Earlier this month the College Board removed a few writers, ideas, and subjects from its AP African American Studies course. The Board removed lessons on Black queer studies, intersectionality, the Black Lives Matter Movement, Black feminist literary thought, the reparations […]
Archives for February 2023
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
Statues and Limitations: The Use and Abuse of Historical Context
Appealing to the past for present purposes risks misleading us about the present—and the past as well
What I am reading: John Ferling
I am working on a book on America’s Revolutionary War, so most of my reading of late has focused on that conflict. But I am a voracious and omnivorous reader and I break away from the eighteenth century when possible, […]
Asbury revival roundup: February 16 at 9:25PM
Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here. Insiders tell me that there are discussions about moving the revival off the Asbury College site. Stay tuned. The president of Samford University: […]
Asbury revival roundup: February 16 at 1:20pm
Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here. Today’s schedule: How revivals spread–my feature today at CURRENT. An evangelist named Martin Luther says it’s worth the drive to Wilmore: From yesterday […]
Messiah University is looking for someone to teach an intro course on the Civil War and Reconstruction in Fall ’23
If you are interested, let me know. It will be a night class (6:15-9:15) that will meet once a week. We are looking for someone: The course is geared toward non-history majors, but it is likely that a handful of […]
A conversation with Sean Casey
Eerdmans recently invited me to join ethicist and diplomat Sean Casey to think about some connections between his book Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom (2023) and my book Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump. Casey was the […]
John Hagee opens in prayer at Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign rollout. Was this a good way to start?
Yesterday at Nikki Haley’s announcement: Somewhere along the way Nikki Haley bonded with John Hagee, the San Antonio megachurch pastor and founder of Christians United for Israel. They have made several appearances together over the years. Back in July, she […]
Evangelical roundup for February 16, 2023 at 9:30pm
What is happening in Evangelical Land? If you want to get up to speed on the Asbury Revival, we are covering that here. This roundup focuses on the currently unrevived world of evangelicalism. Women Talking There are more evangelicals than […]
The First Twitter Revival?
The Asbury Revival is spreading in the same way the First Great Awakening did
Studying history with nuance and context: some advice to graduate students
Last weekend I gave a keynote address at a graduate history conference on power and struggle that was organized by students at the University of Alabama. I encouraged the graduate students to embrace complexity and nuance in their historical study, […]
Asbury revival roundup: February 16 at 12:39AM
Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here. Insiders tell me that they heard from a student who did not recognize anyone in Hughes Auditorium tonight. What happens when the dust […]
New Jersey will expand AP African American Studies courses
While governor Ron DeSantis is trying to prevent the course from being taught in Florida, governor Phil Murphy is expanding its availability in New Jersey. Here is The Associated Press: Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday that his administration is […]
Asbury University revival roundup: February 15, 2023 at 11:25AM
Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here. No playbook: Agnus Dei: Another testimony via FB I can type what God is doing and what I experienced but it will never […]
Ted Cruz will run for Senate in 2024
Or to put it differently: Ted Cruz will not run for President of the United States in 2024. Here is Caroline Linton at CBS News: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told supporters on a call that he will be running for reelection in […]
Senator Bob Casey’s prostate cancer surgery is a success
Here is Rashard Rose and Brian Rokus at CNN: Sen. Bob Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer Tuesday afternoon and is not expected to need further treatment, his office said in a statement. “His doctor reports that, as expected, the procedure […]
Nikki Haley is officially running for president
It will be an uphill climb for the former South Carolina governor. She needs to explain why she flip-flopped on her views of Trump in the years between 2016 and 2021. On the other hand, her appeals to the culture […]
The Author’s Corner with Thomas Aiello
Thomas Aiello is Professor of History, Africana Studies, and Anthrozoology at Valdosta State University. This interview is based on his new book, Practical Radicalism and the Great Migration: The Cultural Geography of the Scott Newspaper Syndicate (University of Georgia Press, […]
Ideas in progress: Ivana Greco on American homemakers
What is the focus of your current book project? What are the big questions that you are investigating and the main stories that you hope to tell in this book? I am currently working on a book about American homemakers. […]