Bonnie Kristian, author of the recent Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community, has a … [Read more...] about More on Doug Mastriano’s Anabaptist Connections
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Where does Doug Mastriano go to church?
It's an interesting question. Where does the GOP nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, a pro-Trump, Big Lie-believing, Christian nationalist attend church? I did … [Read more...] about Where does Doug Mastriano go to church?
An Anabaptist scholar weighs-in on nonviolence and the Metaxas punch
If you are unfamiliar with what I mean by the "Metaxas punch," get up to speed here and here and here. Jared Burkholder, a history professor at Grace College in … [Read more...] about An Anabaptist scholar weighs-in on nonviolence and the Metaxas punch
The *Believe Me* Book Tour Comes to Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren
I had a great visit yesterday with an adult education class at Mechanicsburg (PA) Church of the Brethren. The class is reading Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to … [Read more...] about The *Believe Me* Book Tour Comes to Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren
The GOP is Trying to Win the Amish Vote for Trump
Over at The Washington Post, Julie Zauzmer reports on the "Amish PAC," an attempt by Republican operatives to get the Pennsylvania Amish to vote for Donald Trump. … [Read more...] about The GOP is Trying to Win the Amish Vote for Trump
What Hath Anabaptists To Do With Evangelicals?
A few years ago I wrote an essay in a book, edited by Jared Burkholder and David Cramer, titled, The Activist Impulse: Essays on the Intersection of Evangelicalism and … [Read more...] about What Hath Anabaptists To Do With Evangelicals?
The *Believe Me* Book Tour Rolls Through Elkhart, Indiana and Holland, Michigan
During the Q&A session at Taylor University on Tuesday night someone asked me if my work at a college with Anabaptist roots (Messiah College) influenced what I … [Read more...] about The *Believe Me* Book Tour Rolls Through Elkhart, Indiana and Holland, Michigan
The *Believe Me* Book Tour is Coming to Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana
I will be talking about Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart on October 3, 2018. The event is … [Read more...] about The *Believe Me* Book Tour is Coming to Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana
Jared Burkholder Reviews *Believe Me*
When you get a chance, check out the new look at Jared Burkholder's blog The Hermeneutic Circle. Today he is running a review of Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to … [Read more...] about Jared Burkholder Reviews *Believe Me*
Can Progressive Evangelicals Claim the “Anabaptist” Label?
Richard Beck of Abilene Christian University has written a very interesting piece explaining the difference between progressive evangelicalism and Anabaptism. The … [Read more...] about Can Progressive Evangelicals Claim the “Anabaptist” Label?
The Author's Corner with David Weaver-Zercher
David Weaver-Zercher is Professor of American Religious History at Messiah College. This interview is based on his new book, Martyrs Mirror: A Social History (Johns … [Read more...] about The Author's Corner with David Weaver-Zercher
Do Mennonite Young People Have Ethics or Faith?
Goshen College: A Mennonite collegeInteresting question posed by Richard Kauffman, book review editor of The Christian Century and a practicing Mennonite.He … [Read more...] about Do Mennonite Young People Have Ethics or Faith?
Follow Devin Manzullo Thomas As He Writes About “Born Again Brethren”
Devin Manzullo-ThomasI know that a lot of you have been following my daily posts about the ins and outs of researching, writing, and publishing a history of the … [Read more...] about Follow Devin Manzullo Thomas As He Writes About “Born Again Brethren”
Constantinianism Debated
Over at The Anxious Bench David Swartz of Asbury University calls our attention to an ongoing debate within evangelicalism over whether the earliest Christians were … [Read more...] about Constantinianism Debated
Should Christians Embrace Secularism?
I ask this question today in an op-ed at The Washington Post. (For some context, check out this post from yesterday). Here is the piece: I didn’t know what to think … [Read more...] about Should Christians Embrace Secularism?
Election Day Communion
Now this is a good idea. Christian churches--they all appear to Mennonite so far, but I hope others will join them--are going to hold a communion service on November … [Read more...] about Election Day Communion
Remembering the Dead on Independence Day
Richard Kauffman, the book review editor at The Christian Century, feels "out of step with the rest of American culture" on the Fourth of July. I will let him … [Read more...] about Remembering the Dead on Independence Day
Falling in Love with Conrad Weiser
Have you ever "fallen in love" with a person from the past? This occasionally happens to historians. It happened to Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe. The only problem is that … [Read more...] about Falling in Love with Conrad Weiser
Pennsylvania Pacifists and the American Revolution
ABC News is running a story about a July 11, 1775 broadside written by the Lancaster County Committee of Correspondence, urging German immigrants, many of whom were … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Pacifists and the American Revolution
No Star Spangled Banner at Goshen College
In February 2010, we did a post on Goshen College's decision to play the Star Spangled Banner before sporting events. You may recall that Goshen is a Mennonite … [Read more...] about No Star Spangled Banner at Goshen College