In Part Four of this series on Evangelical Anti-intellectualism Anthony Alberino takes a look at the problem from a sociological perspective. In addition to a historical legacy which still influences the evangelical community today, there are societal conditions that are exacerbating and reinforcing anti-intellectual tendencies in the church. As many observers and critics of popular culture have noted, there has been a general demise in our ability to think critically. Some have even referred to ours as the “idiot culture.” There are two broad modern trends that are contributing to the stupefying of American culture, one trend that has taken place at the level of the university and the other at the level of popular culture. First is the specialization of knowledge in higher education. The second is the universalization of knowledge at the level o ...