Birmingham-Southern College, a United Methodist liberal arts college that opened before the Civil War (1856), is closing on May 31. Here is Alabama.Com: After a long fight for a loan from the Alabama legislature, Birmingham-Southern College announced Tuesday that it […]
Laurie Maffly-Kipp is the new Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia
Congratulations to Professor Maffly-Kipp! Here is the press release: Weāre excited to welcome Prof. Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, who has been appointed the new Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies at UVA, upon the retirement of Prof. Kathleen Flake. Maffly-Kipp […]
Evangelical roundup for March 25, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Reuters discovers Trump evangelical media. Are evangelicals responsible for violence in the Middle East? Evangelicals disrupt pre-Lenten partying in Brazil. World Vision on Gaza: Are evangelicals placing power over politics? Russell Moore tries to […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week Cultural stagnation When a Black female head of a D.C. school was “punished for leading“ Paul Tillich Why some Girl Scout cookies get cut from the roster. Soong-Chan Rah reviews […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The ArenaĀ blog:
Evangelical roundup for March 21, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals and the Middle East Remembering Letha Dawson Scanzoni Evangelicals in Cincinnati Three-quarters of white evangelicals think it is important to have a presidential candidate who shares their beliefs. 6% of white evangelical voters […]
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Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin in new miniseries
“Franklin” is coming soon. The miniseries, which will start on April 12, 2024, is based on Stacy Schiff’s A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. Watch:
Eric Metaxas continues in his unhinged state
Eric Metaxas believes Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech was “satanic” and Biden himself is a “puppet of the devil” who displays a ‘horrifying malevolence.” Metaxas says that he has not seen such a level of lying before in […]
Mike Pence will not endorse Donald Trump. Does it really matter?
Last week Mike Pence announced that he would not endorse his former boss, Donald Trump, in the November 2024 presidential election. It made for an interesting story– but I doubt Pence’s decision will make any political difference. Why? Because I […]
Evangelical Roundup for March 18, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land?: A new survey on evangelicals and social issues. Evangelical bestsellers. More and more evangelicals support immigration. Russell Moore talks with Marilynne Robinson about Genesis. Warren Throckmorton takes on The Case for Christian Nationalism: 93 […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Culture warriors–on the left and the right–don’t know much about what happens in history classrooms. What are universities for? Enchantment and the future of the humanities. Jonathan Teubner reviews Peter […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The ArenaĀ blog:
American Bible Society closes its $60 million museum
American Bible Society (ABS) spent a lot of time and money to build the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC). I was present at the first content planning meeting for this museum. During that meeting, the ABS planners believed that […]
Evangelical roundup for March 14, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelical and Catholic tensions on immigration Evangelicals are going to Israel as “wartime volunteers” Are Latino evangelicals rejecting the Democratic Party? More here. 100 evangelicals are in prison in Ortega’s Nicaragua. Pennsylvania churches raise […]
Liberal Christians are more politically active than conservative Christians
Here is a taste of Ryan Burge’s recent study (bold type is his, not mine): Clearly, the conclusion that emerges here is that liberal Christians are more politically active.Ā In the case of attending political meetings, such as school board or […]
Trump vs. Biden (and don’t forget RFK, Stein, and West)
It’s official. Donald Trump and Joe Biden secured their party’s nomination for president last night. But there are still so many questions that need to be answered between now and November. Here are a few: Will Trump be a convicted […]
Journalism: From a working class profession to a venue for “pseudo-intellectuals”
William Deresiewicz on his time at Columbia School of Journalism: We were not there to think. We were there to learn a set of skills. One of them, ironically, was asking questions, just not about the profession itself: its premises, […]
Does journalism have a “religion problem”?
Andrew T. Walker of Al Mohler’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary seems to think so. Read his piece at the National Review Online. Here is a taste: Journalism has a religion problem. More specifically, journalists are either unaware or unwilling to […]
Evangelical roundup for March 11, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? World Vision USA celebrates International Women’s Day: Late Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and evangelicals. Kay and Rick Warren have started a new non-profit: Rick on the Kingdom of God: D.G. Hart: Evangelicalism is […]