Ep. 560 — Tim Alberta

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Journalist Tim Alberta grew up in the evangelical church and has watched with both concern and interest as some factions of the faith have changed over the years. Following the death of his pastor father, Tim decided to take a closer look at American evangelicalism. He published the book “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism” in December 2023. Tim joined David to talk about his new book, the profitability and politicization of the evangelical movement, the Moral Majority and the history of evangelical victimization, Donald Trump’s threat to religious freedom, and the real Nikki Haley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.6	the Ax Axiles.
0:43.2	With your host, David Axelrod.
0:46.5	For my money, there's no more talented, thoughtful, or interesting journalists in the country
0:50.9	than Tim Alberta of the Atlantic.
0:53.0	In his new book, The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism reflects why.
1:00.0	It's an extraordinary look inside the politicization and the capture of the
1:04.4	evangelical church by Christian nationalists and craven politicians over decades.
1:09.2	But the book is more. It's also a moving memoir, because Tim's late father was an
1:14.4	evangelical pastor. Tim grew up in the church and experienced that shift, even in
1:19.7	his own church community. It's really a fascinating work I sat down and talked with
1:24.5	him about it the other day and here's that conversation.
1:29.2	Tim Alberta, my friend I've been so eager to chat with you, it's great to see you.
1:36.4	Great to see you, acts. Been too long.
1:38.8	Yeah, yeah. Well the occasion for us chatting are a couple of things.
1:44.0	One is you have a new book coming out,
1:46.0	The Kingdom, The Power and the Glory American Evangelicals
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