1950’s Christianity for Today?

There is little question in my mind that the 50s in America were a better time, in terms of social goodness and a thriving Christianity, than the decades following. A new piece in the superb journal, Touchstone Magazine, though, provides a provocative look back into that oft-lauded time and asks a few probing questions, such as:

“Are the 1950s in any way a useful model for American Christians of the twenty-first century? Would we like to go back? Would it be better, for instance, if the movie moguls returned to producing religious epics like The Ten Commandments, with their earnest depictions of the power of God? Would the renewal of prayers before football games in any way strengthen the fabric of public life?”

Their answer might surprise you. Read the feature here.