What happens when you walk the highest hallways of power and then end up in prison for your role in one of America’s most famous political scandals? Such was the life of Chuck Colson. Owen Strachan — associate professor of Christian theology at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary — takes us on a journey through this fascinating individual’s life via his recently-published book, The Colson Way.
We begin the discussion with a bit of background on Owen himself, finding out what he does as the director of the Center on Gospel & Culture and how he is able to write so many books even though he is quite young. We also learn that he is answering these questions while sitting in a Toyota Highlander (which is not moving, for the record). Owen explains how he came to write about Colson, noting that as a historian he is always taking stock of who is, and who is not, being written about and finding opportunities to connect with new communities. Prof. Strachan makes a case for writing about Colson to bring this man’s life to the attention of the so-called Millennial generation, a theme that he picks up again at the end of the interview.
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