Dec 5, 2023 | Age of the Earth, American Democracy, Ark Encounter, Authoritarian Populism, Baptist Distinctives, Bible Reading, Biblical Illiteracy, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creation Museum, Demagoguery and Democracy, Donald Trump, Ellen Davis, Evangelical History, Evangelical Leaders, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Bible, James McClendon, Observational Science, Paul Combs, Religion and Politics, Richard Elliott Friedman, Rodney Kennedy, Science, University of Dayton |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...
Nov 28, 2023 | Ancient Cosmology, Biblical Cosmology, Biblical Interpretation, Cosmos, Evolution, Galileo Galilei, Geocentrism, Heliocentrism, History of Science, Israelites, John Walton, Martin Luther, New Testament, Nicolaus Copernicus, Observational Science, Old Testament, Religion and Science, Russell Moulds, Science, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Jay Gould, Terry Defoe |
by Terry Defoe Pastor Terry Defoe is an emeritus member of the clergy who served congregations in Western Canada from 1982 to 2016, and who ministered to students on the campuses of the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. He is the author of...
Sep 5, 2023 | Andrew Pledger, Anti-Gay Hate, Biblical Interpretation, Bob Jones University, Camille Lewis, Conversion Therapy, David Diachenko, Devyani Chhetri, Evangelical Education, Fundamentalism and Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Homeschooling, Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, Joshua Harris, Lance Weldy, LGBTQ+ Christians, Safe Schools, Same-Sex Attraction, Steve Pettit |
by Devyani Chhetri Devyani Chhetri is the South Carolina politics reporter for the Greenville News and has written extensively about the intersection between faith and politics. She is a Boston University post-grad and has previously worked for the Sun Chronicle in...
Aug 15, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Antonio Guterres, Ark Encounter, Avery Foley, Biblical Authority, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Carbon Emissions, Christian Right, Cornwall Alliance, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Dispensational Premillennialism, Economics of Climate Change, Environmental Science, Fossil Fuels, Heat Waves, Jessica Jaworski, Lahaina, Maui Fires, Noah's Flood, Observational Science, Proof-Texting, Religion and Science, The Nation, Tom Engelhardt, Wildfires |
by William Trollinger Aftermath of the fires in Lahaina, Hawaii. Image via mauinews.com. In his recent article, “Right-Wing Extremism is Going to Boil Us Alive,” Tom Engelhardt observes that It could be the Gulf Stream collapsing or the planet eternally breaking...
Aug 8, 2023 | Biblical Interpretation, Copia, Creation Science, Creationism, Dinosaurs, Diorama, Discovery Center for Creation and Earth History, Duane Gish, Emma Frances Bloomfield, Fossils, Garden of Eden, Gish Gallop, Grand Canyon, Historical Science, Immersion, Institute for Creation Science, Interruption, Museums, Noah's Ark, Quantity vs Quality, Religion and Science, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Rotation, Sensory Evidence, Southern Communication Journal, Visual Rhetoric |
by Emma Frances Bloomfield Today’s post comes from our colleague Emma Frances Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who studies the intersection of science, religion, and politics from a rhetorical...
Jun 20, 2023 | 3 Quarks Daily, Adam and Eve, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Australian Question Lobby, Biblical Authority, Biblical Interpretation, Black Lives Matter, Bodie Hodge, Boris Johnson, Chief Ministry Officer, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conspiracy Theories, COVID-19, Creation Museum, Economics of Climate Change, Evolution, Fossil Fuels, Gender Roles, Great Reset, Heartland Institute, Henry Morris, Institute for Creation Science, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Ken Ham, Martin Iles, Paul Braterman, Rhetoric, World Economic Forum, Young Earth Creationism |
by Paul Braterman Paul Braterman is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of North Texas, and Honorary Research Fellow (formerly Reader) at the University of Glasgow. His research has involved topics related to the early Earth and the origins of life, and...