At his Substack page, progressive evangelical Ronald Sider reflects on the current state of his political party. A taste: You would think Democrats would recognize the vast cultural and ideological diversity of the country and say that our pluralistic society […]
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Evangelical roundup for November 11, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? U.S. Senators call for an investigation of sexual assault at Liberty University. 60% of white evangelicals believe the 2020 election was stolen. A collection of J.I. Packer’s writings from Christianity Today: Private Christian schools […]
The voters in the York Suburban (PA) school district reject Trumpism
It is good to see the people of the York Suburban district reject the craziness. Sometimes democracy works. Here is Mike Argento of the York Daily Record: The York Suburban School Board race was, by any measure, a messy affair. […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features Current: Vincent Bacote, Wide Awoke at Wheaton John Fea, Canceling Jon Meacham John Fea, What Carl Trueman Gets Right About the American University Felicia Wu Song, Locked In, Cradle to Grave David Tucker, The Right […]
Evangelical roundup for November 4, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Fifty-seven percent of white evangelical Christians indicate they’d prefer the U.S. be a nation primarily made up of people who follow the Christian faith. Liberty University president Jerry Prevo says he is going to […]
The editors of The Christian Century ask: “Why do we need to teach history?”
The Christian Century tackles a Texas bill that forbids the teaching of critical race theory and the 1619 Project. Here is a taste of its editorial: How should the story of our country be told? It says that schools should […]
Evangelical roundup for October 28, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Carl Trueman talks more about “evangelical elites”: Evangelical = Republican An important reminder: This is also worth considering: A “Christian worldview” Actually, today’s Trotskyists are some of the strongest opponents of the 1619 Project […]
Evangelical roundup for October 21, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land?: The latest on the missionaries captured in Haiti. And here. Ibram X. Kendi and Tim Keller dialogue about racism and anti-racism: Donald Lewis, RIP: The World Evangelical Alliance has a new leader. Guns to […]
David Barton spreads blatant falsehoods about the AP US History course, state history standards, and a bunch of other stuff.
David Barton, the Christian Right operative who talks about the past, recently spoke at Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, California. GOP representative Madison Cawthorn introduced Barton. The pastor of the church is Rob McCoy. Learn more about McCoy and […]
The president of a new conservative organization of Christian colleges misrepresents those Christian schools who did not join his group
David Jesse, a journalist with the Detroit Free Press and a graduate of conservative evangelical Cornerstone University, has a long piece on Christian colleges titled “Some conservative Christian colleges see growth where other schools see declines.” Read it here. Let’s […]
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What is going on in Idaho?
I am a little late to this story, but it seems to set up a rip-roaring election in November. While GOP governor Brad Little was in Texas, his Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin grabbed the reins and banned COVID-19 passports and […]
Evangelical roundup for October 7, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? The Christian Right is gathering this weekend in Leesburg, Virginia Evangelicals are growing. What does Trump have to do with it? I agree: Evangelical Twitter I am not sure I understand Owen’s tweet: Jim […]
Does Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States” make students hate America?
As longtime readers of this blog know, I have my issues with Howard Zinn‘s A People’s History of the United States. I stand by what I have written about this book over the last decade or so. We’ve covered him […]
As academic historians debate historiography and Dunmore’s Proclamation, a book on “Marxism” by a Fox News commentator has sold 1 million copies
I mentioned this book today in my weekly feature at Current. While American historians are having debates over historiography and Dunmore’s Proclamation, Mark Levin sits atop The New York Times best-seller’s list. Here is the Simon & Schuster press release: […]
Evangelical roundup for September 20, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Critical race theory helped a Wheaton College professor draw closer to God. More on Trump followers embracing the “evangelical” label. Josh McDowell on critical race theory: McDowell apologized. Faith helped evangelicals get through the […]
Josh Hawley, the most ambitious man in the Senate, pulls another political stunt
Josh Hawley, the evangelical Christian Senator from Missouri, has really made a name for himself in 2021. In January, he fed the conspiracy theories about the illegitimacy of the 2020 presidential election by refusing to vote to certify the results. […]
Evangelical roundup for September 13, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? The Eric Metaxas Show will be broadcast on Mike Lindell’s website: Trump-loving court evangelical Jack Graham is now saying that he is choosing “not to the play the game” of “tribal politics”: Evangelicals and […]
Evangelical roundup for September 6, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? Tony Evans brings Kingdom Race Theology to Liberty University: Progressive evangelicals and other Christians are responding to gun violence I don’t know what panel Ed Stetzer is talking about, but this seems fair: […]
The Mar-a-Lago evangelicals are back with something called the “National Faith Advisory Board.” Let’s break it down!
The American people removed the king and his evangelical court from the throne last November, but some of the pro-Trump evangelical courtiers are not going down without a fight. Here is Forward magazine: Former Trump evangelicals are launching a new […]