Costly grace

Tonight’s guest has experienced three significant conversions in his life: from Jewish roots to Christianity; from a pure faith to a highly political one; and from the religious right to the simplicity of the Gospel. Once a radical anti-abortion activist, today he works to liberate the evangelical community from the grips of extreme politics and urges Washington conservatives to move beyond tribalism and the politics of hate, fear, and violence. Rob Schenck describes himself as a recovering member of the religious right, and his most recent book, Costly Grace, describes how he broke free from his descent into radical politics through humility, self-reflection, and a return to the essence of the Gospel. 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

A challenge to evangelicals to get back to the centrality of Jesus Christ.

The key to interpreting everything

Working on humility should not be hard for evangelicals.

Cultivate Humility

A peculiar species of American Evangelicals.

Trading the transcendent for the worldly

FULL ROB SCHENCK INTERVIEW

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Has "evangelical" become a four-letter word?