How things change. Today I was reading some of Jeremiah Wright‘s sermons and came across this line in a sermon titled “Good News for Good Parents”: When all the boys want to wear their pants halfway down their hips with […]
Archives for April 2021
The Christians & the Vaccine project
Curtis Chang, a theologian at Duke Divinity School and Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary, and Kris Carter, a Christian entrepreneur, are trying to get evangelicals to take the COVID-19 vaccine. They have started the “Christians and the Vaccine Project.” […]
A conservative case for reparations
I spent a day with Washington Post contributor and Ohio journalist Gary Abernathy in February 2020, just before the pandemic hit. He was part of a group of students and teachers who visited Messiah University as part of a Georgetown […]
David Brooks: “The hyperpopulist wing of the G.O.P. seems to be crashing through the floor of philosophic liberalism into an abyss of authoritarian impulsiveness”
The New York Times columnist is worried about American democracy. Here is a taste of Brooks’s latest piece: Liberal democracy is based on a level of optimism, faith and a sense of security. It’s based on confidence in the humanistic […]
The New Republic continues to validate evangelical conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas
Earlier this month, The New Republic published a “debate” between conservative writer Matt Labish and court evangelical Eric Metaxas. Here is what I wrote on April 5, 2021: …let’s remember that Eric Metaxas: Appears to be an anti-vaxxer. Believes the conspiracy […]
Michael Hammond is the next president of Gordon College
More big news in the Christian college world. Last month we reported that Taylor University, a Christian college in Upland, Indiana, announced former Gordon College president Michael Lindsay as its new president. Today we learn that Michael Hammond, a historian […]
Obama faith adviser Joshua DuBois calls out Trump faith-adviser Johnnie Moore
Joshua DuBois had some strong words for former court evangelical Johnnie Moore. The former Obama spiritual adviser and the author of The President’s Devotional pulled few punches at a recent ZOOM event, accusing Moore of indirectly contributing to the creation […]
The Biden backtrack on refugees explained
Last week the Biden Administration announced that it would not raise the number of refugees permitted to resettle in the United States. In the process, he broke a promise he made to faith-based groups. During the 2020 presidential campaign Biden […]
Most popular posts of the last week
Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Howard University drops its classics department. Cornel West calls it a “spiritual catastrophe” Bonus evangelical roundup: What are evangelical leaders saying about the […]
The Shockingly Ordinary American Evangelicals
New polling suggests that when it comes to our present political moment, American evangelicals look, well, pretty American.
When Liberals Championed Religious Liberty
Today, liberals and conservatives square off over religious liberty. Their shared past points to a better end.
Here is how you can support Current as we wrap-up week three:
Current is now in its third week of publication. I hope you are enjoying our daily pieces. We are pleased with how things are going so far and even more excited about some of the features coming in the next […]
Which U.S. Senate seats are most likely to flip in 2022?
According to CNN’s Simone Pathe they are: Pennsylvania: Pat Toomey (R) currently holds the seat. He is retiring. Georgia: Raphael Warnock (D) currently holds the seat. Wisconsin: Ron Johnson (R) currently holds the seat. North Carolina: Richard Burr (R) currently […]
Did Benjamin Franklin successfully thwart cancel culture?
Here is “presidential historian” Jane Hampton Cook yesterday on Fox News: Cook’s appearance follows this article at Fox News. What qualifies one as a “presidential historian?” Unfortunately, Cook doesn’t really know what she is talking about here. Cook comes from […]
Evangelical roundup: April 22, 2021
What is happening in Evangelicalland? We covered the evangelical response to the Chauvin verdict in yesterday’s bonus roundup. (We’ve added a few more responses below). It looks like a lot of evangelicals are debating “wokeness”: Katelyn Beaty weighs in: David […]
Look Who I Found
Harry Connick Jr. can help you get through this pandemic
What are evangelicals thinking about our country these days?
Here are some data I culled from the recent Morning Consult survey: 43% of Evangelicals believe the country is “going in the right direction.” 57% believe the country has “gotten off on the wrong track.” 47% of Evangelicals either “strongly […]
Bonus evangelical roundup: What are evangelical leaders saying about the Chauvin verdict?
Yesterday a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. How did the evangelical community respond? The Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center tweeted about big tech, mail-in-voting and microchips, but nothing about the Chauvin […]
Out of the Zoo: Saying Goodbye
Annie Thorn is senior history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she is writing a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.” It focuses on life as a […]
A Second Glance
A hidden history lurks in the images featured in PBS’s The Black Church. Why didn’t its creators tell it?