2.27 D. G. Hart, David Schrock, Brad Green • Interview • “The Rise and Fall of J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism“

Timestamps to Know

• Intro: 00:32
• Hart’s Background and Interest in Machen – 03:55
• Influence of Machen on Dr. Green 07:55
• What Were the Liberals Defending? – 11:00
• Defining Protestant Liberalism – 13:57
• Applying the History of Machen’s Time to Today – 19:03
• Impact of Christianity & Liberalism in 1923 & following – 24:56
• How Did Machen Handle the Pushback? – 28:13
• Why Is There a Tendency to Call Something Like Machen’s Position ‘Unkind & Uncharitable’? – 32:50
• How Would You Encourage Those Today to Be Courageous? – 39:26
• For First-Time Readers of Christianity & Liberalism – 46:09
• Outro – 47:50

 Resources to Click

• The Rise and Fall of J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism – D.G. Hart

Books to Read

• Christianity & Liberalism – J. Gresham Machen
• Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of the Conservative Protestant – DG Hart
• J. Gresham Machen: Selected Shorter Writings – ed. D.G. Hart