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Evangelical roundup for June 13, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Getting ready for the Southern Baptist arrival in Anaheim. Christianity Today previews it here. Terry Mattingly on a recent attempt to define evangelicalism. And another attempt. Michael Bird: “Certain theologies enable sexual abuse” Paula […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Great American writers and misery Early Quaker spirituality in one map Alan Ryan reviews Oliver Zunz, The Man who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville “History will accept […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Jonathan Den Hartog, “What Happened When Jon Meacham Went to Samford?“ John Fea, “Matthew McConaughey Goes Home“ Christopher Shannon, “Losing Their Religion“ Daniel K. Williams, “Pro-Life and Pro-Guns?“ John Fea, […]
Losing Their Religion
If politics is in and evangelism out among American evangelicals, are they really evangelicals?
At least Marjorie Taylor Greene believes Christian nationalism exists
She makes no bones about it. She is a Christian nationalist. Watch: It is worth noting that this is a different rhetorical strategy from the one employed by Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. Here is a taste of Eliza Griswold’s […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Daniel K. Williams, “Pro-Life and Pro-Guns?” Timothy Larsen, “Boyhood Revisited“ John Seel, “Is College Really Worth It?” Jonathan Den Hartog, “Scooby Doo and the Black Robe Regiments“ Nadya Williams, “The […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “Satanic Portals, HIS-story, and Doug Mastriano“ John David Seel, “Is College Really Worth It?“ Daniel K. Williams, “What If Pro-Choice Politicians Acknowledged That Abortion Is a Moral Problem?“ […]
Evangelical roundup for May 26, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? For some early responses to the Southern Baptist Convention sexual abuse report click here and here. Tim Alberta talks with Russell Moore about politics in the church. A Gospel Coalition author on “rights”: 10,000 […]
Evangelical roundup for May 23, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Syke Jethani just triggered Rod Dreher Shane returns to his bus: Shane learns something about Mastriano: The artist behind Chick Tracts has died Tim Keller quotes church historian Kenneth Scott Latourette: Ruth Graham on […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Dominic Green reviews Richard Cohen, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past. Lewis Lapham interviews Cohen here Caitlin Flanagan on the trail of Joan Didion George Will offers the […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Jay Green, “The Strange Bedfellows of Anti-Woke Alarmism“ Daniel K. Williams, “What If Pro-Choice Politicians Acknowledged That Abortion Is a Moral Problem?“ Jonathan Den Hartog, “Scooby Doo and the Black […]
Evangelical roundup for May 19, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land Evangelical anti-abortion activity before Roe. The National Association of Evangelicals on the Buffalo shooting: The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Buffalo: Roger Olson brings some autobiographical nuance to Jesus and John Wayne. More here. […]
Evangelical roundup for May 16, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Southern Baptist church membership is down 1.1. million. “Jesusland” versus “The United States of Canada” revisited. Not “lone wolves”: Truth: More Shane: The president of Sojourners on reducing abortion, not overturning Roe. What does […]
Evangelical roundup for May 8, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Apparently Tim Keller is now not good enough for some conservative evangelicals of the Christian Right. Apparently Ralph Reed forgot about Merrick Garland: Roger Olson responds to Jesus and John Wayne. Charlie Kirk is […]
Evangelical roundup for April 14, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Despite Donald Trump’s endorsement of David Perdue in the Georgia gubernatorial race, evangelicals are still backing incumbent Brian Kemp. Eric Metaxas interviews Rudy Giuliani. The conspiracy theories abound! Jenna Ellis and Eric Metaxas on […]
“Dr. Oz is the most normal Republican” running for office in Pennsylvania
Amanda Carpenter nails it: LOL, if you thought Donald Trump’s endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz for Senate was the worst development in Pennsylvania’s 2022 GOP primaries, wait until you hear about the Republicans running for governor. Pennsylvania Republicans will nominate a […]
Evangelical roundup for April 7, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Do evangelicals still care about missions? Whitworth University history professor Aaron Griffith on why evangelicals should care about criminal justice: New Hampshire evangelicals call their state “Satan’s headquarters.” I want a copy of this: […]
Have Mercy
Is it worth it to win the culture war but lose the words of Christ?
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 […]