What is happening in Evangelical land? No more baptisms in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Do evangelical pastors still need seminary training? World Relief on why evangelicals must be proactive on climate change. Tim Keller offers a Third Way: Greg Laurie’s movie […]
18 members of the House of Representatives vote against Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Finland and Sweden want protection against Vladimir Putin’s Russia. As we have seen in Ukraine, Putin has expansion on his mind and both Scandinavian nations border Russia. When a NATO nation is invaded, all of the other NATO nations are […]
Florida is becoming an abortion destination state
Florida right-wing governor Ron DeSantis and the conservatives in the state legislature have not yet blocked abortion in the state. According to Manuel Bojorquez’s piece at CBS News, women are flocking to Florida to have the procedure done. Here is […]
Jim Harbaugh: Pro-lifer
The University of Michigan football coach spoke at a pro-life event in Michigan this week. Here is Detroit Catholic: Fr. John Riccardo and coach Jim Harbaugh, two well-known names in their respective professions, were the keynote speakers July 17 during […]
The House of Representatives, including 47 Republicans, codify same-sex marriage
Yesterday the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act. Here is NBC News: The House passed the Respect For Marriage Act Tuesday to codify legal same-sex marriage nationwide, fearing that the conservative majority on the Supreme Court will rescind the right after […]
A brief history of “Stop the Steal”
Over at The New York Times Magazine, Charles Homans offers a long-form essay on how the Big Lie has captured the Republican Party. Much of the piece focuses on Pennsylvania and its current GOP gubernatorial candidate, Doug Mastriano. Here is […]
Are humanities scholars shirking their professional responsibilities?
Steven Mintz, a historian at the University of Houston, thinks so. Here is a taste of his recent blog post at Inside Higher Ed: Editors, I’ve discovered, are desperate to find scholars willing to review articles, prospectuses and book manuscripts. […]
When evangelical pastors radicalize
More on how Trumpism has found its way into evangelical churches. I have heard multiple stories similar to the ones Tess Owen tells in this piece at Vice News. Here is a taste: Pastor Ron Tucker took the stage one […]
Wendell Berry’s forthcoming book will “offend most everyone”
The 87-year-old agrarian writer lets it rip in his forthcoming book The Need to Be Whole: Patriotism and the History of Prejudice. Here is a description of the book, which is scheduled to appear in early October: Wendell Berry has […]
The populist 1896 campaign of William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was the first American presidential candidate to turn political campaigning into an art form. Economist Johannes Buggle explains at the Broadstreet blog. Here’s a taste of his post, “Do Local Campaign Visits By a Populist Politician Matter […]
The “American Studier” tackles the history of investigative journalism
I am a regular reader of Ben Railton‘s blog “American Studier.” Last week he took-up the history of investigative journalism with pieces on Ida B. Wells, A.C. Thompson, David Halberstam, Ida Tarbell, Nellie Bly,and Fanny Fern. It’s a great little […]
Current contributing editor Adam Jortner wins book award
Congrats, Adam! Read his Current pieces here. Here is the Auburn University press release: The Mormon History Association, or MHA, honored Goodwin-Philpott Professor of Religion Adam Jortner in the Department of History with its annual Best Book Award for his […]
Evangelical roundup for July 18, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Will evangelicals separate from John MacArthur? Justin Giboney quotes Megan McCardle on the Hawley-Bridges exchange: Concordance-ism Why Paul Weyrich is key to our understanding of abortion’s role in the culture wars. Robert Jeffress is […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Why do conservatives hate theory? The ultimate NFL insider The persistence of Russian nationalism Tali Farhadian Weinstein reviews John Wood Sweet’s The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and […]
The 7 Mountain Dominionists converge on Duluth, Georgia
Watch: Read more here. The above video is from July 1, 2022. It takes place in a Duluth, Georgia arena. The event is sponsored by Gene Bailey’s Flashpoint Church television show. One of the men on the stage is Lance […]
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 […]
Eric Metaxas keeps pushing the Big Lie
Some of the most distinguished conservative federal court justices of the past three decades just put out a 72-page report decimating claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. We wrote about that report yesterday. Meanwhile, most of the court […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “Trump Is Going Down and He Is Taking Evangelicals with Him“ Vincent Bacote, “Wide Awoke at Wheaton“ Adam Jortner, “Nostalgia, Wokeness, and Fraggle Rock“ John Fea, “An Open […]
Why I almost came to see Josh Hawley as a sympathetic figure
Notice the word “almost” in the title. As most readers of this blog know, I am not a Josh Hawley fan. In fact, the guy usually makes my skin crawl. But the other day I actually found myself, at least […]
Prominent conservatives: There was no election fraud in 2020
A group of conservatives just released a 72-page report, based on a close reading of all the pertinent court cases, proving that there was no fraud in the 2020 election. The report is titled, “Lost, Not Stolen: The Conservative Case […]