A Jersey shore town starts issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. Black churches in the city respond. Episode 18: “Greetings from Asbury Park” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is […]
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Jeremy Sabella on which Reinhold Niebuhr is landing today
Last week Current hosted its second bi-monthly event for Deep Water and Storm Surge patrons. Our guest was theologian, cultural critic, and Current author Jeremy Sabella. Jeremy talked about his work on Reinhold Niebuhr, his experience growing-up in Guatemala and Nicaragua, his love […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Daniel K. Williams, “Worldview”: No Substitute for Facts Paul Davis, The End of the Two-Party System Agnes Howard, How to Become a Grown-Up Christopher Shannon, Postmodernism: Then and Now John […]
“A History of Evangelical and Politics” podcast is on break this week
No episode again this week. Feel free to use the break to get caught-up on previous episodes. We will be back next Wednesday with Episode 18. Those who do not subscribe to the podcast can listen to listen to Episodes […]
Tonight!: Current Deep Water patrons gathering with Jeremy Sabella
If you are Deep Water subscriber, you should receive a ZOOM link for the event. If you become a Deep Water patron today, send us a note and we will get the link to you ASAP. Our guest for the […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Eric Miller, “Alone in the U.S.A.” Una Cadegan, “To Cancel or Not to Cancel” Jay Green, “Current and the #Exvangelical Dilemma” William Thomas Okie, “Exotic Invasion” John Haas, “Leaving Afghanistan” […]
Mark your calendars for our next Current Deep Water patrons gathering: August 25, 2021 with Jeremy Sabella
Our next special event for Current Deep Water subscribers will be held from 8:00-9:30 ET on August 25, 2021. If you are Deep Water subscriber, you should receive a ZOOM link for the event. Our guest for the evening will be Jeremy […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Jay Green, CURRENT and the #Exvangelical Dilemma Steve Waldman, The Return of Local News M. Elizabeth Carter, Fishing for Faith John Fea, Where Benjamin Franklin Can’t Take Us John Fea, […]
How to support our work at Current
We just passed the four-month mark at Current. I hope you are finding the material we have published to be entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking. As we approach our six-month anniversary in October, we are still trying to get this operation […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Daniel Williams, Abortion and the Class Divide Philip Gorski, Three Cheers Mark Schwehn, Plague Theology Christopher Shannon, BIden and the Bishops John Ragosta, Government and the Private Side of the Wall […]
“If pro-life advocates want to reduce the number of abortions…arguments about the humanity of the fetus won’t be relevant, because many of the women obtaining abortions already hold such beliefs.”
If you are pro-life, I hope you had a chance to read historian Daniel K. Williams’s piece today at Current. In my view, the pro-life movement is stuck in a rut. In its nearly fifty-year effort to overturn Roe v. […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: John Fea, Love Your Neighbor. Get Vaccinated Adam Jortner, Can We Get Better Jeremiads? John Fea, Reforming Evangelicalism Nadya Williams, Changes in the Classics Jeremy Sabella, The Prosperity Gospel President Here […]
Clearing-up some confusion about the Current podcasts
Current is the home of two podcasts. I host The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast. I have hosted it for for five years. It predates Current. This podcast is interview-driven. Our guests are historians. It is also FREE! You […]
What is popular this week at Current
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Jeremy Sabella, The Prosperity Gospel President John Fea, Still Evangelical John Fea, Reforming Evangelicalism John Ragosta, Is Separation of Church and State a Two-Way Street? Michael Kazin, Evangelicals and Racism: Is […]
“The disposition that constitutes the humanities is not the exclusive possession of deans and donors and hiring committees”
With the decline in the humanities at colleges and universities, it is important that non-academic institutions raise the questions that animate humanities learning. What does it mean to be human? What is truth? What is beauty? How shall we live? […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Michael Kazin, “Evangelicals and Racism: Is There Hope?“ Adam Jortner, “Found Footage: January 6 and the Horror Movies that Made It“ John Haas, “Leaving Afghanistan“ Randall Balmer, “Who Killed Evangelicalism? Chris […]
Please consider supporting Current
Current is now well into its fourth month of publication. I hope you have found our daily features informative, educational, and entertaining. We are pleased with the kind of writers we are attracting to this little online magazine. While we are […]
Is the online “newsletter” a new literary genre?
Everyone is on Substack these days. People like Heather Cox Richardson and Andrew Sullivan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars on the platform. Early in the brainstorming process, we chose not to launch Current on Substack. Perhaps I will […]
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Episode 86: A Conversation with Eric Miller, Editor of Current
In this episode we introduce Current, a new online platform of commentary and opinion that provides daily reflection on contemporary culture, politics, and ideas. Editor Eric Miller talks about Current‘s vision, some of his favorite articles, and the history of the […]