Here’s the thing about all the reviews of all the books interrogating evangelicalism (Barr, Du Mez, Tisby, Gregoire, Byrd, et al.):
The basic facts aren’t even in question.
The basic facts aren’t even in question.
Defenders of the evangelical status quo don’t even bother denying the factual predicate that prominent evangelicals and evangelical institutions have perpetuated marginalization and abuse.
(They might take issue with some characterization of some marginal claim; but in general, no one seriously suggests that any of these authors are misrepresenting the basic factual data.)
All the gatekeepers want to talk about is CRT, feminism, Marxism, and ‘godless ideology’.
The basic pattern of misogyny, racism, and abuse is an afterthought.
The basic pattern of misogyny, racism, and abuse is an afterthought.
It’s as if they’re operating on an implicit assumption that these troubling patterns—the substance of which, again, *no one denies*—are only actually troubling if you look at them through the eyes of a corrupt “worldview”:
If you just look at the abuse, racism, and misogyny “biblically,” you’ll see that the racism isn’t really that racist, the misogyny isn’t really that misogynistic, and abuse is a problem best handled by abusers—no need for institutions that erode the authority of the Man Of God.
In other words: Don’t believe your lying eyes. Keep trusting the same people and the same institutions that got us here, and all will be well. Submission is the answer.
Don’t listen to the cultural elites who tell you that you’re getting fleeced, because they’re all Marxists.
Don’t listen to the cultural elites who tell you that you’re getting fleeced, because they’re all Marxists.
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