May 17, 2023 | A Secular Age, Adolf Hitler, American Democracy, American History, Biblical Literalism, Charles Taylor, Conservative Evangelicals, Dissent, Donald Trump, Evangelical History, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelicals, Gardner Taylor, Global Warming, Goldwater Rule, Good and Evil in the Garden of Democracy, History and Politics, Hospitality, How (Not) to be Secular, James K. A. Smith, January 6, 2021, Kenneth Zagacki, LGBTQ+ Rights, Metaphor, Parrhesia, Political Rhetoric, Religion and History, Religion and Politics, Religion and Science, Rhetoric, Rodney Kennedy, Science, Secularism, Stanley Hauerwas, The Creative Power of Metaphor, The Immaculate Mistake, Trump Supporters, Vaclev Havel, Walt Whitman, White Evangelicals, Women's Rights |
by William Trollinger 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...
Nov 15, 2022 | Alex Jones, American Creationism, American Democracy, American Exceptionalism, American History, Andrew Whitehead, Anthea Butler, Anti-Semitism, Apocalyptic Rhetoric, Brian Kaylor, Catholicism, Christian Nationalism, Church and State, Clay Clark, COVID-19, Dominic Sanfilippo, Elders of Zion, Fundamentalism, InfoWars, Iran-Contra Affair, January 6, 2021, Jesus and John Wayne, John Birch Society, Kristin Kobes du Mez, Laudato Si, Martin Buber, Michael Flynn, Mike Lindell, NRA, Oliver North, Peter Wehner, Pope Francis, QAnon, ReAwaken America Tour, Religion and Politics, Rodney Kennedy, Roger Stone, Samuel L. Perry, Southern Baptist Convention, Trump Supporters, White Evangelical Racism, White Supremacy |
by Dominic Sanfilippo Dominic Sanfilippo is researching political and theological polarization, conspiratorial rhetoric, and emerging fundamentalist influences on American Catholicism while pursuing a master’s degree in theological studies at the University of...
Jul 3, 2022 | Abortion, Adam and Eve, Atonement, Catholicism, Christian Nationalism, Church and State, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Constitution, David Barton, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Evolution, Feminism, First Amendment, Fourth of July, Fundamentalism, Gun Control, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Inerrancy, intolerance, J. Frank Norris, January 6, 2021, Kenneth R. Miller, Lauren Boebert, LGBTQ+ Rights, Liberalism, Prayer, Public Schools, Rapture Ideology, Religion and Politics, Religion and Science, Republicans, Robert Jeffress, Rodney Kennedy, Roe v. Wade, School Prayer, Science, Stewardship, Supreme Court, Tolerance, Trump Supporters, Women's Rights |
by Rodney Kennedy Book Cover for Fosdick’s Shall the Fundamentalists Win? Or, The New Knowledge and the Christian Faith. Image via Amazon. Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State...
May 31, 2022 | Abortion, Answers in Genesis, Buffalo, Christian Right, Civil Rights Movement, Colorblind Individualism, Colorblindness, Gender Identity, George Floyd, Insurrection, J. Russell Hawkins, January 6, 2021, Joe Biden, Ken Ham, One Blood, One Race, Politics, Racism, Religion and Politics, Segregationist Chrisitianity, Sin, Slavery, The Age of Fracture, The Bible Told Them So, White Evangelicals, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Cover Image for The Bible Told Them So: How Souther Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy by J. Russell Hawkins (Oxford University Press, 2021) In his terrific 2021 book, The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to...
Mar 16, 2022 | American Exceptionalism, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Bodie Hodge, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Fox News, Insurrection, January 6, 2021, Ken Ham, One America News, Paul Braterman, Public Religion Research Institute, QAnon, Religion and Politics, Republicans, Righting America, Secularism, The Coming Storm, The New York Times, Trey Smith, Trump Supporters, White Evangelicals, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Doug Jensen gestures to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Jensen, 41, of Des Moines, Iowa, was jailed Jan. 9 on federal charges, including trespassing and disorderly conduct...
Jan 3, 2022 | Anti-Intellectualism, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Capitol Riot, Christian Ethics, Christian Right, Civility, Conservative Evangelicals, Darwin, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Evolution, Fascism, Insurrection, Israel, January 6, 2021, Peter Enns, Political Rhetoric, Religion and Politics, Religion and Science, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Roe v. Wade, Secularism, Slavery, Social Media |
by Terry Defoe Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 carry a flag saying “Jesus is my Savior. Trump is my President.” Image by Selcuk Acar via The New Republic. Pastor Terry Defoe is an emeritus member of the clergy who served congregations in...
