Playwright Tackles a Schism Among the Flock

Lucas Hnath grew up in an evangelical church. His mother became a minister, and he thought he might do the same. Instead, he became a playwright, and now he’s written a knowing script about congregational tremors set off by a doctrinal dispute inside a megachurch.

But what does the author of “The Christians” believe himself? That, he’s not going to tell you.