Power & American Evangelicalism: Sword or Cross? / Tim Alberta

American Christianity enjoys a great deal of power and influence at home and abroad. Is the church better for it? Is the world better for it? Or is Christian Nationalism just another idolatry—a temptation to take up the sword instead of taking up the cross? Journalist Tim Alberta (The Atlantic, POLITICO) joins Evan Rosa for a discussion of his new book, *The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism*. Tim explains his reporting on American Evangelicalism from 2019 through 2023 as well as his own Christian faith and spiritual background. He also reflects on a variety of challenging issues that influence life far upstream from political theatre, including: how faith matures or erodes; the impact of Constantinian Christianity and the Christian embrace of power, influence, and glory in American public life; the difference between Christ and Christendom, and our allegiance to one or the other; and the meaning and unique threat of idolatry—which takes on a unique form in contemporary American life.