The Long History Behind Evangelical Opposition to Social Justice

In recent years, conversations around social justice and "wokeness" have dominated the public discourse, both inside and outside the church.

For many evangelicals, opposition to social justice has even emerged as a theological distinctive used to identify who is "one of us."

However, a close observer of the history of American evangelicalism will note that this division over justice is not new. In fact, when it comes to the question of social justice, evangelicals have debated with, and divided from, each other for at least a hundred years.

On this episode, we dive into the more than a century long history that has led to the current "war on woke" within evangelicalism today.

We also discuss how we can engage issues of justice in a manner that keeps us from falling prey to the same mistakes—and, in some cases, outright sins—of those who came before us.

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