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Ryan Burge is one of America's most well-known researchers on religion in America. In this episode, Ryan exclaims, "We can't discount the role of evangelicals in American political life... There's not a more important religious group in the political landscape today than evangelical Christian, period. Nothing comes close."
The question that remains is how young evangelicals factor into this equation -- and this is the question Kevin tackles with Ryan in this exciting kick-off episode of a brand new series exploring our recent study, Who is influencing young Evangelicals on politics?.

Few know better than Dr. Daniel Bennett about how young evangelicals are approaching politics. As Chair of the political science department at John Brown University, he meets with students every day who are navigating America's tense political landscape and wondering where they fit.
In this episode we discuss whether evangelical college students are frustrated and/or paranoid about their reputation as evangelical voters, why they study political science in the first place, and why they're listening to such diverse political influences. Daniel discusses his new book coming out soon, with an emphasis on looking to Jesus, who "has overcome to the world," when engaging with politics.
This episode is a continuation of our brand new series exploring our recent study, Who is influencing young Evangelicals on politics?

Young people today are looking around and wondering whether it's worth holding onto their Christian beliefs in society. Some feel like they have to quarantine their beliefs to be respectful among their peers.
Michael Wear is helping evangelicals reclaim their faith message in society as they pursue positions of leadership. Drawing from Neighborly Faith's new study of over 500 young evangelicals, Kevin and Michael discuss the friction that young Christians are facing in society between their faith and their reputation, and why it's critical that their faith remains central if they are to be agents of depolarization. 

This episode features Dr. Matthew Kaemingk’s presentation at the Neighborly Faith Conference, held at Wheaton College on November 1-2, 2019.
Dr. Kaemingk is an associate dean and an assistant professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, and author of Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear, which was named one of the best books of 2018 by Christianity Today.
The title of Dr. Kaemingk’s talk is “Christian-Muslim Friendship in an Age of Fear.”

This episode features a panel discussion at the Neighborly Faith Conference, held at Wheaton College on November 1-2, 2019. 
The panel featured five talented and influential evangelical leaders including Greg Jao of InterVarsity, Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson of Western Theological Seminary, Rev. Dr. Jennifer McNutt and Dr. Noah Toly of Wheaton College, and Pastor Kevin C. Brown. 
The panel begins with a response to Dr. Matthew Kaemingk’s keynote presentation on Christian-Muslim friendship. The panel is entitled, “Ask Five Experts: Why Loving All Neighbors is Important.”

This episode features Dr. Shadi Hamid’s presentation at the Neighborly Faith Conference, held at Wheaton College on November 1-2, 2019.
Dr. Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of several books including Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World. Recently, Hamid was named one of the world’s top 50 thinkers of 2019 by Prospect magazine.
The title of Dr. Hamid’s talk is “A Muslim Perspective: Can Muslims and Evangelicals Be Friends?”