The dog caught the bus. Now what? The leaders of the prolife movement–especially the conservative evangelical wing of the movement–spent so much time, energy, and money chasing the Roe v. Wade bus that it failed to think deeply about what […]
Archives for August 2022
Abortion politics is not going away
Some thought that the Supreme Court abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson might shift the political focus this election season to a struggling economy. But this week things got more complicated. Today’s job report suggests that the economy is not […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “With Every Victory the Christian Right Becomes Less Christian“ Jay Green, “The Baptismal Vows of Michael Corleone“ Eric Miller, “These Truths? Which Truths?“ Adam Jortner, “The Joe Biden […]
Remembering Ron Sider
Every time my life intersected with Ron Sider I left a better person
Christianity Today names Russell Moore Editor in Chief
More news from the world of evangelicalism. Here is Christianity Today CEO Timothy Dalrymple: What makes a person great in the world is not the possession of extraordinary talent but a fierce and persistent application of talent, guided by courage […]
Vin Scully: The guy didn’t just do baseball
Watch: Some context:
Springsteen fans face a “crisis of faith”
Bruce has long asked his fans to take a leap of faith: Leap of faith? More like a “crisis of faith”: We covered the insanely high Springsteen ticket prices here and here. Here is Allison Stewart at The Washington Post: […]
Is today’s anti-abortion movement analogous to the 19th-century push for the prohibition of alcohol?
Some of you may remember Chris Shannon’s recent Current feature, “Analogies of Abortion.” The piece criticized a New York Times op-ed by Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin. (Some of you will recall Kazin’s Current review of Anthea Butler’s White Evangelical […]
Byron Borger reviews In Praise of Good Bookstores
If you read this blog, you know Byron Borger. He and his wife Beth run the Hearts & Minds bookstore in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, the best Christian bookstore in the country. Over at Christianity Today, Borger reviews Jeff Deutsch’s book In […]
Evangelical roundup for August 4, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? White Southern evangelicals are leaving churches. Most complaints about “evangelical elites“ How “weak” is evangelical theology? Southern Baptists appoint a pastor to lead the fight against sexual abuse: Beth Moore orders her tombstone: The […]
A Story in Two Parts
A history of Polish-Ukrainian violence—and sometime solidarity
More on the plagiarism accusations made against Princeton historian Kevin Kruse
Get up to speed here. The Daily Princetonian has more reporting. Kruse has not interacted with his more than 500,000 Twitter followers since the story broke on June 14, 2022. Here are some highlights from the piece by Amy Ciceu […]
Scarlett Lewis channels the voice of God
Watch the mother of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre confront conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in court yesterday:
Vin Scully on how he fell in love with broadcasting
Watch this 2013 interview with Mets announcer Gary Cohen. “God has been so good to me.” Cohen, in my opinion, is now the best baseball announcer alive.
Vin Scully, RIP
Scully was a native New Yorker and grew-up at New York Giants (baseball) fan: Scully was silent for more than 1 minute and 47 seconds at the end of this “call.”
Send it back to the states: Kansas rejects an amendment to restrict abortion rights
Will the overturning of Roe v. Wade end abortion in America? No. Decisions concerning abortion rights will now be settled in the individual states. Yesterday Kansas decided to support abortion rights. Here is The Washington Post: In a major victory […]
Annette Gordon-Reed on race in America
Chris Lehmann interviews the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian at Forum. Here is a taste: Chris Lehmann: In your recent book, On Juneteenth, you wrote very powerfully about the kind of stories that need to be told with regard to your experience growing […]
The Joe Biden Good-Time Action Adventure Hour!
Politicians ignoring ordinary citizens? Write a play instead!Â
Redlining: 1860-Present
ArcGIS Story Maps has published a very valuable resource on redlining in American history. Redlining is perhaps the best illustration we have of systemic racism in America. Indeed, white people created public policy in American cities to keep Blacks segregated […]