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Evangelical roundup for November 8, 2021

John Fea   |  November 8, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land?

Evangelicals love guns

Rachel Denhollander calls Liberty University to task. And this.

Praying for the persecuted church.

Is Darryl Hart on to something here?:

not meaning to trigger anyone but is Anglicanism mainly a "classy" version of evangelicalism? a thought while reading this from the gatekeeper of evangelicalismhttps://t.co/sLlGJsDu45

— D G Hart (@oldlife) November 7, 2021

Finishing Rachel Held Evans’s last book.

The New Yorker profiles Rachel Held Evans.

This person mapped Reformed evangelicalism:

Liberty U is connected to the SBC is connected to the CBMW is connected to TGC is connected to Desiring God is connected to the Moscow Cult is connected to Grace To You is connected to G3 is connected to the SBC is connected to TGC is connected to Moscow is–

(1 Timothy 5:22) pic.twitter.com/OYFx9W50qi

— Josiah Hawthorne (@JosiahHawthorne) November 6, 2021

Here is a larger image:

Some commentary on the above map:

It's not a map of "evangelicalism." It's a map of "conservative evangelicalism." That's why I qualified that on purpose. It's fascinating to me that you didn't notice the intentional qualifier. It's not a map of evangelicalism. It *is* a map of extremely conservative ones.

— Anthony Bradley (@drantbradley) November 6, 2021

Kristin Kobes Du Mez likes the map:

I did something similar while writing J&JW. On butcher paper with sticky notes. This is evangelicalism.

— Kristin Du Mez (@kkdumez) November 6, 2021

More discussion on the definition of evangelicalism.

The MyPillow Guy’s latest stunt will take place on Good Friday.

Strange bedfellows:

Weather update from hell: Freeze warning in effect for hell today. I agree with PETA! https://t.co/PHYsfweYLF

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) November 6, 2021

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Asbury Seminary are suing to block vaccine mandates. (More here). This is a fair point:

Imagine a Christian university suing the government because of massive corporate corruption that has lead to low wages that are hurting their neighbor.

But no. They are suing because of this. https://t.co/VS16HaIaJ9

— The New Evangelicals (@newvangelicals) November 7, 2021

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Al Mohler’s position is clear:

Religious institutions must not be turned into instruments of government coercion. That’s why we are taking this action. The @SBTS position is clear. Thankful for @AllianceDefends. https://t.co/nX8ESxzxyi

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) November 5, 2021

In this podcast, Albert Mohler says that the second amendment is a “God-given right.”:

Are All Rights In The Constitution, Like Gun Rights, God-Given Rights? — Dr. Mohler Responds To Letters From Listeners Of The Briefing #TheBriefing https://t.co/J3fPSIrlqb

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) November 5, 2021

Evangelicals who love Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan.

Two great events in world history:

Making evangelical higher education more accessible for Hispanic students.

Timothy Keller on early Christianity and women:

Christianity afforded women much greater security and equality than had previously existed in the ancient classical world for them.

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) November 6, 2021

Rodney Stark goes into more detail about this here: https://t.co/DQA4BAM8HJ

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) November 6, 2021

Jim Wallis talks with Word & Way.

Who is leading the Southern Baptist Convention right now?

Blast from the past:

Joel Belz, founder of World magazine.

Finding evangelicalism in Hobby Lobby:

To clarify: Unfortunately, I believe Hobby Lobby and their book selection is an accurate reflection of white evangelicalism currently.

That is why I advocate for (and try to demonstrate via @RestoreATX) a post-evangelical way to follow Jesus.

— Zach W. Lambert (@ZachWLambert) November 7, 2021

Evangelicals are giving.

Interesting:

I tried to sell HarperSF a book on leaving evangelicalism in 1994. They told me it wouldn’t have an audience. 😕

— Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) November 5, 2021

Do evangelicals still care about pro-life issues?

Christian Broadcasting Network pundit and Trump court journalist thinks a health-care provider that believes in science is a “tyrannical jerk”:

TYRANNICAL JERK ALERT: Prevea Health and Aaron Rodgers end partnership. https://t.co/GoI94TcbJQ

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) November 6, 2021

Evangelicals in Oklahoma come to the defense of a man on death row.

I didn’t know that prayers could “literally kick ass”:

An evangelical student group is suing the University of Nebraska.

Daniel Silliman joins the attacks against the Bebbington Quadrilateral:

My academic journal article attacking the Bebbington quadrilateral via examination of the founding of Christianity Today that I started working on in 2017 is finally … almost … coming soon. pic.twitter.com/SxrbGOZLqt

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) November 4, 2021

Michael Lindsey is the president of Taylor University.

Creating wealth:

Every person is made in the image of God, and every healthy person can create wealth. We do so by specializing, transforming matter into resources, inventing new technologies and better ways of organizing businesses, and providing service to others.

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) November 5, 2021

Creation care as loving neighbors.

Megachurches are paying back PPP loans.

Evangelicals all over the Internet this week are praising a New Jersey truck driver:

Don’t you love it when a truck driver beats the system? Edward Durr, a truck driver from South Jersey, took down the longest-serving Senate president in NJ’s history. When you think the little guy can’t win, here’s a case to remind you that he can! https://t.co/pOcSgGqSPB

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) November 6, 2021

I think we know how Franklin is praying here:

.@Sen_JoeManchin has been in the news quite a bit. There’s a lot of pressure on him from all sides, especially from the socialist left. Pray that God will protect him & that his decisions would be the best for West Virginians—& for all Americans. https://t.co/DnUjsfeWVy

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) November 5, 2021

I don’t want to read one more Franklin Graham tweet or Facebook post about national unity:

Former HI Congresswoman @TulsiGabbard is right—VA Dem gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s loss is “a victory for all Americans…a resounding rejection of efforts to divide us by race, the stripping of parental rights, and arrogant, deaf leaders." https://t.co/QQ0DMP5kZU

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) November 4, 2021

John MacArthur sends a message about plagiarism to Southern Baptist Convention president Ed Litton.

1 in 3 white evangelicals believe the Constitution is divinely inspired.

Timothy Keller on “centrism”:

…democratic pluralism—they each exclude and marginalize different classes of people either economically or politically. There’s a lot of truth in that.

However, my concern is that none of these frameworks fit in with the full range of Biblical personal and social ethics. 2/7

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) November 6, 2021

Detached from one another and in a secular worldview “justice/equity” “freedom” “pride in one’s nation” “personal responsibility/choice” all look somewhat different than they do integrated in a Tri-une God-centered worldview. 4/7

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) November 6, 2021

jobs of this combination of transformed concepts. CST and the Black church do not fit well into any of the “Four Americas” frameworks. Majority-culture Protestants have much to learn from these bodies of teaching, but I believe we have things to contribute as well. 6/7

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) November 6, 2021

This is why I disown the term ‘centrist’ for myself – and yet, I can fully understand why I might appear that way to lots of people. True Christianity is off the spectrum, though it combines elements across it. I go into more detail about this here: https://t.co/7fGWwM0n84

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) November 6, 2021

A Christian writer tells his fellow believers to “stop being political jerks.”

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