Tearing Down Evangelical Icons: Why Penn’s Decision to Remove George Whitefield Statue May Be Good for American Evangelicalism
It’s a curious fact of history that a statue of John Wesley stands prominently ensconced…
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Why Has the Critique of Hypocrisy Run Out of Steam?
President Donald Trump recently led a ceremony on National Prayer Day, just a day after…
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When You Argue With a Fundamentalist You Don’t Know What You’re Asking For
One of the biggest questions I received after writing about Trump, evangelicals, and the end…
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#Churchtoo: Apology of Evangelical Pastor Accused of Sexual Assault Shows Why Sorry Isn’t Enough
As the #metoo movement shines a necessary, long overdue light on men in the workplace…
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Dear Timothy Keller: The “Evangelical” Problem isn’t Pollsters
In response to the public identity crisis voiced by some white evangelicals since Donald Trump’s…
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How America’s Charismatic Christianity Helped Fuel the Fantasyland Presidency of Donald Trump
The United States is suffering through an epistemic crisis. From day to day it seems…
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What Does Repentance Look Like For the White Church?: A Conversation with Lisa Sharon Harper
We are four months and counting into the administration of one of the least qualified…
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This Is How You Lose Them: Why “Generation Z” Won’t Be Flocking To Churches Anytime Soon
Evangelicalism’s routine disengagement toward what matters to younger, more inclusive generations will only hasten its slide into irrelevance.
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Betrayed at the Polls, Evangelicals of Color at a Crossroads
He seemed drunk and ready for a fight. The man, mid-fifties, towering and broad shouldered,…
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New Poll Shows: White Evangelicals Are Still Dancing With the One That Brung ‘Em
An astonishing 88 percent of those who originally backed Trump during his campaign approve of his current job performance and 91 percent of his original supporters still have a favorable view of him.
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