The Areopagus - Evangelical Disintegration

In 2009, Michael “The Internet Monk” Spencer predicted the collapse of American Evangelicalism within 10 years. Using this frame of reference, Dcn. Seraphim Rohlin joins the Areopagites to discuss a 2024 Christianity Today article titled “The Loosening of American Evangelicalism.” What is going on with this most visible of American religious groups? 0:00 - Intro 2:33 - "The coming Evangelical collapse" 18:46 - The Emergent Church 47:33 - A fragmented response to the Culture War 52:29 - Progressive takeover of institutions 1:04:24 - Failure to pass on a faith that can survive the secular onslaught 1:16:50 - The big church culture shift 1:45:26 - "No sectarians in post-Christian foxholes" 1:56:09 - Closing thoughts Michael Spencer article (2009): https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2009/0310/p09s01-coop.html Brad East article (2024): https://web.archive.org/web/20250602171250/https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/05/loosening-of-american-evangelicalism-norms-taboos-liturgy/ -- QUESTIONS ABOUT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY / HELP FINDING A PARISH: https://www.orthodoxintro.org/ MORE INFO ON ME: http://andrewstephendamick.com MY BOOKS: https://store.ancientfaith.com/fr-andrew-stephen-damick/ BOOK ME FOR YOUR EVENT: See email in channel description. SUPPORT: https://ancientfaith.com/support If you would like to support the work that I do, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Ancient Faith Ministries.