Strange Bedfellows, These Evangelicals

Polarized politics in 21st century America are rooted in the cultural conflict of the 1960s, with race and religion at the forefront, historian Wayne Flynt told a conference at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas.

Flynt, emeritus professor of history at Auburn University, spoke on “Baptists, Evangelicals and Modern American Politics.” The UMHB College of Christian Studies sponsored the Oct. 12-13 conference on “Baptists and the Shaping of American Culture.”