Nov 16, 2018 | Answers in Genesis, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Creationism, Culture War, Flood Geology, Genesis, Historical Science, Inerrancy, KKK, Meghan Henning, Museums, Observational Science, Rhetoric, Righting America, Science, University of Dayton |
by William Trollinger What will happen to museums in this post-truth age? Is there a productive way in which to respond to culture war rhetoric? These were but two of the questions Sue and I were asked in response to our presentation last Wednesday on “Righting and...
Nov 9, 2018 | Corinth Kid's Club, Culture War, Herbie Miller, Immigration, intolerance, Politics |
Herbie Miller is the pastor of Corinth Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Dayton, OH. He has a PhD in theology from the University of Dayton’s Department of Religious Studies. His academic work centers on historical theology and American Christianity. He has published in...
Nov 1, 2018 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Bible Nation, Biblical Literalism, Candida R. Moss, Cary Summers, Creation Museum, Culture War, Evangelical Education, Evangelicals, Green Scholars Initiative, Hobby Lobby, Inerrancy, Joel S. Baden, Ken Ham, Museum of the Bible |
by William Trollinger Tuesday was Hobby Lobby day here at the University of Dayton. And no, that does not mean the campus turned into a gigantic craft show. Candida Moss (Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham) and Joel Baden (Professor...
Sep 25, 2018 | Apologetics, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Colleges, Culture War, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Evolution, Genesis, Historical Science, Inerrancy, Jack Power, Mark Wastler, Messiah College, Religious Absolutism, William James |
by Mark Wastler Mark Wastler is a sheep farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and an Episcopal priest serving a village church in Maryland. Mark’s spirituality, politics, and way of life have been deeply shaped by agrarian thought and American Pragmatism. He studied...
Jul 19, 2018 | Answers in Genesis, Apologetics, Bodie Hodge, Christian Right, Culture War, Ken Ham |
William Trollinger Who is the audience for fundamentalist apologetics? One place to start in answering this question is Answers in Genesis (AiG). This creationist juggernaut – with its books, videos, podcasts, speakers, school and church curricula, museum, and theme...
Jun 28, 2018 | #MeToo Movement, Areligious, Culture War, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Gay Marriage, LGBT Issues, Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Secularization |
Rebecca Barrett-Fox is Professor of Sociology at Arkansas State University. The author of God Hates: Westboro Baptist Church, American Nationalism, and the Religious Right (University Press of Kansas 2016), she researches and writes about religion, hate, and sexuality...