Over the years the Conference on Faith and History (CFH) has worked hard to cultivate relationships with secondary school history teachers. I have been honored over the years to be part of these initiatives and am thrilled to see this […]
Archives for November 2022
BOOK MARKS: Small Joy to Be Won
“Seeing that these young ones have enough to eat is a great hindrance to one’s reading.”
The conservative Calvinists who believe women should not have the right to vote
Over at The Roys Report, Steve Rabey has a piece about the disciples of Moscow, Idaho pastor Doug Wilson who believe that the United States made a mistake when it gave women the right to vote. Here is a taste: […]
If GOP candidates lose, Eric Metaxas and Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell will find fraud
Here is Metaxas talking to Steve Deace of Glenn Beck’s website, The Blaze: In a strange historical rant, Deace says that Christianity survived for “1700 years” because it was “subversive” and refused to “bow to Caesar.” Perhaps this is true […]
Is it “Mary’s dress sways” or “Mary’s dress waves”?
A lot of Springsteen news here, including the Boss responding to rumors that he will be part of the Taylor Swift tour. Watch:
An early autopsy of the Mastriano campaign
In case you missed it, Doug Mastriano finally conceded the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign to Josh Shapiro. Over at Real Clear Pennsylvania, political analyst Albert Eisenberg offers an post-election assessment of the campaign: Here is a taste of Eisenberg’s piece, […]
Ex-presidents who ran again
After tonight, Donald Trump will be the fifth former president on this list. As Joshua Zeitz reminds us at Politico, only four former presidents ran again after they were voted out of office. They are Martin Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, […]
Can Trump win again?
Tonight Donald Trump will announce his candidacy for the presidency in 2024. Can he win? Conservative writer Kevin Williamson thinks it’s possible. Here is a taste of his piece today at The New York Times: It will not be easy […]
The Author’s Corner with William A. Link
William A. Link is Richard J. Milbauer Chair in Southern History Emeritus at the University of Florida. This interview is based on his new book, The Last Fire-Eater: Roger A. Pryor and the Search for a Southern Identity (LSU Press, […]
Bibliophilia
Exactly how far can one page take you?
What is going on at Eastern University?
Eastern University, the school that has brought you, at one time or another, Ronald Sider (seminary faculty), Tony Campolo (faculty), Shane Claiborne (graduate), Brian Stevenson (graduate), Roberta Hestenes (president), Wilson Goode (faculty), Peter Enns (faculty), Allen Guelzo (faculty), and Doug […]
It looks like the Trump “disinfo brigade fell flat” this time around
Of course they should have fell flat in the wake of the 2020 election as well. Here is Jack Shafer at Politico: The red wave wasn’t the only conspicuous no-show on Election Day. The so-called rising tide of political disinformation […]
A former Bob Jones student reacts to the university board’s attempt to oust its president
If you aren’t familiar with this story yet, get up to speed here. John Ellis, a former Bob Jones University student who blogs at “Practically Known Theology,” has more. Here is a taste of his post, “The (Possible) Slow, Strange, […]
Mike Pence: “The president’s words were reckless. It’s clear he decided to be part of the problem”
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Evangelical roundup for November 14, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land? Evangelicals and Ron DeSantis Evangelicalism in Brazil. And evangelicals for Lula. Brazil and Texas Gen Z evangelicals vote. The “other” evangelicals. Evangelicals are a foreign policy force. An encouraging message from the National Association […]
Nice Work, America
Voters just saved democracy, and in spectacular style
Doug Mastriano concedes the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial race to Josh Shapiro
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Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: What’s happening at Christian colleges and universities? Is DeSantis the GOP front-runner for 2024? Alan Taylor reviews Stacy Schiff’s The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams New books in American political history Dwight […]
What is happening at Bob Jones University?
According to reporter Steve Rabey, the Bob Jones University may be facing an old school fundamentalist revolt. The board of the university may remove president Steve Pettit for allowing the wrong kind of worship music in chapel, letting female athletes […]
Bruce Springsteen’s St. Louis fan
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