In this interview, Rebecca McLaughlin highlights the failure of the ”secularization hypothesis“—the idea that religion would eventually disappear with more education and technology—arguing that believers have much to be hopeful about when it comes to the spread of Christianity around the world. She also responds to two common charges often levied against conservative Christianity: that it’s anti-science and that it’s homophobic.
Rebecca McLaughlin is the author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion.
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