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