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The Author’s Corner with Richard Carwardine
Richard Carwardine is Rhodes Professor of American History Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford. This interview is based on his new book, Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union (Knopf, […]
GOP House members submit resolution condemning Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s National Prayer Service sermon
Not familiar with this story? Get up to speed here. Some members of the House of Representatives were so upset with Budde’s sermon urging Trump to consider the human dignity of immigrants and members of the transgender community that they […]
Evangelicals respond to the death of Jimmy Carter
He was the first “born again” president and he was elected during Newsweek magazine’s “Year of the Evangelical.” So what are evangelicals saying about the recent death of Jimmy Carter? Christianity Today is running an obituary by historian David Swartz. […]
The Author’s Corner with Jason S. Lantzer
Jason S. Lantzer is Assistant Director of the Butler University Honors Program. This interview is based on his new book, “Prohibition Is Here to Stay”: The Reverend Edward S. Shumaker and the Dry Crusade in America (University of Notre Dame […]
18 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Today, fifty evangelical leaders from Wisconsin urged Harris, Walz, Trump, and Vance to “reflect biblical principles on immigration.” Evangelical relief agency World Relief was behind the letter to the candidates. The central argument is this: “The vast majority of American […]
21 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
This week I helped Newsweek writer Khaleda Rahman with a piece on “Evangelicals for Harris.” Here is my contribution: Others were more skeptical that the group could sway enough evangelical voters toward Harris. “Frankly, I don’t think Evangelicals for Harris […]
Make Christian politics great again!
This was published in 1984. The Pentecostal Evangel was the official weekly magazine of the Assemblies of God. Hat tip: Dr. Daniel Isgrigg via X.
What the Decline of the Black Church Means for Politics
Today the Atlantic published my essay on what the decline of the Black church’s influence on younger African Americans might mean for the future of African American politics.
Pope Francis: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are “against life”
On a recent flight from Singapore to Rome, Anna Matranga of CBS News had a question for Pope Francis: Your Holiness, you have always spoken in defence of the dignity of life. In Timor-Leste, which has a high birth rate, […]
250 years ago today the First Continental Congress opened with prayer. What should we make of that?
On Thursday evening I was in Philadelphia to speak at an event, sponsored by Carpenter’s Hall, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Jacob DuchĂ©s prayer on the third day of the Continental Congress. I was joined by the clergy of Philadelphia’s […]
See you tonight in Philly!
Thursday, September 5th, 2024 from 5:30 to 7:00pm Held at the American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 The First Continental Congress took place in Carpenters’ Hall in fall 1774, with 56 delegates from 12 […]
AHA’s History Behind the Headlines: “The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools”
I am looking forward to this event tomorrow at noon. It is hosted by the American Historical Association and is free and open to the public. Check it out. Join us on Friday, July 26, at 12 p.m. ET, for an […]
The 70th anniversary of “under God”
Happy Flag Day! Seventy years ago today–June 14, 1954–the words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Brian Kaylor has the full story at Baptist News Global. Here is a taste: George Docherty was a progressive Presbyterian minister serving […]
If you want to get a sense of the state of conservative Christianity in America, check out the responses to David French’s recent New York Times piece
On Sunday we covered David French’s New York Times piece on getting canceled–literally canceled–by his former church, the Presbyterian Church in America. In that piece, we included some survey data I collected back in 2020 about how Trump, politics generally, […]
The Presbyterian Church in America canceled David French. Today he responds.
We have covered this story here at Current. Check out Marvin Olasky’s piece, “David French is on a panel, oh no!” We also published “The Presbyterian Church in America disinvites David French.” Today French gives his own take on what […]
Nuns for Trump
Donald Trump may be struggling to win over white suburban women and Black women, but he has some fans among Catholic nuns. Here is a taste of Elle Hardy’s piece at Unherd: Bespectacled and berobed, a softly spoken nun may […]
Interview with Dan Williams on Politics of the Cross, paperback release
Tomorrow is the paperback release of Politics of the Cross. How well did this book age since 2021? Find out in this interview.
Come to a Trump rally and get a blessing
Texas congressman and Liberty University graduate Troy E. Nehls was at Donald Trump’s trial yesterday. He compared Trump to the Pope. Watch:
Kenneth Craycraft’s new book, Citizens Yet Strangers
“We have learned to speak American while forgetting to speak Catholic.”