The fight for America's soul is being fought – and, it seems, lost – on university campuses. According to a 2017 survey by the Pew Research Centre, Millennials are more likely to identify as Democrats than Republicans by a 20-point margin. An even more astonishing poll, conducted in 2016, found that only 37 per cent had a “very unfavourable” view of communism. Fully 64 per cent agreed with the Marxian mantra, “From each according to his abilities; to each according to his needs.”
Christians struggle to confront this looming leftward tilt. The Evangelical Right has forged strong political alliances with politicians like Donald Trump (who can hardly be called a traditionalist) in the hopes of securing concessions on religious liberty. Others have advocated a retreat from mainstream society, as does Rod Dreher in his bestseller The Benedict Option.
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