THE FIRE THIS TIME
Three years ago this month, I wrote about America’s racist god. As a result of the threats I received, I …
Three years ago this month, I wrote about America’s racist god. As a result of the threats I received, I …
Focusing on the disconnect between Trump’s actions and the moral aspects of evangelicals’ faith misses the issue that keeps their …
White evangelicals love Trump and aren’t confused about why. No one should be. Read More
Despite the Bible’s invitation to love one’s neighbor, not wearing masks to protect said neighbors is all the rage in …
Trump’s Phoenix megachurch rally proves how much faith and masks are now political Read More
America, divided racially and now in flames. Did Donald Trump stoke the fire when he declared war on protestors as …
The George Floyd killing: Will anything good come from the violence convulsing America? Read More
As the four US officers involved in George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis are charged with second-degree murder, Anthea Butler, professor …
In a legal system that often puts the abused on trial, rather than abusers, the judge in the Nassar case …
Rosemarie Aquilina was the judge most sexual assault victims wish they had in court Read More
Billy Graham’s death on the same day as the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X is an interesting postscript to the …
Billy Graham and the Gospel of American Nationalistic Christianity. Read More
Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School, died unexpectedly from a stroke on …
Honoring the memory of Lamin Sanneh, Yale Divinity School expert on world Christianity Read More
Playing respectability politics is not going to get us back the House, the Senate or the White House; going high when they go low ended with the low-goers winning.
Before it began to rain in Houston last week, the spectacularly wealthy pastor Joel Osteen could have opened up his …
The Prosperity Gospel of Trump, Osteen and the GOP Read More