What’s happening in Evangelical land? Latino evangelicals are backing Ron DeSantis despite his views on immigration. An evangelical building interfaith bridges with Mormons. Karen Swallow Prior’s career and the Southern Baptist Convention. In my view, she has been an essential […]
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Evangelical roundup for June 8, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land: Deconstructing Molly Worthen’s conversion. Joel Looper reviews Daniel G. Hummel, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism. Where do Reformed evangelicals go after the death of Tim Keller? Can evangelicalism be revitalized?: Is evangelical renewal […]
Evangelical roundup for June 5, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? A primer on the Southern Baptist gender wars World Relief, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, National Association of Evangelicals, SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and National Latino Evangelical Coalition support immigration reform. […]
Evangelical roundup for March 9, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical Land? Rod Dreher defends Josh Butler’s view of evangelical sex and claims that his critics do not understand Catholic and Orthodox views of sex. I don’t think Butler gets it right, and the criticism is […]
Evangelical roundup for February 2, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? How evangelicals became climate skeptics. Evangelicals as “second class conservatives.” Spanish evangelicals gather. Evangelicals and manhood. Tim Keller charts his course: Southern Baptist pro-lifers in New Mexico. More on Bruxy Cavey and scandal at […]
Evangelical roundup for November 10, 2022: Midterm election edition
How is Evangelical land responding to the 2022 Midterm Elections? 88% of Georgia evangelicals voted for Herschel Walker. 81% of Wisconsin evangelicals voted for Ron Johnson. Jim Wallis working as a polling chaplain: Christianity Today: “Republicans Win on Inflation but […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Marvin Olasky, “A Wrinkle in Journalism History“ David Hollinger, “The Evangelical-Mainline Divide: Two Questions“ Peter Hill, “Fear and Loathing at Independence Hall“ Frederic Durbin, “Connections Through Street Poetry“ Christopher Shannon, […]
Evangelical roundup for September 26, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals who lead with a moral code need more Jesus. More than 75% of Republican evangelicals want the United States declared as a Christian nation. D.G. Hart on Ron Sider’s legacy. Is worship at […]
Evangelical roundup for August 22, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Anabaptist World remembers Ron Sider. Greg Williams reviews Katelyn Beaty, Celebrities for Jesus. A celebrity for Jesus endorses Celebrities for Jesus: Beth Moore, the “queen of evangelicalism“ 31 North Carolina United Methodist congregations want […]
Evangelical roundup for August 18, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Scot McKnight reviews Katlyn Beaty’s Celebrities for Jesus. Tim Keller on the differences between pastors in big and small churches: An evangelical woman reflects on her pursuit of a Masters of Divinity. More on […]
Evangelical roundup for August 15, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Study: 25% of American evangelicals have spoken in tongues. The first few tweets in Lisa Sharon Harper’s twitter thread on the Beth Moore grape crushing tweet: Beth Moore plays with her critics: The Winnipeg […]
Evangelical roundup for July 25, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelical politics: a call for renewal. David French: “There is no remaining Christian case for Trump.” Darryl Hart on conservative Presbyterians. Shane Claiborne endorses Ethan Hawke: Brazilian presidential candidates court the evangelical vote. A […]
Evangelical roundup for June 6, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? “My body, my choice?“ A member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee says that taking steps to prevent sexual abuse in churches is a bad idea Andy Stanley: Evangelicals are facing a “state […]
Evangelical Roundup for June 2, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Italian evangelicals are fighting abuse and settling refugees. More on the evangelicals (and other Christians) who want to bring back the child tax credit. Race and the Southern Baptist sexual abuse report. Southern Baptists […]
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 May 2, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals discussing the future of evangelicalism. Shane Claiborne meets a guy in a Ferrari: Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center loves Elon Musk, a defender of transhumanism, opponent of climate change, and a globalist: […]
Evangelical roundup for April 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? More troubles related to rape at Liberty University. Don’t expect young Southern Baptist pastors to jump on the boycott Disney bandwagon. A writer defends Christian culture warriors at the Albert Mohler-World outlet. A pastor […]
On John Wilsey’s review of Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary church historian John Wilsey recently took a shot at Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne in a review published at a conservative website called Ad Fontes. Though Wilsey shows much more empathy than some […]
Evangelical roundup for January 24, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Are evangelicals changing their views on abortion? The court evangelicals who are part of Trump’s “National Faith Advisory Board” are marching for life: The evangelicals who think they are guardians of the Jewish faith. […]


















