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“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”: An annotation
Over at JSTOR Daily, Ed Simons offers an annotation of the famous 1741 sermon. A taste: Often remembered as the prototypical āfire and brimstoneā sermon, āSinners in the Hands of an Angry Godā reflects the complicated religious background of eighteenth-century […]
A patriotism reclamation narrative?
This is how political scientist Maxwell G. Burkey describes Stephen B. Smith’s new book Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes. His review shows little sympathy for Smith’s project. Before we get to Burkey’s review, here is a synopsis of […]
Stop Wasting Your Time Trying to Define Evangelicalism
Those invested in this project engage in an impossible task
Questions That Plague Us
As Omicron hits, an ancient call to community offers orientation
Do you think America is divided today? Consider the first Thanksgiving
The first official Thanksgiving in the United States did not take place in 1621. (How could it? There was no United States in 1621). It happened in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln, on October 3, proclaimed that Thursday, November 26 would […]
Are you listening to The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast?
As some of you know, Current houses two podcasts. Yesterday we dropped Episode 10 of “A History of Evangelicals and Politics.” This podcast is available to patrons at the Longshore tier and above. You can listen to the first three […]