For the first episode of 2021, Matt, Derek, and Alastair apply their expertise and experience to thinking theologically about the pro-Trump protest that turned into an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Is this the fruit of ejecting God from our public life? Is it possible to seek power in good faith? How should the church shepherd their congregations in this chaos?
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Timestamps:
Mere Fidelity Book of the Month [0:00 – 2:03]
What Happened on January 6 [2:03 – 13:17]
Whataboutism and the Unequal Treatment of Violence [13:17 – 25:54]
The Secularity of Politics [25:54 – 30:39]
The Entanglement of Morality & Power [30:39 – 44:03]
How should the church respond to the chaos? [44:03 – 51:10]
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Matthew Lee Anderson
Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.
