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Jonathan Orbell

Jonathan Orbell is a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a graduate student pursuing a Masters of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawJune 21, 2016

“Foibles, Peccadilloes, and Metaphorical Warts”: Eric Metaxas Endorses Trump

By Jonathan Orbell

From its beginning, the 2016 Republican presidential primary has been steeped in irony. Indeed, one can’t…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesApril 13, 2016

The Divide Between “Trumpvangelicals” and the Rest of Us

By Jonathan Orbell

In September of last year, I weighed in on the debate over whether evangelicals really…

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, OMFG, Remapping American ChristianitiesMarch 8, 2016

Trump’s Rise: What’s a Christian Progressive to Do?

By Jonathan Orbell

How to explain Trump’s success in the context of American Christianity? Rachel Held Evans has offered:…

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(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Guest Bloggers, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 25, 2015

Numbers, Schnumbers, Why Evangelicals Should Worry About Trump’s Popularity

By Jonathan Orbell

What would journalists and pundits do without Donald Trump? Indeed, one wonders how they ever…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, RD Blog, Remapping American ChristianitiesAugust 14, 2015

Sure, Evangelical Numbers are Steady… But at What Cost?

By Jonathan Orbell

The Christian Post recently published an article by Kevin Shrum which claimed the Church is not solely…

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(A)theologies, Guest Bloggers, OMFG, RD BlogJune 19, 2015

Southern Baptists Are Like Jews During WWII? Ronnie Floyd Makes a Ridiculous Analogy

By Jonathan Orbell

SBC’s Ronnie Floyd name-drops Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theologian he appears to know nothing at all about.

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OMFG, RD Blog, Science & Technology, The CubitApril 6, 2015

How Evangelical-Friendly Are Scientists? A Response

By Jonathan Orbell

In a recent post from RD’s religion and science portal, The Cubit, Andrew Aghapour casts doubt on…

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