What is happening in Evangelical land? Despite Donald Trump’s endorsement of David Perdue in the Georgia gubernatorial race, evangelicals are still backing incumbent Brian Kemp. Eric Metaxas interviews Rudy Giuliani. The conspiracy theories abound! Jenna Ellis and Eric Metaxas on […]
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What is going on at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School?
When I graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1992 with a Masters of Divinity and a Masters of Arts in Church History, the school had 937 full-time equivalent students. That was larger than my undergraduate institution! Today TEDS has […]
Evangelical roundup for April 11, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Beth Moore on Palm Sunday: Answers in Genesis on evangelical “deconstruction. The Family Research Council here. A Liberty University professor is not guilty of sexual assault. Eric Metaxas and Mike Lindell are still pushing […]
Is there a difference between an evangelical worship service and a right-wing political rally?
Sometimes it’s really hard to tell. Here is Elisabeth Dias and Ruth Graham at The New York Times: They opened with an invocation, summoning God’s “hedge of thorns and fire” to protect each person in the dark Phoenix parking lot. […]
Evangelical roundup for April 7, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Do evangelicals still care about missions? Whitworth University history professor Aaron Griffith on why evangelicals should care about criminal justice: New Hampshire evangelicals call their state “Satan’s headquarters.” I want a copy of this: […]
The latest hit piece in the “elite evangelical” genre
Over at the Albert Mohler and Andrew T. Walker’s WORLD magazine culture war newsletter, Miles Smith, a history professor at Hillsdale College, seems to think that evangelical historians who criticize Donald Trump must be trying to cozy-up to the secular […]
Evangelical roundup for April 4, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Randall Balmer on the Mark Galli sexual harassment charges. Evangelical worship leader Sean Feucht does not want you to be fooled: Jim Wallis on mixing religion and politics. Two important evangelical voices meet: Franklin […]
Evangelical roundup for March 31, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Most evangelicals support Ukraine in the Russia-Ukraine War. The wildly popular Christianity Today podcasts turns it attention to Christianity Today: Christian nationalists’ score lower than most on American religious history quizzes. Owen is at […]
Evangelical roundup for March 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? The editor of the Babylon Bee is locked out of Twitter for hateful speech. A nice summary of the current state of the Christian Right by a Christian Right figure: Also, you can read […]
Evangelical roundup for March 24, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? What is going on at Calvin University? Two former female employees at Christianity Today talk about the Mark Galli sexual harassment allegations. Dan Silliman, the Christianity Today reporter who broke the Mark Galli story, […]
Is Ketanji Brown Jackson an evangelical Christian?
As Adelle Banks notes in her recent article at Religion News Service, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court has said virtually nothing about her religious background. Here is a taste: When she spoke at the first day […]
Can Phil Vischer (Bob the Tomato) follow Jesus when the church is going crazy?
As the “official historian” of the Holy Post Podcast (granted, I am not sure if I still hold this position), I feel like I have a responsibility to curate this video here at the blog. Watch:
Wheaton College celebrates Mark Noll’s Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
More Christian colleges need to have conversations like this. This event celebrates the new edition of the book.
Evangelical roundup for March 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Deconstructing Bruxy Evangelical climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe on the United Nations’ climate report. Pat Robertson calls for a nuclear strike on Russia. It seems as if Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council are […]
Mark Galli responds to sexual harassment charges
We covered this last night. Here is Galli’s response to Christianity Today‘s reporting: By now you may have read about the turmoil at Christianity Today regarding charges of sexual harassment in recent years. I’m featured in a story as a […]
Evangelical roundup for March 14, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Christians who enabled Putin. Evangelical worship pastor Sean Feucht does not appear interested in a fourth COVID-19 shot: God and Trumpism unite at Trump’s new site, Truth Social: A call for Russian Bonhoeffers. Eric […]
Evangelical roundup for March 10, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicalism isn’t dying. John MacArthur publicly shamed and excommunicated a woman from the pulpit. He will also speak at a meeting of the Conservative Baptist Network ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. […]
Evangelical roundup for March 7, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals in Moldova are welcoming Ukrainian refugees. Sean Feucht and Eric Metaxas hanging out in New York City: Feucht brings his pro-liberty worship leading to the Brooklyn Bridge: Feucht is also at Liberty University: […]
Evangelical roundup for March 3, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Joel Carpenter calls for a renewal of evangelical intellectual life. Darryl Hart sees a tension between and older and younger generation of evangelical historians: Pat Robertson plays the biblical prophecy card. And here: Ukrainian […]
Evangelical roundup for February 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Tucker Carlson will speak at a San Marcos, California megachurch. I wonder if he will talk about his love for Putin? Albert Mohler, who voted for Trump, is still mad about Biden’s approach to […]