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Evangelical roundup for January 24, 2021

John Fea   |  January 24, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Are evangelicals changing their views on abortion? The court evangelicals who are part of Trump’s “National Faith Advisory Board” are marching for life: The evangelicals who think they are guardians of the Jewish faith. […]

“Bebbington but”

John Fea   |  January 21, 2022

Ryan Hoselton, a postdoctoral instructor at the University of Heidelberg, asks a good question about my feature today at Current: Perhaps “Bebbington but” is the best way to define evangelicalism. I still use Bebbington when I define the term in […]

Evangelical roundup for January 20, 2022

John Fea   |  January 20, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? There is a long history of white evangelicals taking shots at Martin Luther King Jr.’s “liberal theology.” Tim LaHaye did it in 1968 and on Monday Al Mohler did it, albeit in a softer […]

Tim LaHaye had some choice words for Wheaton College when the evangelical school hosted a memorial service for Martin Luther King Jr.

John Fea   |  January 17, 2022

On April 7, 1968, Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian school in Wheaton, Illiinois, hosted a “community-wide memorial service” for Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of King’s assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968. The final paragraph of this […]

Evangelical roundup for January 17, 2022

John Fea   |  January 17, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Eric Metaxas and Naomi Wolf talk about the “fear of COVID-19,” the “apartheid society” in New York City; how the “unnecessary” vaccine is attacking women’s reproductive health; and how the vaccine reflects a general […]

Big Ben’s Redemption

John Fea   |  January 15, 2022

I grew up a Miami Dolphins fan. (How a kid raised in the New York metropolitan area became a Dolphins fan is a long story, but there are a lot of us out there.) I thus despised the Steelers. As […]

Evangelical roundup for January 13, 2022

John Fea   |  January 13, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Aaron Renn and R.R. Reno talk about what Renn calls the three worlds of evangelicalism: firstthings · Aaron Renn on the Three Worlds of Evangelicalism A Southern Baptist pastor offers an alternative to nationalism. […]

Evangelical roundup for January 10, 2022

John Fea   |  January 10, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are satisfied with evangelicalism. Shane on evangelical worship leader Sean Feucht: Shane on Trump evangelicalism: David French writes about a question historians have been addressing for forty years. Eric Metaxas compares January 6th […]

Evangelical roundup for January 6, 2022

John Fea   |  January 6, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelical anti-Trumpers are out there. Franklin Graham on the 1-year anniversary of January 6, 2021: Anthony Bradley on evangelical Reformed culture as an object of sociological and historical critique: True: A Southern Baptist pastor […]

Evangelical roundup for January 3, 2022

John Fea   |  January 3, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land? A Christian country singer encourages vaccination after his father dies of COVID-19. Is an Evangelical anyone who likes Billy Graham? Admission questions from Bethlehem Baptist Seminary, founded by John Piper: Here is one evangelical […]

Evangelical roundup for December 30, 2021

John Fea   |  December 30, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are effectively running prison units in Argentina. Interesting: Evangelicals in Oklahoma are divided over vaccines. Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center director Ryan Helfenbein: Christian dominionists are running for spots on school boards. […]

Evangelical roundup for December 27, 2021

John Fea   |  December 27, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land? In case you missed it, we covered Charlie Kirk’s Christian nationalist celebration “America Fest.” Will someone please introduce this fellow of the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center to Selma, Birmingham, Montgomery, Emmett Til, […]

Evangelical roundup for December 16, 2021

John Fea   |  December 16, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land: How long will American evangelicals support Israel? Tony Perkins believes that the attack on January 6th was the same as the Black Lives Matter protests. As Sean Hannity recently confirmed, this is now a […]

Evangelical roundup for December 13, 2021

John Fea   |  December 13, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land? More scandal at Liberty University. A sports ministry legend has died. Another QAnon conference at an evangelical megachurch: The next big religious liberty case before the Supreme Court. Evangelical views on Joe Biden: Evangelical […]

Evangelical roundup for December 9, 2021

John Fea   |  December 9, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land? Mark Driscoll needs money “after a year of trials.” What is Rob Bell up to these days? Three more kidnapped missionaries in Haiti are released. On listening to evangelicals. Robert Jeffress, one of the […]

The Meeting House, a Toronto megachurch, places pastor Bruxy Cavey on leave for alleged sexual misconduct

John Fea   |  December 8, 2021

Here is Yonat Shimron at Religion News Service: A pastor at one of Canada’s largest churches has been accused of sexual misconduct and has been placed on leave while the church undertakes an external investigation. Bruxy Cavey, who grew The Meeting […]

Evangelical roundup for December 6, 2021

John Fea   |  December 6, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are searching their online Bibles for the word “sorcery“ More on evangelical “deconstructionists“ It might be a good for idea for Liberty University leaders to get their own house in order before they […]

Episode 29: “The Rise of Barack Obama”

John Fea   |  December 2, 2021

The background to the speech that would change his life and the life of a nation. Episode 29: “The Rise of Barack Obama” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is […]

Evangelical roundup for December 2, 2021

John Fea   |  December 2, 2021

What is going on in Evangelical land? Christianity Today reports on what happened in the Supreme Court yesterday related to abortion. True: Also true: Franklin Graham comes out strong (as expected) on Dobbs v. Jackson. Amicus briefs on Dobbs v. […]

Evangelical roundup for November 29, 2021

John Fea   |  November 29, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land? The old Trump court evangelicals are divided over vaccine mandates for soldiers. It looks like “Elite Evangelicalism” is now “Big Evangelicalism”: Chik-fil-A and the National Prayer Breakfast. Agreed: Kristin responds to her critics: And […]

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