I am teaching my history course on the “Age of Hamilton” this semester. In between the first and second class periods I asked the students to watch Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical Hamilton. On the second day of class we […]
evangelical historiography
A bunch of white, patriarchal nationalist Christians who “seek power to transform American culture through conservative-leaning politics and free market economics” held a baptism ceremony at Ohio State
In a recent essay at the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, one of the most important journals in the study of religion, historian Matthew Avery Sutton writes: “…post-World War II evangelicalism is best defined as a white, patriarchal, nationalist religious movement made up of Christians who […]
“White, patriarchal, nationalist Christians who seek power to transform American culture through conservative-leaning politics and free market economics” for Kamala Harris?
Earlier this week, a group called “Evangelicals for Harris” met on a ZOOM call to explain why evangelicals should vote for Kamala Harris. Who are these “Evangelicals for Harris?” In a recent essay at the Journal of the American Academy […]
Kind words from Christopher “Pietist Schoolman” Gehrz on Confessing History
Before Jay Green, Eric Miller, and yours truly got together to start Current, we edited a book titled Confessing History: Explorations in Christian Faith and the Historian’s Vocation (2010). The book includes essays by Mark Schwehn, Una Cadegan, Beth Barton […]
Catholic historian Christopher Shannon discusses Catholic and Evangelical historiography
If you have been reading Current this week you may have noticed that we featured an interview with historian Christopher Shannon and a review of his new book American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey Through Catholic Life in a New World. […]