As expected, it was a big night for Donald Trump. He won just over half of the 110,000 votes cast in Iowa. Due to the weather, the turnout was very low. Ron DeSantis finished second (21.2%) and Nikki Haley was […]
Archives for January 2024
The Iowa caucuses told us what we already know
This year, the Iowa caucuses were completely unnecessary.
On Gods that Fail
A secular DEI theology underlies the Claudine Gay scandalÂ
Doug Wilson: The Civil War was fought over “federalism” and “decentralized power”
Over the Christmas holiday, GOP presidential candidate and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley got in hot water for this: Over at The Guardian, Steve Phillips asks why we are still debating the cause of the Civil War. A taste: […]
A very busy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
I can’t remember such a busy–at least in terms of news–January 15th. I’m on a research trip in a southern city that is treating a few inches of snow as if it was some kind of natural disaster, so it […]
Song of the Day
Evangelical roundup for January 15, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Trump’s legal problems are galvanizing evangelicals in Iowa. Thomas Kidd asks, “How ‘Evangelical’ are Iowa’s evangelicals? Jim Harbaugh: “Purpose-driven coach”: Iowa evangelical pastors back candidates. Shane Claiborne on Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and immigration: […]
Was Martin Luther King Jr. a Christian Nationalist?
America’s founding meant something very different for King than it does for today’s Christian Right
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Christian apologetics
On this MLK Day, it is appropriate to consider Martin Luther King Jr.’s Christian apologetics–his reasons for believing in God even in the midst of adversity.
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Stained glass American history at the National Cathedral. Josh Hawley: America is a Christian nation. Fareed Zakaria: Is Israel’s war in Gaza “proportionate?“ John McWhorter on the resignation of Claudine […]
Evangelical theologian Wayne Grudem is backing Ron DeSantis because he’ll pardon Trump and was a college athlete (among other things)
Wayne Grudem is at it again. Late last year the evangelical theologian, defender of a complementarian view of men and women, and 2016 and 2020 Donald Trump supporter called on Trump to drop out of the 2024 presidential race to […]
Blessing of Unicorns: weekly roundup for 01/13/2024
This week’s unicorns are an eclectic bunch–ranging from valuing children and the homeless to the poetry of forgiveness, parental rights, MLK Jr., Alexander Hamilton’s pocket pistols, and Cultural Christians.
Does history really help us decide if Trump should stay on the ballot in Colorado?
Over at his blog, historian William Hogeland reminds us that history can only take us so far in debates like the one currently raging over whether Donald Trump can stay on the ballot in Colorado. The original intent of Section […]
Current contributing editor Adam Jortner battles Britney Spears for top spot on Audible
Adam Jortner is the Goodwin Philpot Eminent Professor of Religion in the History Department at Auburn University and contributing editor here at Current. He is also an Audible rock star. His “The Hidden History of the Boston Tea Party” is […]
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:
Purity of ArmsÂ
The war in the Holy Land only intensifies the priority of justice
Of missiles, dinosaurs, and disease
We need elected officials who are able to take in competing suggestions, assess them, consider various goods, and use practical wisdom to come to a decision. This is yet another argument for a liberal education.
Evangelical roundup for January 11, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? The “new” Trump evangelical voters. Tim Alberta on Biden’s speech at Mother Emanuel AME: Is Donald Trump a “man of faith? The National Association of Evangelicals is sharing the dream: Lecrae’s “Deconstruction“ Milligan University […]
REVIEW: Are Women Human?Â
Carrie Gress’s shoddy argument undercuts her own ideals
Adjunctify U
Valuing people and investing in them is not just the morally right thing to do. It’s also good business. Even in academia.