I am excited about our exchange. I just finished God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission To Save America, in which you followed students at Patrick Henry College, a small, recently founded school designed to further the education of ambitious, home-schooled Christians. I enjoyed it immensely both because of the moving stories it told of kids trying to “find themselves” in an insular Christian environment and because of the broader theme of Christian political and cultural engagement it explored. There’s plenty for us to discuss.

I’ll begin with a confession of sorts. I really disliked certain parts of the book. For instance, I hated the descriptions of the all-too-eager Christian kids who equated conservative politics with Jesus. The problem wasn’t with you but with me. Those parts hit just a bit too close to home, making me squirm because that is the mind-set in which I lived for too many years. I’ve come to realize such an attitude is many things—but Christian isn’t one of them.

And so begins an interesting debate between two authors, Hanna Rosin God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America and David Kuo, Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction.

Their email exchange reads like listening in on a good conversation.

The Brave New Evangelical World
Should we be Scared of the Evangelical Elites?
Patrick Henry College’s Delta Force for Christian Politics
Hillary Clinton, Osama Bin Laden - What’s the Difference?
How the Clintons Test Patrick Henry Students

Like I said this exhange at Slate reads easy. No inside language, no rancour, or hyperbole, just two authors discussing something they are passionate about.

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