Conservatism and Religious Freedom with John Wilsey
Life and Books and Everything
Clearly Reformed
4.5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
What is conservatism? And why does it go hand in hand with religious freedom? How should we think about the American experiment of ordered liberty? Has it failed? It is worth preserving? And what about Christian Nationalism? And while we’re at it, how should Christians assess the Charlie Kirk memorial service? Listen in as Kevin talks to John Wilsey, a history professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, about these questions and about John’s new book, Religious Freedom: A Conservative Primer (Eerdmans).
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