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August 2017

August 28, 2017

Michael Cromartie was a good and great man

In a huge loss to the faith-and-politics world, Michael Cromartie has died. He was 67....

July 2017

July 24, 2017

Catholics’ and evangelicals’ ‘surprising ecumenism’

Ecumenism is a lot easier with people who vote the same you do.

November 2016

November 08, 2016

What is an evangelical? (w/FAQ)

"Evangelical" is a theological distinction. It is not a synonym for "white non-Catholic."

November 07, 2016

The message ‘Never Trump’ evangelicals are (not) sending the GOP

"We’ll back in two years. And every two years thereafter.”

November 06, 2016

Trump promises to boost church attendance. Can he make Sunday school great again?

This is one of the most idiotic, incoherent ramblings I saw from Trump during the...

November 01, 2016

The Reformation: Looking back (and forward) 500 years

What is the Protestant Reformation's continuing relevance in our public and private lives?

October 2016

October 27, 2016

A snapshot of the religion vote

If you want to explain vote choice, you are largely telling a story about demographic...

October 26, 2016

Consider this: Only 45% of U.S. evangelicals actually support Trump

What if we identified evangelicals by whether or not survey respondents affirm core evangelical beliefs?

October 19, 2016

Who is Wayne Grudem? Does his Trump endorsement matter?

The lesson here is that some leading evangelicals are objectively bad at thinking about politics,...

October 19, 2016

The religious right isn’t dead. But it is changing

Most atheists, church/state separation advocates, and conservative Christians themselves think evangelical Republicanism will be alive...

October 17, 2016

A note on ‘confessional’ evangelicals in the 2016 election

People who are rooted in robust theological traditions are less susceptible to Trumpism than are...

October 14, 2016

#NeverTrump evangelicals: 2016’s game changers?

By repudiating Trump, evangelicals can do the right thing and improve the integrity of their...

October 12, 2016

Why #NeverTrump evangelicals may not matter much in 2016

Never-Trump evangelicals could be politically consequential. But people who are excited by this development tend...

October 11, 2016

Protestant confessionalism and Trump’s evangelical support

People whose faith lives are animated by active beliefs in robust theological ideas will accede...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

Some thoughts on Christian intellectuals

If I told you my ideal Christian intellectuals, it would say a great deal about...

August 13, 2016

Eric Metaxas opens up about his Trump support

A prominent evangelical Trump booster gave an interview to a liberal Jewish journalist. How did...

August 01, 2016

Another respected evangelical defects to Trump

A Harvard-educated evangelical professor of Christian ethics argues that voting for Trump is a morally...

June 2016

June 25, 2016

James Dobson Says Trump Was Recently Born Again

Convincing conservative ideologues that his conversion was authentic was a pretty impressive con, even by...

June 20, 2016

Trump to Meet with Evangelical Leaders

Last month, TIME religion reporter Elizabeth Dias broke an important story about a large group...

June 15, 2016

Resolved: The SBC Is Less Political Than You Think

As #SBC16 wraps up, I argue that church bodies are much less concerned with national...

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