Responding with Grace When Political Temperatures Rise

Russell Moore

Curtis Chang and David French talk with Ashley Hales and Russell Moore on gospel hope.

How can Christians act with integrity, fortitude, and gospel hope in a volatile political season?

That’s the question that David French, Curtis Chang, Ashley Hales, and Russell Moore consider on this special episode. Recorded live at a spring The After Party event in Washington, DC, this spring, the first half of the episode features a live panel discussion. In the second half, Moore, Chang, and French consider audience questions on practical engagement for Christians.

Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest(s) include:

The After Party
David French
Curtis Chang
Ashley Hales
“Firm Centers and Soft Edges”
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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