Jay Green’s Current piece,” The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse” has drawn a lot of attention–good and bad–on social media this week. Here is Jay’s gracious response to those who engaged with the essay. Stay tuned. In the spirit […]
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Jay Green on Christian political discourse and the liberal tradition
I hope you get a chance to read historian Jay Green’s piece today at Current. Green writes: “I don’t think there has been a time in my life when the need to secure and reenergize the liberal tradition has been […]
FORUM: The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse
To understand our moment, we need to move beyond the left-right spectrum
Eric Metaxas: “Spokesperson for election fraud conspiracies and an evangelist for a politicized God who would support going to battle for Donald Trump”
“On the Media” podcast tackles Eric Metaxas and Salem Media. It’s well done. The first episode shows how Salem radio hosts who refused to promote Trump were fired from the network. Ben Shapiro (once an anti-Trumper), Joe Walsh, and Michael […]
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:
Evangelical roundup for November 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land? Evangelicals and creation care in the Middle East. A Christian college chancellor tells young evangelicals not to be “sucked into” anti-Jewish hate. Matthew Avery Sutton reviews the Hulu Jerry Falwell Jr. documentary. The National […]
It looks like the Trump “disinfo brigade fell flat” this time around
Of course they should have fell flat in the wake of the 2020 election as well. Here is Jack Shafer at Politico: The red wave wasn’t the only conspicuous no-show on Election Day. The so-called rising tide of political disinformation […]
It looks like clergy will be able run for office in Tennessee. Slavery is out of the Vermont constitution. And the rest of our election night coverage.
Here are some of our tweets from last night: Very early in the night Lance Wallnau, the self-described prophet, sensed election fraud in Pennsylvania and Georgia: Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk, the MAGA pundit, was keeping everyone relaxed: Trump got into the […]
Evangelical roundup for November 7, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Is immigration an opportunity or a threat for evangelicals? Oxford evangelicals are not happy with their diocesan bishop’s stand on same-sex marriage. More here. Herschel Walker wants redemption without atonement. Shane receives a Beloved […]
For MAGA Christians, it doesn’t matter if the founding fathers’ quote they use is true, as long as it rallies the base
Dutch Sheets is a leader in the New Apostolic Reformation, a brand of charismatic evangelicalism that powers the Christian MAGA movement. Sheets leads pro-Trump prayer tours around the country, travels around with Lance Wallnau, Charlie Kirk and others where he […]
Evangelical roundup for November 3, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Some evangelicals support political violence. How a Moody Bible Institute graduate changed his mind about Black Lives Matter. Tim Keller’s new book: Peter Wehner talks about his opposition to Trump. Truth: RIP: Blast from […]
What MAGA Christians are saying about the Paul Pelosi attack
We covered some of the original reactions to the attack on Paul Pelosi over the weekend, but in the last couple days the rhetoric of the Trump evangelicals is getting worse. If you want to understand how the pursuit of […]
What are evangelical pundits and politicians saying about the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband?
In case you missed it, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was cracked over the head with a hammer by an intruder in their San Francisco home. The intruder shouted “Where’s Nancy?” (This, by the way, was the same thing that […]
Evangelical Roundup for October 27, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Gordon Fee, RIP. Vote Common Good goes to Ohio. Non-denominational Christians. Evangelicals host an LGBTQ inclusion conference. One evangelical calls out another evangelical: Slacktivist on our blast from the past on Dallas Theological Seminary. […]
I Baptize You in the Name of Donald Trump
“There are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception.”
What happened to Michael Flynn?
Here is Peter Wehner at The Atlantic: A prayer at a “ReAwaken America” event in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a few days ago, at which Michael Flynn appeared, captured the sensibilities of this moment: “Father God, we come to you in the name of […]
What is going on in Nashville? (And why didn’t I know Pat Sajak was the chair of the Hillsdale College Board of Trustees?)
Over at Religion News Service, writer David Dark introduces us to the Nashville “Prayer Trade.” Here are some of the things I learned (or was reminded of) from the piece: Michael W. Smith, Ricky Skaggs, and Steven Curtis Chapman were […]
Evangelical roundup for October 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Cal Thomas: Christian nationalists are misguided. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on PBS Russell Moore on Kanye West Roger Olson on the “religious Left“ A former anti-abortionist is now pro-choice. Tim Keller: Can you be […]
Evangelical roundup for October 13, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals and Herschel Walker. And this. Michael W. Smith and Calvinist theology. An evangelical church in Kalamazoo is now a “post-evangelical” church. How Donald Trump courted the court evangelicals. First Things responds to our […]
Evangelical roundup for September 29, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are learning to “welcome the stranger.” Bridging the gap between Christian liberal arts colleges and non-Christian liberal arts colleges. Jair Bolsonaro on the “soul” of Brazil. Calvin University’s January Series will feature Ken […]