Jul 23, 2024 | American Democracy, Atheist Delusions, Christian Nationalism, Conservative Evangelicals, Conservative Ideology, David Barton, David Bentley Hart, Evangelical Rhetoric, Founding Fathers, Golden Rule, History, History and Politics, James Klippenberg, Josh Hawley, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Narrative Patterns, Norman Rockwell, Political Rhetoric, Religion and Politics, Religious Conservatism, Robert Jeffress, Tom Cotton |
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...
May 20, 2024 | Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Artistic License, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fundamentalism, Noah, Noah's Flood, Religious Rhetorics, University of Dayton, Visual Rhetoric, Young Earth Creationism |
Compiled by Susan Trollinger University of Dayton students visit Ark Encounter. Image by Susan Trollinger, 2024. This spring, I taught a class in which we devoted a unit to studying the arguments and visual/material rhetorics of Protestant fundamentalism. We enjoyed...
Mar 21, 2024 | Anti-Vaxxers, Apocalypticism, Billy Graham, Charlie Kirk, Christian Nationalism, Clay Clark, Conspiracy Theories, COVID-19, Culture War, David Barton, Donald Trump, Eric Metaxas, Evangelical History, Evangelical Industrial Complex, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelicals, First Baptist Church of Dallas, Greg Locke, Jim Wright, Liberty University, Michael Flynn, Miroslav Volf, Rachel Denhollander, Ralph Reed, ReAwaken America Tour, Religion and Politics, Robert Jeffress, Rush Limbaugh, Russell Moore, Southern Baptist Convention, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, Tim Alberta, Trump Supporters, William Bell Riley |
By Andrew J. McNeely Andrew McNeely is a Ph.D. student in Theology at the University of Dayton. McNeely’s research interests include 19th and 20th century fundamentalism and evangelicalism at the intersections of theology, education, history, politics, and American...
Jan 2, 2024 | Ben Williamson, Biblical Authority, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Biblical Marriage, Bruce McCallum, Campus Crusade, Christian Right, Conservative Evangelicals, Counterculture Movement, Dennis McCallum, Dwell, Emily Shugerman, Evangelical Education, Evangelical History, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Francis Chan, Gary DeLashmutt, Jesus People Movement, John Birch Society, Kathleen Boone, Safe Schools, The Bible Tells Them So, We Are Church Movement, Xenos Christian Fellowship |
by Ben Williamson Benjamin Williamson is Associate Professor of Theology at Ohio Christian University in Circleville, OH. Additionally, he serves as executive pastor at Riversong Church in Springfield, OH, and planted a church outside of Indianapolis early in his...
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 21, 2023 | Abortion, Conservatism, Conservative Ideology, Diversity, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fascism, Food Insecurity, Gay Marriage, George Lakoff, Love, Meritocracy, Metaphor, Metonymy, Mike Johnson, Patriarchy, Prodigal Son, Religious Fascism, Rodney Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, SNAP Benefits, Strict Father Metaphor, The Political Mind, Welfare Queen |
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...
