Faith, Apostasy, and Family: The Himes Brothers on John R. Rice

This episode explores the legacy of John R. Rice through contrasting biographies by his grandsons, Andrew Himes and John Himes. Andrew, raised in a fundamentalist family but later embracing communism, contrasts his grandfather's faith with his own journey of apostasy in The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family. In contrast, John, a missionary and committed fundamentalist, offers a faithful account of Rice’s ministry in John R. Rice: The Last Revivalist of the 20th Century. The discussion examines their divergent worldviews, the impact of their upbringing, and the lessons these paths provide for Christian parents and believers facing modern challenges to faith.