Jay Green’s Current piece,” The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse” has drawn a lot of attention–good and bad–on social media this week. Here is Jay’s gracious response to those who engaged with the essay. Stay tuned. In the spirit...
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A few words about Jay Green’s piece on Christian political discourse
I woke up this morning to a Twitterstorm of attacks on Jay Green’s essay, “The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse.” Some people want us to remove this piece from our site. Let me assure that that is not going...
Jay Green and Daniel K. Williams discuss the need for liberal democracy
If you have been following the Twitter debate over Jay Green’s Current piece, “The New Shape of Christian Public Discourse,” you might also be interested in Daniel William’s interview with Green over The Anxious Bench blog. Here Jay brings further...
Jay Green on Christian political discourse and the liberal tradition
I hope you get a chance to read historian Jay Green’s piece today at Current. Green writes: “I don’t think there has been a time in my life when the need to secure and reenergize the liberal tradition has been...
“On the Evangelical Mind and Consulting the Faithful”
In September 2017, the founders of Current (Jay Green, Eric Miller, and yours truly) participated in a conference in Indianapolis on the “State of the Evangelical Mind.” (This was 3-4 years before we launched Current). We spoke at a session...
Why all the effort to persuade evangelicals and conservatives of Trump’s corruption and unfitness may be a complete waste of time.
Bill Barr, who is promoting his tell-all book about his experience as Trump’s Attorney General, recently said he would vote for Trump again in 2024. Here is the UPI: Former Attorney General William Barr said Monday he would vote for...
Are you reading the Christian Scholars Review blog?
The Christian Scholar’s Review (CSR) is “a medium for communication among Christians who have been called to an academic vocation. Its primary objective is the publication of peer-reviewed scholarship and research, within and across the disciplines, that advances the integration of...
Fannie Lou Hamer webinar for teachers
Current‘s Managing Editor Jay Green, will join Chris Burkett and Sarah Beth Kitch on Saturday, April 10, 2021 for a webinar on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. The webinar readings include: Testimony Before Congress, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964 Voting...
A Trump Rally Reunion!
Some of you may remember that Donald Trump rudely interrupted the 2016 meeting of the Conference and Faith. He staged a rally on the last day of the conference and he never apologized for it! 🙂 Get up to speed...
Reflections on the 2018 Biennial Meeting of the Conference on Faith and History
The 2018 Biennial Meeting of the Conference on Faith and History is over. As program chair, I spent most of the weekend pinch-hitting for folks who were unable to come and making sure our plenary speakers were comfortable. This is...
The State of the Evangelical Mind Conference
Later this week I am heading to Indianapolis to participate in the “State of the Evangelical Mind” conference. This two-day conference will explore how the evangelical mind is faring since Mark Noll wrote his seminar The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind...
Getting the Band Back Together To Discuss the State of the Evangelical Mind
I am happy to announce that in September I will be participating in a conference in Indianapolis titled “The State of the Evangelical Mind: Reflections upon the Past, Prospects for the Future.” Here is a description from the conference website:...
On the Danger of Historical Analogies
As I wrote this weekend, everyone is making them these days. Historians (including myself on numerous occasions) are going public with analogies. They usually go something like this: “This presidential election is exactly like the election of (insert year).” And...
AHA 2016: Day 3 Wrap-Up
It was a busy day in Atlanta at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. This morning I went to the Conference on Faith and History breakfast. It was good to see old friends and make some new ones....
The Author’s Corner with Jay Green
Jay Green is Professor of History at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. This interview is based on his new book Christian Historiography: Five Rival Versions (Baylor University Press, 2015) JF: What led you to write Christian Historiography: Five Rival Versions? ...