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faith and politics

Harry Reid: Mormon politician

John Fea   |  December 30, 2021

Today a couple of Harry Reid pieces caught my attention. If you have not yet heard, the Nevada senator (1987-2017) and former Senate Majority Leader (2007-2015) died earlier this week. Over at The Washington Post, historian Benjamin Park reflects on...

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Why is Amy Coney Barrett’s Christian faith off limits, but Raphael Warnock’s Christian faith is fair game?

John Fea   |  November 19, 2020

Conservative news websites are freaking-out because Georgia senate candidate Raphael Warnock decried the “moral bankruptcy” of the American church for supporting Donald Trump in such large numbers. Watch this 2016 speech at Howard University: He is right. I hope Georgia...

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The Trump campaign calls evangelicals to take its “Official Catholics for Trump Priorities Survey”

John Fea   |  June 14, 2020

First, the GOP platform condemns the sitting president, and now this: Maybe Trump should take some of the money he uses flying back and forth between the White House and Mar-a-Lago to hire a proofreader....

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The Problem With Providence

John Fea   |  May 8, 2020

Over the last year I have received a lot of critical e-mails questioning my faith because I am not willing to assert that Donald Trump is God’s anointed servant to save America from the liberals (mostly Hillary Clinton and Barack...

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“It is part of the inalienable task of God’s people…to speak the truth to power.”

John Fea   |  March 10, 2020

I have been reading a lot of N.T. Wright lately.   The Anglican New Testament scholar and theologian has been helpful as I try to think about how to speak faithfully in our current political moment in the United States.  In...

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Instead of Booing Him, CPAC Should Have Embraced Mitt Romney.

John Fea   |  March 4, 2020

This is a piece I wrote on last weekend’s CPAC that was never able to place.  –JF The name of Mitt Romney was booed relentlessly at last weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Fort Washington, Maryland. This year’s CPAC...

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E.J. Dionne on Political Idolatry

John Fea   |  February 9, 2020

This morning I was on a local radio show in the Boston area.  When the host asked me what I thought about Christians getting involved in politics, I said, as I have before, that Christians who want to enter political...

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The *Believe Me* Book Tour Comes to Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren

John Fea   |  February 3, 2020

I had a great visit yesterday with an adult education class at Mechanicsburg (PA) Church of the Brethren.  The class is reading Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump and it was a privilege to be present to answer questions...

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24 Hours in Cleveland, Tennessee

John Fea   |  October 7, 2019

This past weekend (Friday and Saturday) I was spent some time at the beautiful campus of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. I was there for the Lee Symposium: A Conversation on Faith and the Liberal Arts.  Retired Calvin College history...

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“Throwaway Culture”

John Fea   |  May 16, 2019

I am looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of Charles Camosy‘s new book Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can United a Fractured People.    Camosy offers us a small glimpse of his argument in a...

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Jess King: A Mennonite Running for Congress

John Fea   |  November 3, 2018

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjDMETEIpiQ&w=560&h=315] This is not my district, but I live close to its borders.  I have written before about the way Christianity has been fueling the Democratic candidates for Congress in south-central Pennsylvania.  (Also see this post on Lutheran minister...

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Yesterday’s Piece in *USA Today*

John Fea   |  July 9, 2018

Yesterday USA Today published a piece I wrote about Trump and evangelicals.  The editors chose the following title: “White evangelicals fear the future and yearn for the past.  Of course Trump is their hero.”  The article draws heavily from the introduction to Believe...

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The Author’s Corner with Matthew Bowman

John Fea   |  April 9, 2018

Matthew Bowman is associate professor of history at Henderson State University. This interview is based on his new book, Christian: The Politics of a Word in America  (Harvard University Press, 2018). JF: What led you to write Christian: The Politics of a Word...

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Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 4

John Fea   |  March 19, 2018

Click here for previous installments in this series.  Click here to read Gerson’s article in The Atlantic. In this piece, I reflect on Gerson’s love of Catholic Social Teaching. Gerson writes: For a start, modern evangelicalism has an important intellectual piece...

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Episode 32: The Politics of Sex

  |  February 18, 2018

Host John Fea and producer Drew Dyrli Hermeling continue to explore the many facets of the Culture Wars. Today, they tackle the often taboo subject of sex and politics. John discusses how sex was politicized in colonial America. They are...

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What Can 2 Kings 16 and Isaiah 7 Teach Christians About Politics?

John Fea   |  January 17, 2018

While I was writing Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump (pre-order here), I did a lot of reading in the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles.  (On Monday, I wrote...

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“Christian Politics?”: Week One

John Fea   |  January 7, 2018

This morning I taught the first of four 90-minute classes on Christian politics at West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg.  We spent most of our time defining politics and examining five Christian approaches to political engagement. I began with...

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Christian Politics?: A 4-Week Class at West Shore Evangelical Free Church

John Fea   |  January 6, 2018

Tomorrow at West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania I will be leading a 4-week course titled “Christian Politics?” Here is a description: Christian Politics? How should Christians engage in politics?  We will examine the historical roots of Christian...

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Catholics and Politics in the Age of Trump

John Fea   |  May 8, 2017

From Commonweal: [vimeo 215947556 w=640 h=360]...

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Jimmy Carter's Christianity

John Fea   |  April 17, 2017

In case you missed it, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof recently interviewed Jimmy Carter about his Christian faith.  Here is a taste of the interview: Christians celebrate Easter on Sunday. But wait — do we really think Jesus literally...

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