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Former Baptist Leader Sees A Crisis Of Faith In America — But Also A Way Forward : Consider This from NPR For years, Russell Moore was one of the top officials in the Southern Baptist Convention. But after he criticized Donald Trump, Moore found himself ostracized from many other Evangelical leaders who embraced Trump and Trumpism.

Moore eventually resigned from his post, and found himself on the outside of a denomination that had, up until that point, defined his life.

Today, Moore argues that Christianity is in crisis in America, and he explores a way forward for the faith he loves in his book, "Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call For Evangelical America."

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Former Baptist Leader Sees A Crisis Of Faith In America — But Also A Way Forward

Former Baptist Leader Sees A Crisis Of Faith In America — But Also A Way Forward

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Supporters pray as President Donald Trump speaks during an "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on Jan. 03, 2020 in Miami. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Supporters pray as President Donald Trump speaks during an "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on Jan. 03, 2020 in Miami.

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For years, Russell Moore was one of the top officials in the Southern Baptist Convention. But after he criticized Donald Trump, Moore found himself ostracized from many other Evangelical leaders who embraced Trump and Trumpism.

Moore eventually resigned from his post, and found himself on the outside of a denomination that had, up until that point, defined his life.

Today, Moore argues that Christianity is in crisis in America, and he explores a way forward for the faith he loves in his book, "Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call For Evangelical America."

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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Gabriel Sanchez and Marc Rivers. It was edited by Sarah Handel and William Troop. Sami Yenigun is our executive producer.