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Marvin Olasky

Farewell for now

Marvin Olasky   |  December 10, 2024

The 2025 circus will be fascinating to watch, and this is my note to Current readers that I’ll now be at a different vantage point.

Covering up a genitalia remark

Marvin Olasky   |  October 22, 2024

A partisan press at work.

Looking for optimism

Marvin Olasky   |  October 8, 2024

Brief reflections on this weekend’s Front Porch Republic conference.

Abortion decision-making: slow down vs. speed up

Marvin Olasky   |  September 26, 2024

Why does the number of abortions in America appear to be rising?

30th Anniversary: Wins and losses concerning 3D ultrasound

Marvin Olasky   |  September 6, 2024

What difference did the 3D ultrasound make for the prolife movement?

40th Anniversary: A rare press victory and a longer loss

Marvin Olasky   |  September 5, 2024

That time the pro-abortion Austin American Statesman did a hit job on a local crisis pregnancy center.

50th Anniversary: A unique newspaper selfie

Marvin Olasky   |  September 4, 2024

A brief Golden Anniversary memory of a brave journalist, David Shaw.

Life as a reality show

Marvin Olasky   |  August 27, 2024

Angels in the audience watch us on stage and learn how God’s grace operates.

What should a good reporter do all day?

Marvin Olasky   |  August 22, 2024

Some denominations within Christianity have patron saints. In overwhelmingly secular journalism, reporters normally don’t think about patron saints, but I’d like to suggest from the Bible a patron psalm. Psalm 73 begins with a careful observer’s confession of depression: “As […]

Joyfully embracing abortion, or sorrowfully claiming necessity?

Marvin Olasky   |  August 21, 2024

Almost a half-century ago, Magda Denes came out with In Necessity and Sorrow: Life and Death in an Abortion Hospital. It’s still the only defense of abortion that I recommend to people.

Crazy: a church growth strategy?

Marvin Olasky   |  July 25, 2024

What to ask Tim Alberta a question about his book? Marvin Olasky invites input before tomorrow’s interview!

An alternative source for book reviews

Marvin Olasky   |  July 23, 2024

Additional book review resources to help you find the next good read.

The Presbyterian Church in America disinvites David French

John Fea   |  May 14, 2024

Today The Arena blog at Current ran a piece by Marvin Olasky defending the Presbyterian Church in America’s decision to invite New York Times columnist David French to speak on a plenary panel at its upcoming General Assembly meeting in […]

Finding the light in Ukraine: Andrey Kurkov

Katie Gaultney   |  April 15, 2024

Andrey Kurkov wins a 2024 Zenger Prize.

David George Moore is the evangelical Dick Cavett

John Fea   |  December 12, 2023

Are you familiar with the work of David Moore? You should be. Here is some praise: David Moore has “a fine capacity to stimulate all the glands of curiosity.” –William F. Buckley David Moore “has a unique ability to draw […]

Zenger House announces its 2023 prize winners.

John Fea   |  May 11, 2023

Zenger House is: a Christian foundation that exists to help journalistic start-ups and honor writers who do street-level reporting and write excellent stories that show biblical truth, even if that’s not a writer’s goal. The foundation awards annual prizes to encourage outstanding writers […]

What is going on at The Kings College?

John Fea   |  February 8, 2023

The Kings College is in serious financial trouble. Back in 2008,, when I was blogging at Paul Harvey’s Religion in American History, I wrote a piece on what I called “Manhattan Evangelicalism.” The Kings College featured prominently in that post. […]

Marvin Olasky discusses his resignation from World magazine

John Fea   |  November 19, 2021

We covered this here and here. Here is Bob Smietana at Religion News Service: Olasky had hoped to end his tenure as editor-in-chief, which began in 1994, in the summer of 2022. Those plans changed after World’s publisher announced the […]

Marvin Olasky is out at World; Al Mohler is in. The age of “compassionate conservatism” is now officially over

John Fea   |  November 15, 2021

The post-Trump differences in American evangelicalism continue to sharpen. Marvin Olasky has edited the evangelical magazine World since 1994. Olasky is best known as the architect of George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism.” On November 1, 2021, Olasky resigned from the […]

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