John Inazu teaches law at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (University of Chicago Press, 2016) and (with Tim Keller) Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of […]
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LONG FORM: (De)constructing the “Christian Menace”
Surveys are poor tools for detecting religious extremists—and much else
Election Day is 56 days away. What are evangelicals saying?
Let’s check in on the current state of evangelicals and politics: National Public radio is talking about “Evangelicals for Harris.” Ralph Reed remains all in: So is Reed’s Faith & Freedom Coalition: A glimpse into the Latino evangelicals who attend […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Should we abolish grades at American universities? There are only two Shakers left. “Our dopamine-driven brains drive us to choose cheap distraction over entertainment and art” Elizabeth Catte reviews three […]
Uncut version: Jesus and the Powers (Review)
This is the full-length, uncut version of the review we are running today at Current.
REVIEW: Jesus and the Powers
In our harum-scarum political moment, the Via Media beckons
Evangelical roundup for April 1, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are good at retaining members Evangelicals respond to Trump’s endorsement of the “God Bless the USA” Bible John Inazu on Tim Keller Christianity Today reporter Kate Shellnut on the SNL skit: Swiss evangelicals […]
Evangelical roundup for February 5, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land Stop equating evangelical Christianity with whiteness More on the Quaker evangelicals serving migrants in Denver. Joel Belz, RIP. John Inazu interviews Michael Wear on spiritual formation and politics. The National Association of Evangelicals is […]
Evangelical roundup for December 18, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Iowa Kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats on why so many Iowa evangelicals are sticking with Donald Trump. Trump’s 25-year-old director of faith outreach in Iowa. An evangelical pastor is trying to stop political polarization in […]
Evangelical roundup for August 21, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Jenna Riess reviews Sarah Stankorb’s Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors,and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. Costa Rican evangelicals against abortion. Christian colleges are offering majors […]
Searching for Braver Angels
In praise of dissent
Stanley Hauerwas on the Christian church: “My sense is that God is making us leaner.”
Longtime readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of John Inazu’s work, especially his book Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference. Until I read this interview at Inazu’s Substack, I did not realize […]
What are people saying about the death of Tim Keller?
When someone like Tim Keller passes away we get a glimpse into the current state of public discourse and the way social media reveals our country’s deep differences. Here are some representative tweets and links. George W. Bush Christian music […]
Is Wellesley College still a women’s college?
In his 2017 book Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference, Washington University Law Professor John Inazu writes: Wellesley College, an all-women’s school, now confronts internal challenges around its growing transgender student population. Even though Wellesley admits only women, […]
Evangelical Roundup for December 1, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land: Are evangelicals turning on Trump? Evangelical giving is up. An evangelical “power ranger” has died. Three Southern California evangelical schools are uniting to bring theological education to Hispanic students. Shane call us out: Tim […]
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
David French’s civic pluralism versus Al Mohler’s Christian nationalism
Last week, the Senate advanced the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill legalizes (“provides statutory authority” for) same-sex and interracial marriages. Here is a summary of the bill from Congress.Gov: Specifically, the bill repeals and replaces provisions that define, for […]
With Every Victory the Christian Right Becomes Less Christian
When it comes to the witness of the church, the Christian Right brand of politics is unsustainable. The church needs other alternatives.
Evangelical roundup for June 23, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? More coverage of the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference. Fame and evangelicalism Newsweek goes after Christians who adopt. Pro-life in a post-Roe world: On Southern Baptists as “political whores.” An Evangelical […]