Phil Christman in his latest book Why Christians Should Be Leftists explains why he deconstructed from the politically conservative views of his father to become a socialist. He mentions his father's political views so often that one wonders of he is rebelling against his father more than his politics. Becoming a socialist is a good way to stick it to the man as socialists in the 1960s said.
Christman teaches first-year writing at the University of Michigan. He holds an MA in English Literature and an MFA in fiction writing. At some point he attended Calvin College, which brainwashed him in Marxism. He swallowed it whole without tasting it, as one does raw oysters. He recently spoke about his book in a podcast on the Protestant Libertarian podcast. Christman says his epiphany came while reading the Sermon on the Mount with friends.
"That whole economy of losers and winners, with its implied scarcity of worthiness, had disappeared. Or not disappeared but receded: it didn't seem inevitable or fully real anymore. It seemed like a lie that needed to be undone by the constant practice of universal, constant and unvarying love.
