745: The Rise & Decline of "Christianity Today"

The flagship magazine of evangelicalism has hit rough waters, but does the decline of "Christianity Today" mean something more? Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss the magazine's history at a live recording in Naperville, Illinois, and why the kind of evangelicalism CT represents is losing ground in America. They also discuss a new book arguing that Democrats and secular Americans need to recapture the moral language and categories of good and evil, but some are worried that it may be a slippery slope back toward embracing religion. Plus, a news quiz that nobody wins, and Phil's ukulele is back!

 

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0:00 - Show Starts

 

0:45 - Theme Song

 

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7:23 - Robot Dogs!

 

12:07 - Protests in Boston!

 

14:05 - Mouth-related World Relief!

 

18:35 - Is Christianity Today Ok?

 

22:35 - Avoiding Celebrity Culture

 

32:00 - How Are Great Writers Found Now?

 

37:00 -  Is Evangelicalism Just Fundamentalism?

 

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51:58 - Is the Left Morally Absolute Now?

 

1:06:07 - Can We Trust Our Moral Guts?

 

1:13:00 - End Song

 

1:15:06 - End Credits

 

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Christianity Today's Layoffs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/christianity-today-magazine-layoffs.html

 

Do Democrats Believe Evil is Real?

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/10/midterm-elections-and-return-of-good-and-evil/689145/

 

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