Loving “The Donald”
I first wrote this reflection in 2015 and was concerned then about the evangelical embrace of hateful ideologies and rhetoric. Sadly, that embrace has only grown stronger. I am proud to see old essays like …
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Our Savior is not a slasher
Every year at this time, my social media feeds and television channels become flooded with Halloween-themed content. But given the real-world horrors unfolding globally, it’s challenging to find anything imaginary truly frightening by comparison. Interestingly, …
A eulogy for the public testimony of the Evangelical Church in America
This essay is from our Anastasis Series where we resurrect articles from the past that are still relevant today. This piece was first published on November 7, 2016, and has been lightly edited and updated. It …
The day evangelicals lost their testimony: Falwell endorsed Trump
A few years ago, I was teaching a week-long course at the Grunewald Guild. There had been some drama with one of the interns and his perception that the environment was repressive, which is not …
Evangelicals lose a poet, pundit, and president. Have they lost their testimony?
Coming of age in the 1980s, I was the poster child for American Evangelicalism at every intersection of its emerging influence, including politics and entertainment. Rush Limbaugh provided my political education and Carman (Carmelo Domenic …
Let’s just admit it, Evangelicals love Trump
Evangelicals Love Trump Every once in a while I run across an article that I wish I would have written. “In Love with Donald Trump” written by Rev. Robert Cunningham of Tates Creek Presbyterian Church is …