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Carl Henry, Harold Ockenga, Billy Graham set out w/ the new evangelical movement with noble ideals, to engage culture constructively yet with conviction. Yet they never developed a political theory of cultural engagement, which is what opened the door for...1/
...the rise of the Religious Right & its uncritical allegiance to the GOP. But there is a new generation of evangelicals that have learned from the past & are not content w/ the state of affairs both left and right. Organizations like the @AndCampaign are doing good work...2/
...to engage the political sphere/arena constructively w/out getting too enmeshed in political parties, seeking instead to be a prophetic voice that transcends partisan categories. Other orgs like @TheImmCoalition are "theologically conservative but socially compassionate"...3/
