Evangelicals’ engagement in society discussed Monday night
Join us for the second Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, Feb. 1, when independent scholar Laura Gifford speaks on the topic “God’s Own Party or Grand Old Phantasm? Contemplating the Growth of the Religious Right” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The history of Christian, and especially evangelical Christian, involvement in the nation’s political, social, and economic life since the 1960s is far more complex than contemporary stereotypes might indicate. Gifford will share narratives of evangelicals’ engagement with war, the economy, and abortion that may complicate our understanding of Christianity and politics.
The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Christianity and Pop Culture.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.