What Has Shaped My Beliefs

Growing up in the church, and being born again inside it.

Two facts about my life have, I think, shaped my beliefs more than almost anything else. First, I grew up in the conservative evangelical church. Second, I was saved—born again as a true Christian—as a 20-year-old, having grown up in the church. The first fact has made me more sympathetic to ideas and attitudes that are labeled “liberal.” The second fac…