Tony Norman’s piece on Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama appeared at Current on our launch day–April 5, 2021. We are hoping our friend will now have more time to write for us! Here is a taste of his farewell column […]
Way of Improvement
I didn’t know about the “men’s emporium”
More on the Albert Mohler’s distasteful “obituary” of evangelical activist Ronald Sider. Here is Mark Wingfield at Baptist News Global: Sider, as Fea explained, lived his lifeĀ in an inner-city neighborhood of Philadelphia, cooked out of theĀ More-With-Less-Cookbook, and wore used clothing […]
David McCullough, RIP
One of our most talented historical writers passed away yesterday. American historians have criticized David McCullough as a popularizer. Many have suggested, perhaps rightly so, that his work was not sensitive to issues of race, class, and gender. (I would […]
Merrick Garland and the FBI just woke up the court evangelicals
The FBI exercised a search warrant at Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago last night. The New York Times has some ongoing coverage here. Here is a taste of Trump’s message to followers: My “favorite” line in this statement is “especially based […]
Yesterday’s passing of a climate change bill is a step in the right direction
Good news for those of us who care about the planet. Here is Robinson Meyer’s piece at The Atlantic: Climate change was born as a modern political issue in the United States Senate. On a hot June day in 1988, […]
Episode 44: Moral Values Extend Beyond Abortion
Evangelical progressives and moderates on the eve of the 2004 election. Episode 44: āMoral Values Extend Beyond Abortionā dropped today. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodesĀ ofĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: If […]
Evangelical roundup for August 8, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Neighbor love in Kentucky A growing number of ordained women in the Assemblies of God An interesting look at evangelical sports chaplains. Esau McCaulley: Ron Sider obituary in The New York Times. Tish Harrison […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Kevin Carey reviews Will Bunch, After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics The roots of “Great Replacement” theory Things left in […]
Albert Mohler’s “Christian world view” was on full display in his ugly piece on the legacy of Ronald Sider
Albert Mohler, the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, likes to talk about how he discerns current events through his “Christian world view.” Well, Mohler’s “Christian world view” was on full display yesterday in his reflection on […]
Dick Cheney’s scathing anti-Trump ad
Liz Cheney, in her attempt to defeat the Trump-supported candidate in the upcoming Wyoming GOP primary, called upon Dad. Here is the former vice-president:
Noonan: Pro-lifers failed to prepare for a post-Roe world
The dog caught the bus. Now what? The leaders of the prolife movement–especially the conservative evangelical wing of the movement–spent so much time, energy, and money chasing the Roe v. Wade bus that it failed to think deeply about what […]
Abortion politics is not going away
Some thought that the Supreme Court abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson might shift the political focus this election season to a struggling economy. But this week things got more complicated. Today’s job report suggests that the economy is not […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “With Every Victory the Christian Right Becomes Less Christian“ Jay Green, “The Baptismal Vows of Michael Corleone“ Eric Miller, “These Truths? Which Truths?“ Adam Jortner, “The Joe Biden […]
Christianity Today names Russell Moore Editor in Chief
More news from the world of evangelicalism. Here is Christianity Today CEO Timothy Dalrymple: What makes a person great in the world is not the possession of extraordinary talent but a fierce and persistent application of talent, guided by courage […]
Vin Scully: The guy didn’t just do baseball
Watch: Some context:
Springsteen fans face a “crisis of faith”
Bruce has long asked his fans to take a leap of faith: Leap of faith? More like a “crisis of faith”: We covered the insanely high Springsteen ticket prices here and here. Here is Allison Stewart at The Washington Post: […]
Is today’s anti-abortion movement analogous to the 19th-century push for the prohibition of alcohol?
Some of you may remember Chris Shannon’s recent Current feature, “Analogies of Abortion.” The piece criticized a New York Times op-ed by Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin. (Some of you will recall Kazin’s Current review of Anthea Butler’s White Evangelical […]
Byron Borger reviews In Praise of Good Bookstores
If you read this blog, you know Byron Borger. He and his wife Beth run the Hearts & Minds bookstore in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, the best Christian bookstore in the country. Over at Christianity Today, Borger reviews Jeff Deutsch’s book In […]
Evangelical roundup for August 4, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? White Southern evangelicals are leaving churches. Most complaints about “evangelical elites“ How “weak” is evangelical theology? Southern Baptists appoint a pastor to lead the fight against sexual abuse: Beth Moore orders her tombstone: The […]
More on the plagiarism accusations made against Princeton historian Kevin Kruse
Get up to speed here. The Daily Princetonian has more reporting. Kruse has not interacted with his more than 500,000 Twitter followers since the story broke on June 14, 2022. Here are some highlights from the piece by Amy Ciceu […]