Trump will likely win. But does anyone but Biden stand a chance of beating him?
The End of Roe: Two Years Later
In the absence of a unifying vision, turmoil takes its toll
Daniel K. Williams reviews “Two Visions for an Evangelical Reformation” in Christian Scholar’s Review
In their recent books, Russell Moore and Karen Swallow Prior offer two visions for an evangelical reformation.
Interview: Miles Smith’s Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War
The Early Republic saw religion or faith—not “churches” per se—as worthwhile and important for a healthy society.
PREVIEW: The Politics of the Cross
A Christian alternative to partisanship
Interview with Dan Williams on Politics of the Cross, paperback release
Tomorrow is the paperback release of Politics of the Cross. How well did this book age since 2021? Find out in this interview.
A “just peace” for both Israel and the Palestinians
Christians who love both Israel and the Palestinians should support “just peacemaking.”
Needed: A New History of Rural Working-Class Conservatism
What the political history of a rural Georgia county can tell us about Trump’s rise to power
The lost social justice ethic of the temperance movement
This essay is cross-posted from the Anxious Bench. When even the most conservative of American evangelicals started drinking alcohol, they lost their movement’s philosophical foundation for social justice. That’s an overly simplistic statement, but what I mean by that is […]
Atonement
Christ’s atoning sacrifice frees us from our efforts to atone for ourselves. That’s the enduring power of the cross. And on Good Friday, we remind ourselves that our guilt really has been taken away and our sin atoned for.
How can we end the semiannual time changes?
As we struggle to get through the first workday of daylight saving time, the big question is: why are we doing this again?
Civil religion is different from Christian Nationalism
The frequent references to God in national life or even to a divine source of human rights are not necessarily the same thing as Christian nationalism.
REVIEW: We Need a Political Realignment
But can a “political hack” really give us one?
Presidents’ Day celebration menu
In honor of Presidents’ Day, please enjoy this menu suggestion for dinner tonight and some Presidential foods trivia to go with that!
Do young “breakthrough scholars” in US history still exist?
Rumors of the death of US history have been greatly exaggerated.
2024 and The Politics of Class
An educational class divide could return Trump to the White House
Can an authoritarian political regime happen here?
It’s now up to the voters to show the foresight and selflessness necessary to preserve the nation’s democracy.
The GOP’s new culture war is not about the evangelicals
The NH primary results show that evangelicals are not the central factor in Trump’s rise.
The Iowa caucuses told us what we already know
This year, the Iowa caucuses were completely unnecessary.
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.