There was a profound difference between Christian Socialism and the so-called “Social Gospel.” Janine Giordano Drake explains these differences in her new book The Gospel of Church: How Mainline Protestants Vilified Christian Socialism and Fractured the Labor Movement. Drake argues that […]
Archives for October 2023
Evangelical roundup for October 9, 2023
What is going on in Evangelical land? The number of evangelicals who believe the “earth is in crisis” is dropping. Italian evangelicals oppose the participation of the World Evangelical Alliance’s in a Vatican-sponsored prayer vigil. Denver Seminary hosts a conference […]
Israel’s Liturgy of National Suffering
A long crimson thread links the present to the past
On not concluding
Sometimes it is important not to come to a conclusion.
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: How did Israel not see it coming? What is going on at The Wall Street Journal? The revolutionary-era treasure of Hell’s Gate, NYC Drew Gilpin Faust: Civil rights activist The […]
Trump: Immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”
Some of my critics often say that I have “Trump derangement syndrome.” I usually ignore these criticisms since those who make them are in danger of normalizing Trump, Trumpism, and his rhetoric. I refuse to do that. Donald Trump’s brand […]
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Why did the unicorn cross the road? To get to the rest of the herd! Behold this week’s Arena links roundup.
Is Kevin McCarthy leaving Congress?
Here is Olivia Beavers at Politico: Kevin McCarthy is considering resigning from the House before the end of his term, two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. The deposed former speaker has made clear he plans to stay at […]
Call for Papers: “Intellectual Histories of the American Revolution”
I just got this call for papers in the mail. It looks like a great conference and they are even willing to pay your way to Ireland! CFP: Intellectual Histories of the American Revolution: Kylemore Abbey, Ireland, 15-17 August 2024 […]
John McWhorter: Ibram X. Kendi is not a “grifter”
I continue to be fascinated by this Ibram X. Kendi story. One of Kendi’s harshest critics over the last several years has been Columbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter. In a piece at The New York Times, McWhorter defends Kendi […]
Copper spoon found at Jamestown
This is a great little Facebook post from the Jamestown Rediscovery Project: What’s an archaeologist’s white whale? A copper alloy spoon, apparently! Director of Archaeology Dave Givens always wanted to find a copper spoon – it was one thing he […]
Pamela Paul: “a person can oppose racism on firm ethical or philosophical or pragmatic grounds without embracing Kendi’s conception of antiracism.”
Pamela Paul, the former editor of The New York Times Book Review, is the latest to use the Ibram X. Kendi controversy at Boston University to critique Kendi’s philosophy of “antiracism.” Here is Paul: “…many major universities, corporations, nonprofit groups […]
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:
Abortion and Pro-Life Politics: A Conversation, Part II
“The United States is a liberty theme park. When we’re bullies, we lose.”
Are you editing or baking with small children?
Sometimes you really just can’t tell
Cornel West drops the Green Party. He will run for president as an independent
We’ve been keeping an eye on the democratic socialist presidential candidacy of Cornel West. First, he was the candidate of the People’s Party. Then he was the candidate of the Green Party. Now he is running as an independent. Get […]
Evangelical roundup for October 5, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals who support Trump is “about as unChristian as it gets.” A new book on Billy Graham crusades and evangelical worship. A “See You at the Pole“” update. Warner Pacific University gets a grant […]
Abortion and Pro-Life Politics: A Conversation, Part I
In this moment, there’s no substitute for a deep historical understanding of the politics of abortion
Rachel Lu on the future of the family
Why have we as a society stopped building families, and how might we reverse this trend? Rachel Lu offers some answers.
Court evangelical Robert Jeffress says the 10 Commandments are the answer to this “chaotic time in our culture.” You can’t make this stuff up.
Since 2016 Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, has championed a president who is a pathological liar, adulterer, lover of Mammon, and business fraud. Now this court evangelical of court evangelicals is promoting a book on the […]