I had an academic project where I looked at images of Jesus, specifically five evangelical Christs, and discussed how they reflect evangelical beliefs. This essay is an adaptation of that research. Evangelicalism is not a …
Rise of the Moral Majority I was youthful and apolitical in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and I listened to almost every gospel program on the radio. As a member of a heterodox Christian …
In 2016, then-future President Donald John Trump gave a speech in Sioux Center, Iowa, that would define not only his presidential campaign but the next four years of his time in office. He could shoot …
It’s not every day that one has an honest-to-goodness “white Jesus” sighting. During a recent visit to Boise, Idaho, I saw one walk into Chick-fil-A wearing Crocs. Some of my students and I were eating …
As I sit down to write my monthly contribution to Faith on View, I’m well aware that Dr. James Dobson has died. I’m bombarded with obituaries, memes, memorials, and condemnations of this man and his …
I had a pastor friend who at one time I considered to be a mentor. Sadly, he proved to be a disappointment both as a friend and as a mentor. I remember as a very …
Within Christianity and evangelicalism more specifically, theology has always been an act of the word. This article argues for an expanded definition of theology to include theology produced in a visual and not just a …
Late in my teenage years, I sought a change in my life, moving from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Mile High City. I had been a nominal Christian for five years, with one foot planted …
“Can you tell me what kind it is?” A rock, thrust in my face by my keen-eyed daughter, looked like the kind of shale we’d been examining for the better part of an hour. The …
This statement was displayed with an art exhibition of mine several years ago. It was a personal statement that the venue asked me to include. It has a central idea that is very important to …