Christian Opponents of CRT Peddle a Hollow Salvation
Salvation-minded Christians insisted that a comprehensive view of spiritual regeneration required embodied solidarity, not a mere fixation with an ethereal beyond. Read full piece
Faith in Silence
There’s glory in the silences. Within the hushed folds of restraint and self-control, there’s an absence of judgment, bravado and brashness. What must it take for a politician, a talker with decades of tales, to say next to nothing? Read full piece
With Owner in Jail, Assets Frozen, Hong Kong Newspaper Announces Closure
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will print its final edition “no later than Saturday,” bosses confirmed June 23, after police froze accounts and arrested staff using a new national security law. Read full piece
DeSantis Gets Standing Ovation by Promising to Put on the ‘Full Armor of God’ to Fight Against Leftism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earned a standing ovation after promising to put on the "full armor of God" to fight against leftism. Read full piece
The Toxic Populism of the Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) fits the populist frame suggested by Michael J. Lee. The populist narrative highlights the eternal virtue of the Founders’ vision yet distrusts its current form. The populist vision, or its “restorationism” in Richard Hofstadter’s view, locates political victory in the
US Evangelicals Promise Prayers & Support for Israel’s New Prime Minister
Letter welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu’s successor after Friends of Zion founder pledged to oppose the incoming leader. Read full piece
Mike Pence Booed, Called Traitor at Conservative Christian Conference
Former Vice President Mike Pence was met with boos and shouts of “traitor” on Friday as he spoke at a conservative conference about Republicans reclaiming the majority in Washington, D.C. Read full piece
How Critical Race Theory Overran the Southern Baptist Convention
As they headed toward Nashville for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, the cars with black pirate flags strapped to their windows — complete with smirking skulls and crossbones — were a good indicator that some of the passengers were spoiling for a fight. Read full piece
Southern Baptist Convention Can Dodge a Schism, But Not its Own History
Diana Butler Bass: The Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville this week narrowly elected a less hard-line leader in Ed Litton, but don't be fooled: this meeting largely confirmed that the victory of what the SBC calls the "conservative resurgence" of the 1980s endures. Read full piece
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Paige Patterson has Controversial Past Church Must Reckon With
Tennessean op-ed by Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor: Patterson needs to be recognized as the bad fruit produced by a sick tree, as Jesus warned — Matthew 7:15-20. Read full piece