Oct 25, 2019 | Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Fundamentalism, History, Kelsey Lahr, Politics, Racial Justice, Racism, Westmont College, White Jesus, White Supremacy |
by Kelsey Lahr Kelsey Lahr is a communication professor at Los Angeles Pacific University. Her scholarly interests include climate change communication and environmental rhetorics. She also works summers as a seasonal Ranger in Yosemite National Park. Her writing...
Oct 22, 2019 | Ad Hominem Attacks, Answers in Genesis, Camille Lewis, Charles Ware, Ken Ham, Larry Smith, Politics, Racial Justice, Racism, Righting America |
by William Trollinger Martin Luther King, Jr., three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, at a press conference / World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin. June 7, 1964. In August, Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis CEO) and Charles Ware (founder and...
Oct 18, 2019 | American History, Camille Lewis, Critical Race Theory, Hegemon, History, Politics, Racism, Reconstruction, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Slavery, White Evangelicals, White Nationalism, White Supremacy |
by Camille Lewis Camille Kaminski Lewis is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Rhetorical Studies with a minor in American Studies....
Jul 15, 2019 | Abortion, Adoption, Asylum Seekers, Children, Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Emily Hunter McGowin, Euthanasia, Evangelicals, Gender Roles, intolerance, John Pavlovitz, Ken Ham, Politics, Racial Justice, Racism, Refugees, Sex Trafficking, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger 2-year-old Yanela Sanchez and her mother, Sandra Sanchez, taken into custody June 12, 2018. Photo credit: John Moore (via Getty Images) In the previous post, “Every Child is a Gift . . . Except When They Aren’t,” Emily...
Jul 9, 2019 | Asylum Seekers, Children, Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Emily Hunter McGowin, Feminism, intolerance, Quiverfull, Racial Justice, Racism, Refugees, Southern Baptist Convention, Wheaton, White Evangelicals |
by Emily Hunter McGowin Today’s post is from Emily Hunter McGowin, who is Associate Lecturer of Theology at Wheaton College. She is the author of Quivering Families: The Quiverfull Movement and Evangelical Theology of the Family. She holds a PhD in...
Jun 7, 2019 | Civil War, Confederate Statues, KKK, McKinley Birthplace Museum, Racism, Slavery, Uncategorized, White Nationalism, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Last Sunday, I was at the William McKinley Memorial Museum in Niles, Ohio – McKinley’s birthplace – to speak on “Statues, Flags, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Civil War.” Given McKinley’s role as a Union soldier, it seemed quite the appropriate...
