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The Strange Bedfellows of Anti-Woke Alarmism
The confessions of a recovering culture warrior
Seven Mountain Dominionist Lance Wallnau is hosting a ‘town hall” with JD Vance
Last weekend I was in Anderson, South Carolina speaking to a group of progressive Christians. I devoted one of my lectures to Christian nationalism and mentioned Lance Wallnau, one of the most prominent Seven Mountain Dominionists in the country. None […]
We have now come to the point where *60 Minutes* is taking MAGA prophet Lance Wallnau seriously
Here is Wallnau talking about the “The Fourth Turning.” If you are not familiar with the idea of the Fourth Turning, here is a taste of my recent piece at Commonweal: In virtually all his public appearances, [Steve] Bannon references […]
Evangelical roundup for February 1, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Can evangelicalism have a constructive vision? A Denver evangelical congregation opens an overnight shelter for migrants. Ryan Burge on “cultural evangelicalism“ Christian college presidents gather: Evangelicals and European elections World Vision’s READ II Project: […]
Evangelical roundup for March 2, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical Land? Evangelicals around the world are praying for Ukraine. Evangelicals and rumspringa. Russian evangelicals and the war in Ukraine. Why Tim Keller avoids the culture wars. How should evangelicals engage Haiti? The Asbury Revival and […]
Asbury University revival roundup: February 21, 2023 (7:55PM)
Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here. Asbury’s director of strategic communication: A reminder that Asbury University is an institution of higher education: The president of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary […]
Doug Mastriano finds a place to show his campaign movie
After two sites in Lancaster County refused to premiere Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano’s movie “The Return of the American Patriot: The Rise of Pennsylvania,” a church in Lower Allen Township (Cumberland County), Christ Community Church, agreed to air […]
Evangelical roundup for September 20, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Critical race theory helped a Wheaton College professor draw closer to God. More on Trump followers embracing the “evangelical” label. Josh McDowell on critical race theory: McDowell apologized. Faith helped evangelicals get through the […]
Evangelical roundup for August 23, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? For evangelicals, caring about refugees is a non-negotiable part of a Christian life. Here’s the latest from the Standing for Freedom Center at Liberty University. Preaching politics is just fine, but apparently the […]
Evangelical roundup for May 3, 2021
What is happening in Evangelicalland? Is Trevor Lawrence the next big evangelical Christian sports star? (On a side note, Tim Tebow is trying out for Lawrence’s new team). Asian-American evangelicals speak-up. Today’s blast from the past comes courtesy of Brantley […]
REVIEW: Renaissance Man
Charlie Peacock’s memoir drives deep into evangelicalism’s historic twentieth-century turn
Three Evenings in Plains
The Carters bear witness to a more excellent way
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: There are no social media utopias A war of Catholic magazines A conservative center at the UNC-Chapel Hill Studs Terkel’s Working at 50 The problem with blue-collar populism Paul Kingnorth […]
“How is it…that work became culturally ascendant, and the pursuit of a career achieved a kind of centrality in the American psyche?”
It is strange to ask people, upon first meeting them, about their religion, political views, or leisure activities. But it is perfectly acceptable to ask them about their work. Over at Inside Higher Ed, historian Steven Mintz asks: Why do […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The wealthy no longer use their riches to support society. When hillbillies migrated to the cities and joined the white working class. What if the United States lost World War […]
The Mirage of the 1950s
An anxious, heartbreaking decade looks better at the movies
Why do we long for a golden age?
Is the United States in the midst of a moral breakdown? Should we support candidates who want to take us back to a golden age? Why do we want to “Make America Great Again” (Trump) or believe that “America is […]
What is an intellectual? Some thoughts on Ibram X. Kendi’s piece in The Atlantic
In his recent piece at The Atlantic, Ibram X. Kendi describes how he has “struggled over what it means to be an intellectual.” Kendi is a National Book Award winner and a leading proponent of anti-racism from his perch aa […]
Biden-Cheney in 2024?
Tom Friedman floats the idea in his New York Times column. His model is Israel. Here is a taste: Could this play come to Broadway? I asked Steven Levitsky, a political scientist and co-author of “How Democracies Die,” after he presented some […]