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 […]
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Who is a fundamentalist today? George Marsden talks about the recent edition of his Fundamentalism and American Culture
Check out Marsden’s interview with Brian Kaylor at Word & Way: Marsden continues to affirm his view that a “fundamentalist” is a “militant evangelical.” This raises an interesting question. Is an evangelical who is a culture warrior a “fundamentalism?” Based […]
Evangelical roundup for February 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Scot McKnight on why evangelicalism needs salvation. Now the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center is going after Tim Keller: An evangelical pastor and theologian enters the debate on historians and activism. I am […]
Evangelical roundup for February 14, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals and the Canadian freedom envoy. An important evangelical voice laments: Mike Pence is giving the April 2022 commencement address at evangelical Columbia International University. Beth Moore is still living rent free in the […]
Evangelical roundup for February 3, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? A conservative website claims that the federal government used Ed Stetzer, Russell Moore, Tim Keller, Rick Warren, Relevant, and the Gospel Coalition to spread “Covid propaganda” to churches. (Just to be clear, to this […]
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. […]
Evangelical roundup for January 20, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? There is a long history of white evangelicals taking shots at Martin Luther King Jr.’s “liberal theology.” Tim LaHaye did it in 1968 and on Monday Al Mohler did it, albeit in a softer […]
Evangelical roundup for January 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Eric Metaxas and Naomi Wolf talk about the “fear of COVID-19,” the “apartheid society” in New York City; how the “unnecessary” vaccine is attacking women’s reproductive health; and how the vaccine reflects a general […]
Evangelical roundup for January 10, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are satisfied with evangelicalism. Shane on evangelical worship leader Sean Feucht: Shane on Trump evangelicalism: David French writes about a question historians have been addressing for forty years. Eric Metaxas compares January 6th […]
Evangelical roundup for December 30, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are effectively running prison units in Argentina. Interesting: Evangelicals in Oklahoma are divided over vaccines. Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center director Ryan Helfenbein: Christian dominionists are running for spots on school boards. […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Rob Vaughn, Christmas Transcendence John Fea, Why Evangelicalism Continues to Inspire Me with Hope Thomas Hibbs, Crime, Punishment, and Columbo Eric Miller, Three Weddings, One Question Jay Green, John Lennon […]
Evangelical roundup for December 16, 2021
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 […]
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 […]
Evangelical roundup for November 22, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Al Mohler lists four temptations facing the Evangelical Theological Society: Fundamentalism, Atheism, Catholicism, and Theological Liberalism. He defines “fundamentalism” in terms of retreat from the world and certain “theological eccentricities.” He does not define […]
Evangelical roundup for November 11, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? U.S. Senators call for an investigation of sexual assault at Liberty University. 60% of white evangelicals believe the 2020 election was stolen. A collection of J.I. Packer’s writings from Christianity Today: Private Christian schools […]
Evangelical roundup for November 4, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Fifty-seven percent of white evangelical Christians indicate they’d prefer the U.S. be a nation primarily made up of people who follow the Christian faith. Liberty University president Jerry Prevo says he is going to […]
Evangelical roundup for November 1, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? I am apparently an “elite evangelical.” I also love Cracker Barrel and Waffle House! 🙂 Here is Karen Swallow Prior: And an update on the above tweet: And “Karen’s pastor”: What is a white […]
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 […]
Evangelical roundup for October 25, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? What does it mean to leave evangelicalism? Peter Wehner on Trumpism in evangelical congregations. How Liberty University handles reports of sexual assault Swords to plows: A cell-phone tower in the shape of a cross […]
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 […]


















