Published March 25, 2025
There’s a quiet irony unfolding in the evangelical church today. After decades of lamenting cultural decay, many Christians like me are watching with fascination, and some degree of caution, as the broader culture shows signs of a rightward shift after the 2024 election.
This week, Axios put out what I can only call a stunning article on the abysmal state of the Democratic Party. That article follows from an interview the New York Times’s Ezra Klein did with Democratic pollster David Shor, revealing the same trend: a general cultural rejection of progressivism that appears to be happening at virtually all levels of American life, especially among Gen Z, which is forecasted to become one of the most conservative generations on record. This is particularly true of younger men, who are decidedly more conservative.
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Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., is a Fellow in the Evangelicals and Civic Life Program at The Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is also the Dean of the School of Theology and Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and the founding Managing Editor of WORLD Opinions. He co-hosts The Bully Pulpit, a weekly podcast exploring faith, culture, and politics from a conservative Christian perspective.
