Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: John Fea, “What is Elite Evangelicalism?” Daniel K. Williams, “Evangelicals and the Care for the Poor” Robert Erle Barham, “Infestation” Kevin Krahenbuhl, “A Media Holiday” John Fea, “When Should History […]
Archives for October 2021
BOOK MARKS: To See What Will Infect You
“Nothing makes a deep impression anymore.”
Speech of the day
Angus King, independent senator from Maine:
The Author’s Corner with Jared Hardesty
Jared Hardesty is Assistant Professor of History at Western Washington University. This interview is based on his new book, Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate (NYU Press, 2021). JF: What led you to […]
Evangelical roundup for October 21, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land?: The latest on the missionaries captured in Haiti. And here. Ibram X. Kendi and Tim Keller dialogue about racism and anti-racism: Donald Lewis, RIP: The World Evangelical Alliance has a new leader. Guns to […]
When Should History Teachers Invoke Donald Trump?
Using a history classroom to promote a political agenda is pedagogical malpractice
CURRENT Mailbag: “My daughter has fallen into the hands of a sect with a cult of personality surrounding its authoritarian pastor”
We have posted about Jack Hibbs and Calvary Chapel–Chino Hills before. I have heard from area pastors who are concerned about his church and people who are worried about attending the Christian nationalist, pro-Trump, anti-mask, and anti-vaccine mandate congregation. Today […]
Episode 24: “Let the People Speak”
The Senate debates and then votes on a Federal Marriage Amendment Episode 24: “Let the People Speak” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, […]
Evangelical Churches and the Care of the Poor
An approach that seems like common sense runs foul of both scripture and history
Pope Francis addresses “social poets”
Francis takes on credit institutions, pharmaceutical companies, mining, agribusiness, food corporations, arms manufacturers, technology and telecommunications giants who promote fake news, and neo-colonialism. Here is a taste of the text of the Pope’s latest video message “for the popular movements”: […]
Tom Mulaney: Keep doing what you are doing!
I follow eight people on TikTok. One of them is Tom Mulaney, the “First Gen Professor.” Mulaney teaches Chinese history at Stanford, but in recent years has developed a social media following by offering advice to faculty, graduate students, and […]
More on the new Lost Cause
Are we seeing a new Lost Cause? David Graham of The Atlantic thinks so. So do these scholars and writers: The Evangelical Lost Cause comes to Orlando Are conservatives advancing a new Lost Cause? The Evangelical Lost Cause is alive […]
“Death, for all us, is a journey interrupted”
When was the last time you saw material like this from New York Times opinion writer? Thank you Tish Harrison Warren. A taste: The truth is, no one — not priests, not scientists, not the most ardent atheist, not the […]
Infestation
On this troubled earth, daybreak can’t come quickly enough
Trump, Christian nationalism and making coffee on camera: an interview with WORD & WAY
I was recently a guest on Brian Kaylor’s podcast “Dangerous Dogma.” The podcast is sponsored by Word & Way, a Christian magazine edited by Brian Kaylor. Learn more here. Listen: Brian and I were recently featured on a CBS mini-documentary […]
Colin Powell: “What if Obama WAS a Muslim?”
RIP Obituary. This October 2008 is a nice window into Powell’s politics:
Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg defends his decision to take family leave
Here NBC News: WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended paid family leave Sunday after Fox News host Tucker Carlson mocked him for taking paternity leave to care for his newborn twins. “When somebody welcomes a new child into their […]
Kamala Harris featured in Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s “Souls to the Polls” initiative
Here is Yahoo News: Hundreds of churches across Virginia are set to air a political ad starring Vice President Kamala Harris — a move that has raised eyebrows regarding the legality of bringing political campaigns into houses of worship. Between […]
What is going on at Cornerstone University?
Cornerstone University is a Christian college in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Recently a group of alumni wrote an open letter to the board of trustees about the direction the university is taking under the leadership of new president Gerson Moreno-Riaño. The […]
Evangelical roundup for October 18, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land: Patriot churches Kristin Du Mez got triggered by Thomas Kidd’s take on Carl Trueman’s take on elite evangelicalism. Two George Marsden students here: Darryl Hart causing more trouble, as he is prone to do: […]