Evangelical Neo-Marxists of the 1980s Go Mainstream. (Part 1). Topic: In the 1970s and 1980s Neo-Marxist Jim Wallis and Tony Campolo were known for promoting liberation theology (Marxism merged with Christianity) and they were NOT embraced by the majority of evangelical leaders but were in fact opposed. But today in 2018, Jim Wallis & Tony Campolo have gone mainstream and proof positive is the popularity of Neo-Marxist pastors like Tim Keller. Topic: Tony Campolo has written in a very hostile manner about dispensationalists. Topic: Tony Campolo believed that those that were anti-communist were part of the forces of darkness. Topic: We take your calls.