What is happening in Evangelical land: How long will American evangelicals support Israel? Tony Perkins believes that the attack on January 6th was the same as the Black Lives Matter protests. As Sean Hannity recently confirmed, this is now a […]
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Evangelical roundup for December 6, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are searching their online Bibles for the word “sorcery“ More on evangelical “deconstructionists“ It might be a good for idea for Liberty University leaders to get their own house in order before they […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Ellen Tucker, Good Teachers Don’t Preach Critical Race Theory Alan Jortner, I Can’t Believe McAuliffe’s Fundraising Emails Didn’t Win the Election Calvin Cummings, No Adults in the Room Daniel G. […]
Evangelical roundup: Thanksgiving 2021 edition
What is happening in Evangelical land? Celebrating the wonders of creation on Thanksgiving. Apparently it is time to “thank the Pilgrims” for “defeating socialism.” How dare the Pilgrims provide for their neighbors! (After watching this anachronistic video, read Larry Glickman’s […]
Has the phrase “Christian nationalism” lost its meaning?
Over at The Week, Samuel Goldman makes some good points. Here is a taste: It’s easy to find criticisms of Christian nationalism, which dominate both academic and popular discussions of the subject. It’s far more difficult to locate advocates, at least […]
Louisiana College is changing its name to Louisiana Christian University
The Southern Baptist College in Pineville, Louisiana is changing its name. Here is the Associated Press: Louisiana College in Pineville will formally announce its new name — Louisiana Christian University — on Nov. 16 during a meeting of the Louisiana […]
Conspiracy or Hoax?
The fading of a republic yields harbingers aplenty
Evangelical roundup for October 28, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Carl Trueman talks more about “evangelical elites”: Evangelical = Republican An important reminder: This is also worth considering: A “Christian worldview” Actually, today’s Trotskyists are some of the strongest opponents of the 1619 Project […]
What is popular this week at CURRENT?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: John Fea, “What is Elite Evangelicalism?” Daniel K. Williams, “Evangelicals and the Care for the Poor” Robert Erle Barham, “Infestation” Kevin Krahenbuhl, “A Media Holiday” John Fea, “When Should History […]
CURRENT Mailbag: “My daughter has fallen into the hands of a sect with a cult of personality surrounding its authoritarian pastor”
We have posted about Jack Hibbs and Calvary Chapel–Chino Hills before. I have heard from area pastors who are concerned about his church and people who are worried about attending the Christian nationalist, pro-Trump, anti-mask, and anti-vaccine mandate congregation. Today […]
What is popular this week at CURRENT?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Adam Jortner, Should History Make You Feel Bad? Eric Miller, Republic of Letters, Republic of Books Shirley Mullen, Can Too Much Caring Threaten Our Convictions? John Fea, The “Age of […]
Evangelical roundup for October 11, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? What would Edmund Burke say about what evangelicals call “conservatism.” White evangelicals in denial: Francis Collins on science and faith. He is till trying to get evangelicals to take the vaccine. I am sure […]
If you want to get a sense of how many white evangelicals understand American history, check out megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs’s Facebook page
We have written about Hibbs before. He is the vaccine mandate-hating, Larry Elder-loving, pro-Trumper who pastors Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California. Over the last several years, Hibbs seems to have become a bit of a history buff. In a […]
Evangelical roundup for September 23, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? The majority of white evangelical Protestants believe Donald Trump is a “true patriot.” When the KKK funded Billy Sunday: The president of the National Association of Evangelicals meets with Biden. Men’s groups are reading […]
Sidney Powell goes on the show of a 7 Mountain Dominionist and says Democrats murdered people in Georgia to cover up stealing the 2020 election
Andrew Wommack is a Seven Mountain Dominionist. He believes that Christians must gain control of the seven spheres of cultural influence: Business, Government, Media, Arts and Entertainment, Education, Family, and Religion. When Christians control these spheres, Jesus Christ will return. […]
Evangelical roundup for September 9, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? Trump-voting Southern Baptist Al Mohler writes a 2500-word article on Joe Biden titled “A Profile of Moral Collapse.” He announced on Twitter that his article is “New and urgent”: A Texas evangelical explains […]
Evangelical roundup for August 30, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? Nearly 60% of white evangelicals are vaccinated. The rate of vaccination among white evangelicals is higher than the rate of vaccination among rural residents, Republicans, Republicans who support Trump more than the GOP, […]
Now I finally understand what really happened to Jim Bakker in the 1980s. He got canceled.
If you want to get a feel for what is going on in the pro-Trump wing of charismatic Christianity, check out Steve Strang‘s recent appearance on the Jim Bakker Show. Strang, the editor of Charisma magazine, has a new book […]
Evangelical roundup for August 19, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? Many evangelical pastors are not encouraging their flocks to get vaccinated. “Conservative evangelicals must always believe they are facing persecution like the first century Christians faced.” Tim Tebow gets cut. Not all evangelicals […]
Evangelical roundup for August 16, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? Is another evangelical schism on its way? This side of Franklin Graham represents the best of evangelical Christianity: The president of the National Association of Evangelicals: Evangelicals are having good conversations about race. […]