No. Or at least that’s what longtime Republican insider and former Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol believes. The guy who tried to tap David French to run against Donald Trump in 2016 is now organizing to defeat pro-Trump candidates in […]
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Evangelical roundup for September 5, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Should Labor Day be a Christian holiday? Lisa Sharon Harper on Biden’s Philadelphia speech (thread) Fox News covers Michael Gerson’s scathing anti-Trump column. Tim Keller being Tim Keller: Evangelical leaders respond to the Matt […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Timothy Larsen, “REVIEW: How’s that Post-Christian Thing Goin’ for Ya?“ AntĂłn Barba-Kay , “REVIEW: One Cheer for Purdy“ Michial Farmer, “LONG FORM: Treasure of the Broken Land“ Nadya Williams, “‘Joshua Was […]
How to Be an Activist Historian
Putting the “history” back into “activist history”
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Bookworms at the Huntington Library A critique of big history The limits of biography The Twilight Zone as cultural criticism Doug Mastriano in his New Apostolic Reformation context Understanding the […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Paul Luikart, “The Liberal Agenda in Higher Education“ John Fea, “My 2024 Presidential Election Predictions“ John Fea, “Happy Birthday, Felix Millan“ Robert Erle Barham, “Leave-Taking“ Elizabeth Stice, “Help the World, […]
Evangelical roundup for August 25, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Russell Moore talks to Ezra Klein about the state of evangelicalism. Why do so many evangelicals vote Republican? Evangelicals in Brazil. Kenyan evangelicals call for diversity. Recent survey of evangelicals and women leaders. The […]
Christian nationalists tackle William Penn
Watch: Anyone who has studied colonial America with me will immediately recognize the irresponsible version of Whig history present in this video. This looks like a piece of conservative activist propaganda trying to pass for American history. By the way, […]
Abortion politics is not going away
Some thought that the Supreme Court abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson might shift the political focus this election season to a struggling economy. But this week things got more complicated. Today’s job report suggests that the economy is not […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “With Every Victory the Christian Right Becomes Less Christian“ Jay Green, “The Baptismal Vows of Michael Corleone“ Eric Miller, “These Truths? Which Truths?“ Adam Jortner, “The Joe Biden […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “A Savior Will Arise from Gettysburg and His Name Shall Be Mastriano“ Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt, “Seeing Bathsheba“ Christina Bieber Lake, “Stranger Things: Not So Strange at All“ John […]
Evangelical roundup for July 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals on the rise in the Dominican Republic. Michael Wear on abortion politics. Doug Koopman is the new director of the American Studies Program of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Russell Moore […]
You can’t make this stuff up
If you have the stomach to learn more about how the Trump evangelicals are using Christianity to undermine the American republic, you may want to follow Ron Filipkowski on Twitter. In December 2020, Filipkowski, a Republican lawyer, resigned his position […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “Trump Is Going Down and He Is Taking Evangelicals with Him“ Andrew F. Lang, “Democratic Spirit: Ulysses S. Grant at 200“ Kody W. Cooper, “Rethinking an Ethic of […]
Evangelical roundup for July 21, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? No more baptisms in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Do evangelical pastors still need seminary training? World Relief on why evangelicals must be proactive on climate change. Tim Keller offers a Third Way: Greg Laurie’s movie […]
A brief history of “Stop the Steal”
Over at The New York Times Magazine, Charles Homans offers a long-form essay on how the Big Lie has captured the Republican Party. Much of the piece focuses on Pennsylvania and its current GOP gubernatorial candidate, Doug Mastriano. Here is […]
Evangelical roundup for July 10, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Do evangelicals believe the Bible is “literally true?” Former World editor Marvin Olasky on Trump and evangelical journalism. Shane is heading to the White House. I hope he is careful about the power of […]
The GOP is trying to defend the most corrupt president in United States history
Historians will have the last say, but in the meantime here is a taste of Jonathan Chait’s recent piece at New York Magazine: At this point, even with the hearings in progress, it seems safe to rate this as the […]
It’s time to drain the swamp
I knew Trump’s catchphrase, “drain the swamp” would one day be good for something. Those watching the January 6th hearings are witnessing the machinations of the most corrupt president in American history and the people who stood with him and […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “Matthew McConaughey Goes Home“ Christine Bieber Lake, “Top Gun: The Joys We Can Imagine. The Joys We (Still) Can’t.“ John Fea, “The Trump Generation Is a Lost Cause.” […]