In 2019, I wrote a piece at The Washington Post about the way that conservative evangelicals, mostly white conservative evangelicals, offer “thoughts and prayers” to the families of the victims of gun violence yet oppose gun control legislation. Here is […]
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Evangelical roundup for May 16, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Southern Baptist church membership is down 1.1. million. “Jesusland” versus “The United States of Canada” revisited. Not “lone wolves”: Truth: More Shane: The president of Sojourners on reducing abortion, not overturning Roe. What does […]
Evangelical roundup for May 8, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Apparently Tim Keller is now not good enough for some conservative evangelicals of the Christian Right. Apparently Ralph Reed forgot about Merrick Garland: Roger Olson responds to Jesus and John Wayne. Charlie Kirk is […]
Evangelical roundup for April 14, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Despite Donald Trump’s endorsement of David Perdue in the Georgia gubernatorial race, evangelicals are still backing incumbent Brian Kemp. Eric Metaxas interviews Rudy Giuliani. The conspiracy theories abound! Jenna Ellis and Eric Metaxas on […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Alan Godwin, “Running from the Chapel“ Frederic S. Durbin, “To the Tyrants“ Robert Erle Barham, “Look Not to the Dead and Dying“ Tony Norman, “Bob Dylan: Still Slipping In and […]
Evangelical roundup for March 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? The editor of the Babylon Bee is locked out of Twitter for hateful speech. A nice summary of the current state of the Christian Right by a Christian Right figure: Also, you can read […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Nadya Williams, “Putin’s Heritage of Lethal Incompetence“ John Fea, “Joe Biden’s Flip-Flop on Abortion“ Christopher Shannon, “Woke Wars and the Future of Public Life“ John Haas, “Avoid War“ Daniel K. […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “American Evangelicals and Ukraine“ Robert Erle Barham, “Neighborhood Watch“ Jay Case, “Coca-Cola and Authenticity: What’s Not to Like?“ John Fea, “Putin’s Holy War and the Americans Who Like […]
Evangelical roundup for March 10, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicalism isn’t dying. John MacArthur publicly shamed and excommunicated a woman from the pulpit. He will also speak at a meeting of the Conservative Baptist Network ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. […]
Apparently the “Antichrist” does not approve of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
According to conservative evangelicals Charlie Kirk and Jack Hibbs, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is preparing the way for the Antichrist. In this video they stop just short of saying that the Forum’s founder, Klaus Schwab, just might […]
What is going at Hillsdale College and the state of Tennessee’s education system?
We wrote about Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s relationship with Hillsdale last month. We have also offered a few posts reviewing the 1776 Commission, a Trump-supported group tasked with creating a patriotic-oriented curriculum. Hillsdale president Larry Arnn led the commission and […]
American Evangelicals and Ukraine
The sloppy reductionism of the chattering classes does little to help us understand a diverse movement
Evangelical roundup for March 3, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Joel Carpenter calls for a renewal of evangelical intellectual life. Darryl Hart sees a tension between and older and younger generation of evangelical historians: Pat Robertson plays the biblical prophecy card. And here: Ukrainian […]
Steadfast—or Stiff-Necked?
Why confusing stubbornness for constancy is deadly—especially in contemporary politics
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Tony Norman, “Bob Dylan: Still Slipping In and Out of Time“ John Fea, “Tilting at Windmills“ John Fea, “On Turning 56“ Jeremy Sabella, “The Tower of Babel and The American […]
Evangelical roundup for February 24, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Russia is no friend to evangelicals in Crimea. If I am reading David Brody correctly, Justin Trudeau is on his way to hell for his response to the Canadian freedom convoy: Ukraine evangelicals prepare […]
The director of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center knows who we are. Is he rounding-up a posse and coming for us?
Ryan Helfenbein’s Twitter bio says that he is a “Christ Follower,” a “Husband and Father,” and a “Texas native.” He also uses the Latin phrase “Soli Dei Gloria” (“glory to God alone”). Helfenbein holds a Master of Divinity degree from […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Jeremy Sabella, “The Tower of Babel and the American Experiment“ John Fea, “‘Jesus is My Favorite Philosopher‘” John Fea, The President Lacks a “Sense of Urgency and Outrage” Christopher Shannon, […]
How Hillsdale College, the “champion of American exceptionalism,” is shaping civics education in Tennessee
In November 2020, then president Donald Trump announced his 1776 Commission, a commission charged with delivering a conservative alternative to The New York Times 1619 Project. There were no American historians on the commission, but there was plenty of room […]
Shifting power in the Republican Party
Prior to 2016, the following organizations and people held the power in the GOP: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce The NRA The Koch network Heritage Action The Drudge Report National Review Conservative movement groups such as Tea Party Express, FreedomWorks, […]