Chelsen Vicari

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Evangelical Program Director — The Institute for Religion and Democracy

Chelsen Vicari serves as IRD’s Evangelical Program Director. She is the author of Distortion: How the New Christian Left is Twisting the Gospel and Damaging the Faith. Prior to joining the IRD, she worked for Concerned Women for America, the nation’s largest faith-based women’s public policy organization. Her articles have appeared in TheBlaze, The Christian Post, and RealClearReligion. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and History from Radford University and a Master’s degree in International Politics from Regent University’s Robertson School of Government.

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Distortion: How the New Christian Left is Twisting the Gospel and Damaging the Faith

Peek behind the curtain of some “hip” or “progressive” evangelical churches, past the savvy trends and contemporary music, and what you find may surpr...

Featured on: Monday, June 4, 2018

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