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Archives for January 2024

Why James Cone didn’t “cancel” himself

John Fea   |  January 26, 2024

David Fitch, the B.R. Linder Chair of Evangelical Theology at North Park University, reflects on Black liberation theologian James Cone’s decision not to “cancel” himself. Here is Fitch’s opening: In his 1989 preface to the 2nd edition of Black Theology and Black Power, […]

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  January 26, 2024

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:

Of Massacres, Genocides, and Flowers

Nadya Williams   |  January 26, 2024

What are the colors of Holocaust Remembrance Day?

Can an authoritarian political regime happen here?

Daniel K. Williams   |  January 26, 2024

It’s now up to the voters to show the foresight and selflessness necessary to preserve the nation’s democracy.

Nikki Haley and E. Jean Carroll are rattling Trump in the form of 37 Truth Social posts in two hours

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

Tori Otten of The New Republic informs us that Donald Trump made 37 Truth Social posts last night between 9:22 p.m. and 11:43 p.m. Here is Otten: Donald Trump posted at least 37 times about E. Jean Carroll, the night […]

Anne Applebaum: “History will judge the complicit”

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

The Atlantic writer asks, “Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?” Here are her answers: Anne Applebaum compares those complicit with Trumpism to historical examples from Vichy France, East Germany, fascists, and […]

It’s time for Nikki Haley to go “full Liz Cheney” on Trump

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

I am watching Sara Longwell, the publisher of The Bulwark, on CNN right now. She is calling on Nikki Haley to “go down swinging” in South Carolina. She wants the former South Carolina governor to give Trump the “full Liz […]

“Americans do not just disagree with each other, they live in different realities”

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

According to writer Peter Baker, the 2024 general election matchup that “seems likely between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump is about fundamentally disparate visions of America.” This seems like the understatement of the year, but Baker’s New […]

The last time the Detroit Lions were in the NFC championship game it did not go well

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

The Fea household will have a new member in May. My future son-in-law is a diehard Detroit Lions fan and we have watched him agonize over every game for the past two years. Emmett was not alive in 1992, the […]

The American economy “boomed” in 2023

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

Here is Abha Bhattarai at The Washington Post: The U.S. economy grew by a bustling 3.1 percent in 2023, shaking off recession fears and offering an upbeat picture of consumers and businesses ahead of a pivotal election year. Growth slowed […]

Evangelical roundup for January 25, 2024

John Fea   |  January 25, 2024

What is happening in Evangelical land? Christianity Today on the New Hampshire primary. Are young evangelicals “drifting” from Israel? Should we really expect evangelicals to come out looking good in this promotional event for Rob Reiner’s new film? Greek evangelicals […]

You Can’t Leave It Behind

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  January 25, 2024

Life together—it may just be worth a try

A catalog of optimism from a day of travel

Dixie Dillon Lane   |  January 25, 2024

Even in the midst of the stresses of travel, there are glorious reminders that all is not lost.

Jon Stewart is coming back to “The Daily Show”

John Fea   |  January 24, 2024

This morning we suggested that Taylor Swift has the power to decide the 2024 presidential election. Now we learn that Jon Stewart will try to bring his unique brand of political comedy back to the airwaves. This does not bode […]

How might the New Hampshire primary results look different if we think of Trump as an incumbent?

John Fea   |  January 24, 2024

Today at CNN, morning host John Berman offered a really interesting take on the New Hampshire primary. Here is part of the transcript from his exchange with Pete Seat, vice president of the Bose Public Affairs Group: BERMAN: And then, […]

We now live in a world where a narcissistic sociopath wants to be president again and only a global pop superstar can stop him!

John Fea   |  January 24, 2024

Donald Trump looks like he will be the GOP nominee for president again and only Taylor Swift can stop him from winning in November. OK–that’s a bit dramatic, but we should not underestimate Swift’s potential political power. A recent piece […]

Nikki Haley is moving to South Carolina and Trump is not happy about it

John Fea   |  January 24, 2024

Trump won New Hampshire last night, but he remained obsessed with Nikki Haley. A normal politician would have acknowledged that Haley ran a good campaign and then ignored her in the rest of the speech, knowing she had little chance […]

The GOP’s new culture war is not about the evangelicals

Daniel K. Williams   |  January 24, 2024

The NH primary results show that evangelicals are not the central factor in Trump’s rise.

Hollywood’s Alt-Right Agenda

Adam Jortner   |  January 24, 2024

In modern action films there is no right or wrong—only power

Nikki Haley’s Dixville Notch lead doesn’t hold up

John Fea   |  January 23, 2024

She took an early 6-0 lead, but couldn’t sustain it. More coming tomorrow. Stay tuned.

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