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American Christian voters and third parties: a historical overview
While third-party voting has never been the norm among American Christians, it has a long history.
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs opens the Center for the Study of Evangelicalism
Back in the day, there was a center at Wheaton College called the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals. It closed in 2014. Today, there are few places devoted to the scholarly study of evangelical Christianity. Nor do many […]
Election Day is 47 days away. What are evangelicals saying?
Sojourners is covering “Evangelicals for Harris.” In case you missed it, here is a highlight video: The founder of Evangelicals for Harris, Jim Ball, explains why he started the group and makes his case for Harris at The Hill. Notice […]
Interview: Timothy Larsen on George MacDonald’s Diary of an Old Soul
Timothy Larsen is the McManis Professor of Christian Thought and Professor of History at Wheaton College. He is a Contributing Editor at Current and as of this summer, the author of four books on the nineteenth-century Scottish George MacDonald. This […]
 REVIEW: This Is RemarkableÂ
Reading Genesis with Marilynne Robinson
The Last Christian
Secularization and the future
FORUM: Fiftieth Anniversary of Nixon’s Resignation, Day Two
Altered vistas, unexpected hope
Live blogging night 2 of the 2024 Republican National Convention
Coming soon. In the meantime, check out our coverage of night 1. ***** Is the GOP unified? Maybe. But old GOP rivalries die hard. Remember when Matt Gaetz managed to get Kevin McCarthy removed as Speaker of the House? Remember […]
How are evangelicals responding to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump?
Many are offering thoughts and prayers today for former president Donald Trump and our nation. Trump’s supporters and his critics are condemning political violence. Here are how evangelical Christians are responding: Christianity Today has a piece here. Franklin Graham: Southern […]
Blessing of Unicorns: Family-friendly city, WWII and Ukraine, Bonhoeffer, summer reading, and more!
Building a family-friendly city, how to foster free-range kids, building a culture of life, WWII and Ukraine, Bonhoeffer, summer beach reads, education isn’t about you, 55 years of Faith and Learning seminar at Wheaton, and the fortieth anniversary of the death of Foucault!
No Angels or Devils
‘It’s complicated’ is not simply a trendy phrase
PREVIEW: Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery
If George Whitefield was ‘America’s Spiritual Founding Father,’ the road ahead was bound to be rough
Race, Class, and Religion in a Northern New Jersey Town
I had no idea ‘born-again Christians’ were living in my midst
Shakespeare’s Worst Plays
When the Bard was off his game
Evangelical roundup for May 20, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Is evangelicalism “loosening?” Does Donald Trump share the values of American evangelicalism? The National Association of Evangelicals explores racial justice and racial reconciliation: Shane on Gaza: French evangelicals supports a new law to combat […]
Calvin University responds to Wiebe and Joanna Boer’s lawsuit
If you want to get up to speed, check out the piece we published over the weekend: “Recently ousted Calvin University president Wiebe Boer and his wife Joanna are suing Calvin. The complaint reads like a soap opera.” Here is […]
Recently ousted Calvin University president Wiebe Boer and his wife Joanna are suing Calvin. The complaint reads like a soap opera.
Some of you who read this blog know that we have been keeping track of this story. See our coverage here and here. Here is the latest from MLIVE: GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Calvin University president who stepped down […]
REVIEW: In Thought, Word, and Seed
Amid fracture and pain, Tiffany Eberle Kriner finds hope on a farm
REVIEW: Definitive Lives
A story at the intersection of the OED and our quest for meaning