Jun 27, 2016 | Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Fundamentalism, Rodney Kennedy, Young Earth Creationism |
by Rodney Kennedy Many Baptists — including Jimmy Carter — fled or were forced out of the Southern Baptist Convention when the fundamentalist forces secured control in the 1980s. As one of those whom the Southern Baptist fundamentalists could not abide,...
Jun 14, 2016 | Amish, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creation Museum, Culture War, Fundamentalism, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan Trollinger and William Trollinger Last Thursday, we presented our paper, “Dinosaurs in Eden: Fundamentalism and the Plain People,” at a conference on the Amish (called “Continuity and Change”) at Elizabethtown College. You can find a much-reduced version of...
Jun 9, 2016 | Amish, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creation Museum, Creationism, Fundamentalism, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan Trollinger and William Trollinger Greetings from the 2016 Amish Studies Conference at Elizabethtown College! As we’re taking part in this week’s conference, Continuity and Change: 50 Years of Amish Society, we’d like to share an excerpt...
Jun 6, 2016 | Adam Laats, Christian Colleges, Creation Museum, Creationism, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Observational Science, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Adam Laats RACM is very pleased to showcase our first guest post! Historian and author Adam Laats offers his insights on the history of mainstream science in creationist education and the difficulty this history poses for evangelical parents eager to provide their...
Jun 3, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, History, Ken Ham, Politics, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger When Donald Trump purchased a golf club on the Potomac River in 2009 he not only redesigned the club’s two courses. He also installed a flagpole above the river, with a plaque containing the Trump family crest and — as reported in the New...
May 24, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Creationism, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Ken Ham, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Note: This post is a continuation of last week’s discussion about judgment and evangelical colleges and universities. A specter is haunting evangelical higher education. Evangelical and fundamentalist schools are tuition-driven...