the Atlantic.
2:28.5	Previously, Chief Political Correspondent for Politico, has won lots of awards writing about a variety of different issues.
2:37.5	And we talked with Tim Alberta here on the show when the book came out.
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