Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham

Shepherds for Sale

How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

Megan Basham

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 30, 2024

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years.

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A blunt, accessible look at church leadership, public politics, and the questions around both.
Genres
Religion & Politics, Christian Social Issues, Conservatism & Liberalism
Published
HarperCollins, July 30, 2024

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bold, clear, and very well-researched.”—John MacArthur "Some will quibble over details, but no one should miss the powerful warning in this book. We face a gathering storm, as Winston Churchill warned a century ago, but this time the enemy is inside as well as outside the gates.

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Every convinced and unashamed Evangelical should read, ponder, and pray over this important book."—Os Guinness How deeply have leftist billionaires infiltrated America’s churches? In Shepherds for Sale, Megan Basham of the Daily Wire documents how progressive powerbrokers —from George Soros, to the founder of eBay, to former members of the Obama administration— set out to change the American church. Their goal: to co-opt evangelicals for political purposes. She exposes: · The left-wing billionaires, foundations, and think tanks that deliberately target Christian media, universities, megachurches, nonprofits, and even entire denominations · The celebrity megachurch pastor who secretly encouraged a group of pastors to change their views on sexuality · The revered Presbyterian theologian who backed a congregation rebelling against his own denomination These are just a glimpse into the compromises and astroturf campaigns Basham uncovers. Many evangelical leaders are pushing their members to “whisper” about sexual sins, reconsider the importance of abortion, lament the effects of climate change, and repent of “perpetuating systemic racism.” And in exchange for toeing a left-wing line, many of those church leaders and institutions have received cash, career jumps, prestige, and praise. Basham brings the receipts, and names names. A rigorously reported exposé, Shepherds for Sale is a warning of what happens when the church trusts the world’s wisdom instead of Scripture.

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A blunt, accessible look at church leadership, public politics, and the questions around both.

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Religion & Politics52%
Christian Social Issues16%
Conservatism & Liberalism13%

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  • Conservatism & Liberalism
  • Corruption & Misconduct
  • Canon & Church Law
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Authors
Megan Basham
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 30, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Conservatism & Liberalism