We learned yesterday that the Teamsters will not endorse any candidate for President. Some of you will remember that Teamster President Sean O’Brien spoke at the Republican National Convention in July. The union also just released this poll: Over at […]
Archives for September 2024
Receding Waves
The demise of radio broadcasting reveals big and unpredictable shiftsÂ
What are Current editors looking forward to reading this fall?
Current Contributing Editors and Editors share about a few of the books they’re looking forward to reading in the coming months.
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs opens the Center for the Study of Evangelicalism
Back in the day, there was a center at Wheaton College called the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals. It closed in 2014. Today, there are few places devoted to the scholarly study of evangelical Christianity. Nor do many […]
Make Christian politics great again!
This was published in 1984. The Pentecostal Evangel was the official weekly magazine of the Assemblies of God. Hat tip: Dr. Daniel Isgrigg via X.
Words for Conviviality
Verbal arts for the common good
Interview: Lanta Davis on Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation
We are what we read–and what we behold.
Election Day is 47 days away. What are evangelicals saying?
Sojourners is covering “Evangelicals for Harris.” In case you missed it, here is a highlight video: The founder of Evangelicals for Harris, Jim Ball, explains why he started the group and makes his case for Harris at The Hill. Notice […]
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I was recently reading Helen Lewis’s essay on podcaster Joe Rogan in the recent issue of The Atlantic. It’s a really interesting piece and I learned some things about Rogan I didn’t know before I read it. At one point […]
The Philadelphia Historical District may get a major makeover
Here is Frank Kummer at The Philadelphia Inquirer: A group of Philadelphia-based organizations, led by Independence Historical Trust, has crafted a broad vision for the city’s historical area that calls for more walkable and bike-friendly streets, new plazas, additional green […]
What the Decline of the Black Church Means for Politics
Today the Atlantic published my essay on what the decline of the Black church’s influence on younger African Americans might mean for the future of African American politics.
Cornel West will not be on the ballot in Pennsylvania
The independent presidential candidate’s petition was denied. Here is Kim Lyons at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that rejected independent candidate Cornel West’s petition to appear on the November ballot. The one-page, unsigned […]
The Author’s Corner with Jeremy Beer
Jeremy Beer is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of AmPhil. This interview is based on his new book, Beyond the Devil’s Road: Francisco GarcĂ©s and the Spanish Encounter with the American Southwest (University of Oklahoma Press, 2024). JF: What led you […]
Rutgers University Press teams with the Bruce Springsteen Archives for a new book series
Here is Publishers Weekly: Rutgers University Press has inked a publishing partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) to launch a new series. BSACAM is located at Monmouth University, not too far from Rutgers and […]
Echo chamber evidence
Echo chambers make for poor journalism.
Roads, Dead Ends, and Endings
Canaan Road dead-ends at a cemetery
REVIEW: The After Party
In search of political and ecclesial sanity
As the world turns
A good citizen keeps up with current affairs. But age should educate us that some perspective is necessary. Change is the only constant of daily news.
The Author’s Corner with Court Carney
Court Carney is Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University. This interview is based on his new book, Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory (LSU Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Reckoning […]
Is Pennsylvania in the Midwest?
I live in central Pennsylvania, slightly west of the Susquehanna River. I can get to some Jersey shore points in about three hours. I feel like I live on the East coast. But according to a recent poll, about 10% […]