Jun 16, 2026 | Abilene Christian University, Answers in Genesis, Baylor University, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Biola University, Christian Colleges, Conservative Evangelicals, Genesis 1-11, Ken Ham, Messiah College, Noah's Flood, Old Earth Creationism, Safe Schools, Uncategorized, Westmont College, Wheaton College, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Screenshot of Ken Ham’s attack on Biola University’s William Craig Lane, via AnswersInGenesis.org. As I noted in my last blog post, Ken Ham has launched a full-scale attack on evangelical colleges, claiming that “biblical...
Jun 9, 2026 | Abilene Christian University, Adam Laats, Answers in Genesis, Appalachian Bible College, Baylor University, Biola University, Bob Jones University, Cedarville University, Christian Colleges, Convenant Seminary, Creation College Expo, Emmaus University, Evangelical Professors, Flood Narrative, Fundamentalist U, Higher Education, Ken Ham, Maranatha Baptist University, Messiah College, Religious Non-Affiliation, Safe Schools, Texas Christian University, Westmont College, Wheaton College, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Screenshot of Ken Ham’;s “This is Truly Awful: Seriously?! This is What ‘Christian’ Schools are Teaching” video, via Answers in Genesis. Ken Ham has launched a full-scale, no holds barred attack on evangelical...
Sep 1, 2020 | Answers in Genesis, BioLogos, Calvin University, Camille Lewis, Christianity Today, COVID-19, Creation Science, Donald Trump, Francis Collins, Grace Community Church, John MacArthur, Ken Ham, Messiah College, Observational Science, Politics, QAnon, Religion and Science, Righting America, Science, Westmont College, Wheaton College |
by William Trollinger In the Age of Trump it is very easy to imagine that white evangelicalism is a monolith. But when it comes to science, in general, and the pandemic, in particular, it turns out that it is not. In 2007 Francis Collins – who then was director of the...
Jul 9, 2018 | #MeToo Movement, Adam Laats, Elesha Coffman, Emily Hunter McGowin, Evangelicals, J.D. Greear, Paige Patterson, Rodney Kennedy, Southern Baptist Convention, Wheaton College |
With the May 2018 firing of Paige Patterson as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) the #MeToo movement hit the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) full force. But in response a group of wealthy donors – pledging their “absolute and...
May 29, 2018 | Adam Laats, Christian Colleges, Culture War, Daniel Cox, Evangelical Education, Fundamentalism, Gay Marriage, Gender Roles, Heteronormativity, intolerance, LGBT Issues, Secularization, Wheaton College, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger The numbers tell a remarkable story. White evangelicalism is shrinking, and at a brisk rate. While 23% of Americans identified as white and evangelical in 2006, that number had dropped to 17% by 2017. More than this, white evangelicalism is...
Apr 9, 2018 | Adam Laats, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Fundamentalist U, Taylor University, University of Dayton, Wheaton College |
by Adam Laats Adam Laats is Professor of Education and History (by courtesy) at Binghamton University (State University of New York). His most recent book – which just came out – is Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education (Oxford UP). His...
