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Editorial changes at Current
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
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
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
Remembering a real compassionate conservative
An Air Force Veteran’s Final Flight
An Honor Flight gives an Airman First Class the first-class treatment
The new Billy Graham archive will open this month
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
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”
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
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
May He also bless and preserve King Charles III
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 […]
REVIEW: How’s that Post-Christian Thing Goin’ for Ya?
The admonition “Be careful what you wish for” turns out to have sound historical backing
With Every Victory the Christian Right Becomes Less Christian
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
What should we do when monsters loom? Tell stories about them, of course.
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“ Vincent Bacote, “Wide Awoke at Wheaton“ Adam Jortner, “Nostalgia, Wokeness, and Fraggle Rock“ John Fea, “An Open […]
Evangelical roundup for 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
A time to listen
Top Gun: The Joys We Can Imagine. The Joys We (Still) Can’t.
Becoming fully alive requires a better story
Boyhood Revisited
There’s more than one way to play with time
















