
Cancel Culture, The Inner-Ring, New Statues That Should Be Built, and Summer Reading Lists
Life and Books and Everything — Clearly ReformedCancel Culture, The Inner-Ring, New Statues That Should Be Built, and Summer Reading Lists
August 10, 2020

Life and Books and EverythingClearly Reformed
Originally released on July 1st, 2020, Kevin DeYoung, Collin Hansen, and Justin Taylor discuss cancel culture, the inner-ring, new statues that they think should be built, and their summer reading lists.
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