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John Fea   |  December 13, 2022

If you read our mission statement you will learn that: Current is an online journal of commentary and opinion that provides daily reflection on contemporary culture, politics, and ideas. We seek to ground ourselves in the broad tradition of American democracy—a tradition […]

Editorial changes at Current

John Fea   |  December 1, 2022

As Executive Editor, I am pleased to announce the following changes to our editorial staff: Nadya Williams, Professor of Ancient History at the University of West Georgia, moves from Current Contributing Editor to Book Review Editor. Nadya received her B.A. […]

Evangelical Roundup for December 1, 2022

John Fea   |  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 […]

The Plymouth settlers were pilgrims, not patriots

John Fea   |  November 23, 2022

The Pilgrims would not recognize themselves in the rhetoric of so-called Christian patriots. Here is a taste of Wheaton College historian Tracy McKenzie‘s piece at Religion News Service: Certainly, the English Christians we call the Pilgrims were searching for an […]

The Truth and Beauty of Michael Gerson’s Words

John Fea   |  November 18, 2022

Remembering a real compassionate conservative

An Air Force Veteran’s Final Flight

Timothy Larsen   |  November 11, 2022

An Honor Flight gives an Airman First Class the first-class treatment

The new Billy Graham archive will open this month

John Fea   |  November 2, 2022

It looks like it will be a professional archive that will gather “the full documentary record” of Graham’s life and work. Here is Daniel Silliman at Christianity Today: When he watched Billy Graham preach, David Bruce couldn’t help but think […]

Evangelical Roundup for October 27, 2022

John Fea   |  October 27, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Gordon Fee, RIP. Vote Common Good goes to Ohio. Non-denominational Christians. Evangelicals host an LGBTQ inclusion conference. One evangelical calls out another evangelical: Slacktivist on our blast from the past on Dallas Theological Seminary. […]

“On the Evangelical Mind and Consulting the Faithful”

John Fea   |  October 21, 2022

In September 2017, the founders of Current (Jay Green, Eric Miller, and yours truly) participated in a conference in Indianapolis on the “State of the Evangelical Mind.” (This was 3-4 years before we launched Current). We spoke at a session […]

Evangelical leaders on Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard stunt

John Fea   |  October 1, 2022

Peter Smith of the Associated Press reported on this last month. I must have missed his piece. If you are not familiar with my reference to DeSantis’s “Martha’s Vineyard stunt” get up to speed here. Here are some quotes from […]

Prayers Answered: God Saved the Queen

Timothy Larsen   |  September 12, 2022

May He also bless and preserve King Charles III

Evangelical roundup for September 5, 2022

John Fea   |  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 […]

REVIEW: How’s that Post-Christian Thing Goin’ for Ya?

Timothy Larsen   |  August 31, 2022

The admonition “Be careful what you wish for” turns out to have sound historical backing

With Every Victory the Christian Right Becomes Less Christian

John Fea   |  July 28, 2022

When it comes to the witness of the church, the Christian Right brand of politics is unsustainable. The church needs other alternatives.

Stranger Things: Not So Strange at All

Christina Bieber Lake   |  July 27, 2022

What should we do when monsters loom? Tell stories about them, of course.

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  July 15, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: John Fea, “Trump Is Going Down and He Is Taking Evangelicals with Him“ Vincent Bacote, “Wide Awoke at Wheaton“ Adam Jortner, “Nostalgia, Wokeness, and Fraggle Rock“ John Fea, “An Open […]

Evangelical roundup for July 7, 2022

John Fea   |  July 7, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Will Wheaton College remove J. Oliver’s Buswell’s name from its library? An evangelical on why evangelicals need to care more about inequality. The Anxious Bench blog gets a new editor Tim Keller is a […]

FORUM: The End of Roe, Day One

Felicia Wu Song, Randall Balmer, David Tucker, Una M. Cadegan, John H. Haas and Vincent Bacote   |  June 27, 2022

A time to listen

Top Gun: The Joys We Can Imagine. The Joys We (Still) Can’t.

Christina Bieber Lake   |  June 10, 2022

Becoming fully alive requires a better story

Boyhood Revisited

Timothy Larsen   |  June 1, 2022

There’s more than one way to play with time

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