Aug 4, 2022 | 1776 Commission, American Exceptionalism, American History, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Biblically Consistent Curriculum, Capitalism, Christian Nationalism, Confederacy, Critical Race Theory, Culture War, Evangelical History, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Textbooks, Hijacking History, Historiography, History, History and Politics, History of Science, Kathleen Wellman, Lost Cause Myth, Makin v. Carson, Politics, Public Education, Religion and Politics, Religious Freedom, Rhetoric, Slavery, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standards, Texas Freedom Network, Universal Healthcare, Western Colonialism, White Evangelicals, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Book cover for Kathleen Wellman’s Hijacking History: How the Christian Right Teaches History and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2021). Kathleen Wellman is Dedman Family Distinguished Professor of History and Altshuler...
Jul 25, 2022 | Abortion, Answers in Genesis, Antony Alumkal, Camille Lewis, Capitalism, Christian Right, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Corwall Alliance, Creation Science, Culture War, E. Calvin Beisner, Economics of Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Kathleen Wellman, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Man-made Climate Change, Politics, Religion and Politics, Wildfires |
by William Trollinger Over the past week there have been innumerable news reports on the increasingly dramatic effects of global warming: A firefighter walks in front of a huge blaze heading towards a home in Strawn, TX. Image via The Telegraph. From NPR: “This very...
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...
Feb 28, 2022 | Anthropocene, Apocalyptic Rhetoric, Apocalypticism, Authoritarian Populism, Conservatism, Conservative Evangelicals, Craig White, Donald Trump, End Times, Evangelicals, G. Mitchell Reyes, Gender Roles, History and Politics, Kundai Chirindo, Political Rhetoric, Politics, Populism, Precarity, Rodney Kennedy, Russia, Samson, Strong Man, Tim Alberta, Tucker Carlson, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. The pastor of 7 Southern Baptist churches over the course of 20 years, he pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH)...
Dec 15, 2021 | Allosaurus, Answers in Genesis, Barack Obama, Capitol Riot, Congressional Disclosure, Congressional Hearings, Congressional Jurisdiction, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Creationism, Dana Forbes, Donald Trump, Doug Phillips' Vision Forum, Ebenezer, Elections, Historical Science, Insurrection, January 6, 2021, Joe Biden, Joe Taylor, Mark Meadows, Michael Peroutka, Observational Science, Peroutka Foundation, Pete DeRosa's Creation Expeditions, Politics, Raising the Allosaur, Righting America, Science, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence, Trump Supporters, Uncategorized, Voter Fraud, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Insurrectionists enter the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Photo by: John Minchillo (Associated Press) An evangelical young Earth creationist played a central role in Donald Trump’s coup attempt? Not a shock. Late last night the House of...
Dec 3, 2021 | Advent, Apocalyptic Rhetoric, Apocalypticism, Cornel West, Creation Museum, David Barton, Ken Ham, Liberation Theology, Mary, N. T. Wright, Politics, Religion and Politics, Robert Jeffress, Rowan Williams, Tennesee Williams, Thomas Aquinas, Tim LaHaye |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. The pastor of 7 Southern Baptist churches over the course of 20 years, he pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH)...
