Is Gavin Ortlund Right About "The Third Way" Approach to Politics?
Canon & Creed
apologetics
October 13, 2025
How should Christians engage in politics and is Tim Keller's "Third Way" the best solution? My friend Doug TenNapel from @douginexile joins me to react to a video that Gavin Ortlund from @TruthUnites recently put out defending such.
Video in review: https://youtu.be/RsbHLmfl7NA?si=QHiKo5nPvok8Cqy2
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:47 - Gavin's Thesis and Target
05:08 - Appeal 1: Steel Man Third Wayism
08:20 - Doug Reacts to Appeal 1
15:10 - JD Greear and "Black Lives Matter"
19:51 - Doug Responds to JD Greear
22:19 - Melanin and Identity
24:01 - Any Victories of Third Wayism?
30:04 - Gavin Defines "Third Way-ism"
32:37 - Doug Reacts to Gavin's Definition
40:30 - Appeal 2: Beware of "No Enemies to My Right" Mentality
42:55 - Doug Reacts to Appeal 2
51:19 - Gavin Addressing Issues on the Right
1:02:13 - Appeal 3: Lack of Charity in Discourse
1:08:53 - Passive Aggressive Behavior
1:11:38 - Abuse of Masculinity
1:12:06 - Gavin on All or Nothing Thinking
1:16:44 - Moral Equivalence: Abortion vs. Climate Change
1:24:10 - Passive Aggressiveness Among The Third Way
1:27:58 - Wrapping Up
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