I missed this story when I was on the road during the last couple of days. I have learned much from Moltmann’s theology of hope. Here is the end of a 2018 piece on evangelicals and Trump that I wrote […]
Way of Improvement
162-0?
Nine years ago, WFAN (New York City) sports radio host Mike Francesa took this call: I am trying to think of something smart to say about how this video reflects public discourse today. But I think I’ll just let it […]
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:
The Author’s Corner with Cara Rogers Stevens
Cara Rogers Stevens is Associate Professor of History at Ashland University. This interview is based on her new book, Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery (University Press of Kansas, 2024). JF: What led you to write Thomas Jefferson and the […]
The New Journalism and the “war over creative nonfiction”
I will start this post with this: If you are a creative nonfiction writer we want to see your work at Current. Maybe this piece by Eric Bennet at The Chronicle of Higher Education will inspire you to send us […]
Song of the Day
Can anyone figure out why this is the song of the day?
The tragedy of American communism
Maurice Isserman is the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History at Hamilton College. He is the author, most recently, of Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism. Over at The Guardian, Isserman writes: “I was struck by the mystery of […]
A no hitter in Brooklyn caught by a humble major league catcher
Last night, three minor league pictures–Dakota Hawkins, Joey Lancellott, and Joseph Cornielly–pitched a combined no-hitter as the Brooklyn Cyclones (the Mets’ High A affiliate) defeated the Aberdeen Ironbirds (Baltimore Orioles High A affiliate) 3-0. The current New York Mets starting […]
Who will be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention?
Next week Southern Baptists will head to Indianapolis for their annual meeting. Religion News Service profiles the presidential candidates: The six candidates are vying for one of the most influential volunteer jobs in American religion. Though unpaid, the SBC president […]
Jenna Ellis loses her law license
The evangelical Christian lawyer who aided Donald Trump in his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election just lost her law license. Here is CNN: Jenna Ellis, who assisted Donald Trump after the 2020 election thenĀ pleaded guilty last yearĀ in the Georgia […]
Nuns for Trump
Donald Trump may be struggling to win over white suburban women and Black women, but he has some fans among Catholic nuns. Here is a taste of Elle Hardy’s piece at Unherd: Bespectacled and berobed, a softly spoken nun may […]
An evangelical singer releases a pro-Trump Christian music video
This is not a parody. Here is Natasha Owens: Lyrics: Iām not saying Heās something divine He gets in trouble bigly Time after time Heās controversial But one thing is true Imperfect people A perfect God can use Iām standing […]
Help the Michigan Christian Study Center buy its building
Rick Ostrander and his team are doing some great work at the Michigan Christian Study Center on the campus of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. I encourage you to watch this video and think hard about lending them […]
James Carville on driving a wedge between MAGA voters and non-MAGA Trump voters
Interesting. I think Carville is on to something here. I would add that his thoughts are especially relevant for those conservative evangelicals who are really disgusted with Trump’s connection to MAGA, but would vote for Trump in November because they […]
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences scrap diversity statements
Back in April, Harvard philosophy professor Edward J. Hall wrote, “Furor over diversity statements in hiring is a red herring…we should direct anger at its proper target: not diversity statements themselves, but rather the horribly distorted view that has taken […]
The wild story of 10-cent beer night at Cleveland Stadium
Some fine sports writing here from Fredric J. Frommer at The Washington Post. He tells the story of the riot that occurred in Cleveland Stadium during a Cleveland Indians (now Guardians)-Texas Rangers game on June 4, 1974. This melee should […]
āI am confident that Lincoln did not order Jefferson Davisā assassination. The claim is phony: āpreposterousā isĀ le mot juste!ā
Did Abraham Lincoln order the assassination of Confederate president Jefferson Davis? The quote in the title comes from Oxford University Lincoln scholar Richard Carwardine. It appears at the end of Tom Mackaman‘s review of two recent attempts by Apple TV […]
This kid’s reaction says it all
Here is Judy Kurtz at The Hill: Sparring lawmakers and made-for-TV moments in House hearings have nothing on Congressās newest, adorable viral star: Rep.Ā John RoseāsĀ 6-year-old son. The Tennessee Republicanās kindergarten graduate has won over political junkie fans and C-SPAN devotees […]
“Mr” Fauci
Marjorie Taylor Greene may be a “national disgrace,” but what does this performance (see below) say about Georgia’s 14th district, the American voters who elected her? And as long as we are at it: In my book, Fauci is a […]
āThe real issue is the presidentās character ā¦ [and] the way we have separated sin from consequences.”
On February 19, 1999, Albert Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, appeared on Larry King Live on CNN to talk about Bill Clinton’s impeachment. The Baptist Press did a story on that appearance. You can read it here. […]