The Church & Politics - Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik July 18th, 2008

Our Favorite Lib., Tony Campolo, joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to give us the latest on his efforts to represent pro-lifers “to the highest members of the Democratic Party.” Use one of the options below to listen.

Mr. Campolo has been appointed to the Democratic Party's platform committee and he says Democratic officials are open to hearing his argument that abortion is a human rights issue. We talk about that and the need for Christians to "speak truth to power& … (Read More)

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An Evangelical Manifesto - Guinness & Smith on SBE

Erik July 11th, 2008

Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss An Evangelical Manifesto with one of its primary authors, Os Guinness, and one of its more vocal critics, Warren Smith.

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The culture wars have created a lot of confusion and consternation around the term "Evangelical." So, a group of Christian leaders have come together to clear things up with An Evangelical Manifesto. Os Guinness and the other authors of the manifesto hope to, "ma … (Read More)

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We the Purple - Marcia Ford on SBE

Erik May 30th, 2008

Sick of partisan politics? Are independent voters on the verge of ushering in real change, or will the two-party system squelch their voice?

Marcia Ford, author of We the Purple: Faith, Politics and the Independent Voter, joins us on this edition of SBE to talk about how rabid partisanship is prompting voters to go independent and how the Republicans & Democrats are reacting.

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Click here to visit Marcia's blog. Also, here's a link to the … (Read More)

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The Faith-Driven Vote

Erik March 28th, 2008

The president and strategic leader of The Barna Group, David Kinnaman is on SBE this week to talk about understanding the faith-driven vote.

What are the moral and social issues that concern Christian voters the most? How do those concerns compare with the U.S. population as a whole? And what about the volatile utopian cocktail that often results when mixing faith and politics? Use one of the options below to listen.

Since joining Barna in 1995, David has designed and analyzed nearly f … (Read More)

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Steve & Schaeffer on "Crazy for God" (Re-Air)

Erik March 21st, 2008

Radio stations across the country will be re-airing the previously broadcast episode of SBE with New York Times best-selling author Frank Schaeffer. Join us as we talk about his book, Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back. Use one of the options below to listen.

As the son of famous evangelists Francis and Edith Schaeffer, Frank grew up at L'Abri in Switzerland, and eventually helped to form t … (Read More)

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A New Kind of Conservative

Erik February 29th, 2008

If you're a politically conservative Christian, but feel misrepresented by the Religious Right, don't miss this week's Steve Brown Etc. Conservative spokesman, author and pastor Dr. Joel Hunter joined us to talk about his new book, A New Kind of Conservative.

Dr. Hunter holds traditional biblical stands on abortion and homosexuality, but is at the same time seeking to expand the political discussion to include other biblical concerns, such as poverty, justice issues, the enviro … (Read More)

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