Sexual scandals
Discuss an issue or challenge facing contemporary Christianity.
Formulate a thesis statement and an argument regarding a current problem or challenge facing Christianity in the United States.
· Review the textbook chapter 5 “The Twentieth Century, 1914 to the Present,” pages 286 through 344.
· Feel free to search for other sources in peer reviewed journals (using JSTOR in the library) or online sources about current issues of faith.
· Topic:
· Sexual scandals and abuse among Protestant celebrity pastors and Catholic priests.
· Read and provide citations from one of the following articles, books, or from 3 other sources of your own choosing:
Books
· Greg Boyd, The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is destroying the Church, 2009.
· Mark Van Stanwyck, unKingdom, Second Edition: Repenting of Christianity in America
· John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus, 1994.
· Kristen du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 2020.
Articles:
· Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry, “Is Christian Nationalism Growing or Declining? Both.” The Washington Post, October 25, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/25/republicans-christian-nationalism-midterms/Links to an external site.
· David Brooks, “The Terrifying Future of the American Right” The Atlantic, November 18, 2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/Links to an external site.
· David French, “Discerning the Difference between Christian Nationalism or Christian Patriotism.” The Dispatch, Jan. 31, 2021 https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/frenchpress/discerning-the-difference-between/Links to an external site.
Write a well-organized essay with a minimum of 1000 to 1200 words