I mentioned this story in today’s Evangelical Roundup, but I thought it deserved its own post. In case you missed it, David Barton, the political activist who uses the American past to promote his Christian Right agenda, is suing the […]
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Evangelical roundup for December 14, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical Land: Writer Steven King rips Trump-supporting evangelicals. A news website is uniting Spanish evangelicals. Nicaragua is closing 256 evangelical NGOs. More on Michael Youssef’s evangelism rally in Egypt. Good to see Scot McKnight covering Current‘ […]
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: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
Evangelical roundup for December 4, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Tim Alberta on David Barton Red Letter Christians host a forum for evangelical pastors to ask “imperfect” questions about Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. Evangelicals support Biden on Israel, but disapprove of just […]
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: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
Evangelical roundup for November 30, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Cal Thomas on Tim Alberta’s book The Kingdom, The Power, And the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. Wheaton College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social […]
Evangelical roundup for November 20,2023
What is happening in Evangelical land Do evangelicals need to get in touch with the ancient church? Carl Trueman thinks so. But wasn’t Thomas Oden making this argument more than 20 years ago? Evangelicals continue to tackle immigration reform. Michael […]
Evangelical roundup for November 6, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land:‘ Jon Ward on leaving the “evangelical bubble.” He is the author of Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation. Thomas Kidd on the history of evangelical support for Israel. New Trustees at […]
Mike Johnson was the dean of the Paul Pressler School of Law
I noted this in my piece last week: “Who is Mike Johnson?” It has now caught the attention of the Associated Press. Here is Brian Slodysjo: Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a […]
Evangelical roundup for October 30, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals in Argentina are pushing to get national recognition for Reformation Day–October 31. Always good to see reporting by Messiah University graduate Morgan Lee! Sadly, this doesn’t surprise me: white evangelicals are more likely […]
What the Christian Right is saying about Mike Johnson
We covered a lot of the responses at today’s evangelical roundup. Here’s more: David Barton and his Wallbuilders gang are over the moon. Johnson has a long history with Wallbuilders. Tim Barton says that Wallbuilders have been praying for a […]
Evangelical roundup for October 23, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? If Christianity Today‘s reporting is correct, Argentinian evangelical voters are more concerned about political corruption and the economy than abortion. I appreciate the fact that National Public Radio contacted historian Daniel Hummel for this […]
Evangelical roundup for October 12, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? European evangelicals pray for peace in the Middle East. Palestinian Christians and Messianic Jews respond to the Hamas attack on Israel. An Arab evangelical responds to the Hamas attack on Israel. Francis Chan is […]
Evangelical roundup for September 28, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? The National Association of Evangelicals has launched a “racial justice Assessment tool.” Syrian evangelicals on the ground in Turkey. The 50th anniversary of the Lausanne Covenant. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary hosts a conference […]
Evangelical roundup for September 21, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? George W. Bush, using Michael Gerson’s words, makes the case for PEPFAR. Ron DeSantis’s ongoing attempts to court evangelical voters. And here. Who will win the Iowa caucuses? The result is in the hands […]
Os Guinness keeps pushing his faulty American Revolution vs. French Revolution thesis
Watch Christian commentator and author Os Guinness at the Family Research Council’s “Pray Vote Stand Summit”: Guinness sounds like an old Federalist–a defender of order. He, of course, is free to take such a position. But his view of the […]
What’s going on at Charlie Kirk’s MAGA pastorfest?
MAGA pastors are in San Diego this weekend as part of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Faith event. Get up to speed here. Here’s what has happened so far: Let’s begin with Charlie Kirk. He is suggesting that evangelicals missed out […]
Trump court evangelicals, prophets, and pseudo-historians will gather with Charlie Kirk in San Diego this week to train pastors
This week over 1,000 Christian pastors will converge on San Diego for the Turning Point USA “Pastors Summit.” According to the event website, this event will highlight “the need for pastors and their congregations to stand for truth and no […]
Evangelical roundup for September 7, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Brazil evangelicals and sports betting. The debate continues about evangelical dechurching. The latest news on the closing of Alliance University. Bless your pastor. France closes a ministry doing conversion therapy. Evangelicals and the labor […]
Evangelical roundup for September 4, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? The president of World Relief calls on Congress to continue to support PEPFAR. Has Trump wrapped-up the evangelical vote in Iowa? Daniel K. Williams: “People hold on to their politics when they stop attending […]