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“The Arena” is coming to Current

John Fea   |  January 31, 2023

The text "The Arena" superimposed over a stylized image of the Roman Coliseum.

When you wake up on Wednesday morning and point your browser to Current you will notice a change on the home page. Starting February 1, 2022, Current will be hosting a new blog called “The Arena.” It is a group […]

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  January 27, 2023

Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  January 20, 2023

Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog:

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  January 13, 2023

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

Current: a “little magazine” for the digital age

John Fea   |  January 6, 2023

I am often asked to describe Current. It is not a blog, although The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog (and a future blog–stay tuned) is part of it. It is not a Substack, although you can subscribe to it […]

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  January 6, 2023

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

Happy New Year from The Way of Improvement Leads Home

John Fea   |  December 30, 2022

Thanks for reading The Way of Improvement Leads blog home this year. I know some of my longtime readers were concerned about the blog moving to Current back in April 2021. For thirteen years all of my posts were open […]

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  December 30, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current:: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  December 23, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current:: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  December 16, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog:

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  December 9, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current:: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

Current’s 2022 Pushcart Nominations

John Fea   |  December 5, 2022

Please join us in congratulating our nominees for this year’s Pushcart Prize, which is awarded by the Pushcart Press, publisher of the annual Best of the Small Presses, ā€œthe most honored literary series in America.ā€ These are: ā€œBricolage” by Sarah […]

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  December 2, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week at Current:: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog:

Is Kristin Kobes Du Mez illiberal?

John Fea   |  December 1, 2022

I am not going to rehash the controversy over Jay Green’s article on Christian political discourse. I wrote a little more about it today at Current. I agree with Jay–the piece shouldn’t have categorized people without evidence. Jay has apologized […]

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. […]

Jay Green responds to criticism of his essay on Christian public discourse

John Fea   |  November 29, 2022

Jay Green’s Current piece,” The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse” has drawn a lot of attention–good and bad–on social media this week. Here is Jay’s gracious response to those who engaged with the essay. Stay tuned. In the spirit […]

A few words about Jay Green’s piece on Christian political discourse

John Fea   |  November 29, 2022

I woke up this morning to a Twitterstorm of attacks on Jay Green’s essay, “The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse.” Some people want us to remove this piece from our site. Let me assure that that is not going […]

Jay Green and Daniel K. Williams discuss the need for liberal democracy

John Fea   |  November 29, 2022

If you have been following the Twitter debate over Jay Green’s Current piece, “The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse,” you might also be interested in Daniel William’s interview with Green over The Anxious Bench blog. Here Jay brings further […]

Jay Green on Christian political discourse and the liberal tradition

John Fea   |  November 28, 2022

I hope you get a chance to read historian Jay Green’s piece today at Current. Green writes: “I don’t think there has been a time in my life when the need to secure and reenergize the liberal tradition has been […]

What is popular this week at Current?

John Fea   |  November 25, 2022

Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog:

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