Here is an interesting Inside Higher Ed piece on Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio: Notre Dame College in Ohio is on the brink of losing its formal ties to a religious order that allows the institution to call itself […]
Pope Francis on “consumerist greed” and “selfish hearts”
Here is Claire GiangravĂ© at Religion News Service: Pope Francis condemned “consumerist greed” and “selfish hearts” as responsible for the climate crisis in his yearly message for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which occurs on Sept. […]
Joe Biden should use Fareed Zakaria’s recent column as the foundation for his 2024 presidential campaign
Here is CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria’s column at The Washington Post: The United States’ debt ceiling crisis is, once again, provoking the usual commentary about the country’s presumed dysfunction. But the truth is that this unprovoked madness, causing self-inflicted wounds, is taking place against […]
Should universities be more like monasteries?
Here is a taste of Molly Worthen’s piece at The New York Times: Colleges should offer a radically low-tech first-year program for students who want to apply: a secular monastery within the modern university, with a curated set of courses […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
Doug Mastriano will not run for the U.S. Senate
Last week the Pennsylvania state legislator and 2022 gubernatorial candidate teased us with the potential of a U.S. Senate run. Today he announced it is not going to happen. Here is Holly Otterbein at Politico: MAGA firebrand Doug Mastriano said […]
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Evangelical roundup for May 25, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Molly Worthen on Tim Keller: A Brookings Institution senior fellow reflects on the life of Tim Keller. David Brooks on Tim Keller. Jim Daly (Focus on the Family) on Tim Keller. Jim Wallis on […]
Publishers Weekly honors The Midtown Scholar as its bookstore of the year
Congratulations! Learn more here. Midtown Scholars Bookstores co-owners and founders Catherine Lawrence and Eric Papenfuse talk about the origins of the store. Here is our coverage of the finalists. In the video above, Lawrence and Papenfuse discuss their move to […]
A Florida professor responds to the history wars in his state
On April 22, 2022, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 7. The “Individual Freedom” bill: Provides that subjecting individuals to specified concepts under certain circumstances constitutes discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin; revising requirements for […]
The American Association of University Professors on academic freedom in Florida
Today the American Association of University Professors released the “Preliminary Report of the Special Committee on Academic Freedom and Florida.” You can read it here. Here is the opening paragraph: In January 2023, the AAUP announced the establishment of a […]
Burge: “People are picking their religion based on their politics, not their politics based on their religion.”
Political scientist Ryan Burge writes: “There is no doubt in my mind that politics is one of the main culprits for the emptying out of American religion.” After laying out his statistical case, Burge adds: Social behavior doesn’t just change […]
The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog will be off for a few days
No Evangelical roundup today. We’ll be back later this week.
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Jim Brown Making money and stoking fear at the Mexican border Balancing individualism and community in Sweden. Ted Widmer reviews Joshua Seitz, Lincoln’s God: How Faith Transformed a President and […]
Stanley Hauerwas on the Christian church: “My sense is that God is making us leaner.”
Longtime readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of John Inazu’s work, especially his book Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference. Until I read this interview at Inazu’s Substack, I did not realize […]
Will the Nuggets be the last old ABA team to make it to an NBA final?
It sure looks like it. In 1976, four teams from the American Basketball Association joined the National Basketball Association. Learn more about the ABA and the merger here or you can listen to our forthcoming podcast interview with Theresa Runstedtler, […]
Doug Mastriano will announce next week if he is going to run for Senate
Here is Gilliam McGoldrick at The Philadelphia Inquirer: State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he has made on whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what he teased as “crazy good […]
What are people saying about the death of Tim Keller?
When someone like Tim Keller passes away we get a glimpse into the current state of public discourse and the way social media reveals our country’s deep differences. Here are some representative tweets and links. George W. Bush Christian music […]
Statement by George W. Bush on the death of Timothy Keller
The former president weighs in: Tim Keller was one of America’s foremost Christian thinkers and preachers. He was a great church builder, a prolific author, and a profound philosopher. I’m fortunate to have gotten to know him. And I’m one of […]
The New York Times remembers Tim Keller
Keller’s hometown paper: The Rev. Timothy J. Keller, a best-selling author and theorist of Christianity who performed a modern miracle of his own — establishing a theologically orthodox church in Manhattan that attracted thousands of young professional followers — died on Friday […]