Social Justice Goes To Church: The New Left in Modern American Evangelicalism

In order to understand why so many in the church have supported political causes of the left in recent years, it's important to know a little history. In the 1970s, many campus radicals, from Christian homes, brought their neo-Marxist ideas from college, back to their churches. At first, figures like Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Richard Mouw accomplished much for their progressive Christian cause, but after the defeat of Jimmy Carter, the religious right stole all the headlines.Today, a new crop of mainstream evangelicals is taking up the cause of the New Left, whether they know it or not. As pro-life evangelicals rush to support movements like Black Lives Matter and Me Too, it is important to realize that they are walking in footsteps already laid down. Their movement may be more successful, but it is not new. To understand where this movement is going, it's vital to understand the original vision behind the movement.Social Justice Goes to Church: The New Left in Modern American Evangelicalism does just that. It explains the past, so you can understand the way evangelicals think about politics and why so many of them have adopted a liberal political philosophy, in contrast to how the media portrays them.