The Democrats struggle to connect religion and politics as the 2004 election season begins. Episode 8: āThe Democrats Search for Faithā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen […]
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Evangelical roundup for June 7, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Here is the latest news from the Southern Baptist Convention. In a recently uncovered letter, Russell Moore says that SBC leaders compared sexual abuse survivors to Potiphar’s wife and called one victim, Jennifer Lyell, […]
Evangelical roundup for June 3, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Paige Patterson believes a “lynch mob” is after him. Russell Moore get a new gig as “Minister in Residence” at a non-Southern Baptist Church that is part of the Acts 29 network. Adelle banks […]
Episode 7: September 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism
What would evangelical politics be like today if the attacks on 9-11-01 never happened? Episode 7: āSeptember 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism” dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is […]
Evangelical roundup: Memorial Day 2021 edition
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Paige Patterson is back. He preached yesterday at Robert Jeffress’s church. I guess Jeffress didn’t heed the advice of the Southern Baptist president. Can good Bill Hybels and bad Bill Hybels exist at the […]
Are you listening to the “A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast?
We will drop Episode 7 on Tuesday. You can listen to the first three episodes here. After seven “background” episodes, we are ready to take a deep and prolonged dive into the history of evangelicals and politics in what I […]
Evangelical roundup for May 27, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Are complementarians inherently patriarchal? Texas wants to require public schools to hang “In God We Trust” signs A book criticizing critical race theory is blowing-up in evangelical circles. The Southern Baptists are heading to […]
Evangelical roundup for May 24, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? University of Pennsylvania professors on Trump and evangelicalism Eric Metaxas tells his audience to vote for Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa in the upcoming New York City mayoral election. Metaxas apparently thinks he has a […]
What was the relationship between the Tom Hanks movie “Sully” and the 2016 election?
Court evangelical extraordinaire Ralph Reed talks with The Atlantic‘s Emma Green about how he responded to the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and his larger support of Donald Trump. This is a really revealing interview. It shows that for Ralph Reed, […]
Evangelical Roundup for May 20, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Eric Metaxas interviews Os Guiness about his new book. I have not read the book yet, but will try to get to it soon. It sounds like the same stuff Guinness was pushing a year […]
Russell Moore leaves his Southern Baptist post. Joins Christianity Today
This was bound to happen sooner or later. Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, is leaving his post to head-up a new public theology program at Christianity Today. There are a lot […]
Live-tweeting PBS’s Billy Graham documentary
As a historian of American evangelicalism, I thoroughly enjoyed last night’s PBS documentary “Billy Graham: Prayer. Politics. Power.” As as an evangelical Christian, I also enjoyed it. Billy Graham’s message–the Good News–changed my life. I will always have a deep […]
Evangelical roundup for May 17, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? I’ve noticed the same thing: Interesting idea: How did Biden do with evangelicals: Some might say that evangelicalism had an “epistemic collapse” well before Trump. Diana Butler wants to find the “real evangelicalism.” I would […]
Are you looking for an evangelical congregation not divided by race, Trump, or COVID-19? Good luck
Many evangelical Christians believe that racism is a problem in the church, Trump was bad for the church, and COVID-19 revealed selfishness in the church. Some are deciding to stay in their divided congregations and work toward reconciliation. Others are […]
Evangelical roundup for May 10, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Eric Metaxas was in Lancaster, Pennsylvania last weekend and had a run-in with a Black Lives Matter protester. He also criticizes the people of Lancaster for wearing masks. Metaxas still believes that Donald Trump […]
Evangelical roundup for May 6, 2021
What is happening in Evangelicalland? Evangelical TikTok Pray for India Shane Claiborne on the death penalty: What did televangelists look like before they were famous? Nick Jonas actually transformed into Joel Osteen: A reviewer thinks Beth Barr did not go […]
Evangelical roundup for May 3, 2021
What is happening in Evangelicalland? Is Trevor Lawrence the next big evangelical Christian sports star? (On a side note, Tim Tebow is trying out for Lawrence’s new team). Asian-American evangelicals speak-up. Today’s blast from the past comes courtesy of Brantley […]
The Wheaton College professor who teaches critical race theory
Over at Sojourners, Mitchell Atencio interviews Wheaton College (IL) philosophy professor Nathan Cartagena. Here is a taste of the interview: Mitchell Atencio, Sojourners: Because critical race theory has become such a hot-button issue, especially in white evangelical circles, do you […]
Franklin Graham opposes Biden’s infrastructure plan: “I wasn’t aware that America needed rebuilding.”
Here is Graham at his Facebook page: As President Biden was giving his speech last night, I couldnāt help but think that the swamp has won. When President Trump came into office, he said he was going to drain the […]
Evangelicals seem to be coming around on climate change
In 2007, Richard Cizik, then vice-president of the National Association of Evangelicals, came under attack from some prominent evangelicals for his opposition to global warming. Jerry Falwell Sr. described evangelicals concerned with climate change as “earthism worshippers.” James Dobson called […]