CH262: American Church History 2 — Prophetic Justice, Supreme Court Shifts, and Counterculture (1950s–1970s)

This episode examines the profound transformation of American Christianity between the 1950s and 1970s, moving from a comfortable post-war civil religion into a fractured landscape of prophetic activism and legal reform. The text highlights how the Black church served as the political and theological engine for the Civil Rights Movement, utilizing nonviolent resistance to challenge systemic injustice. It further details the Supreme Court’s landmark rulings on school prayer, which dismantled the de facto Protestant establishment and sparked a lasting debate over the separation of church and state. Finally, the narrative explores the rise of Black Liberation Theology and Latino labor activism, illustrating a shift toward a faith that identifies primarily with the poor and the marginalized.This podcast was created with the assistance of AI tools.