Evangelical
Burkina Faso terrorists indirectly strike the poorest of the poor. How you already help these victims
By Tobin Grant — January 20, 2016
Seven missionaries are killed. Two more are kidnapped. Here's where they served and why they will be missed.
Donald Trump and the travesty of Christian tribalism
By David P. Gushee — January 20, 2016
Anyone who offers or falls for "Christian" tribalism separates himself from the God revealed in Jesus Christ.
Is Wheaton College getting a fair shake? (COMMENTARY)
By Trevin Wax — January 19, 2016
(RNS) Make no mistake. Wheaton College is the "rebel" when it comes to enforcing its doctrinal standard, especially considering our society’s distaste for dogma.
Jailed pastor Saeed Abedini among prisoners released by Iran
By David Gibson — January 16, 2016
(RNS) His cause had been vocally championed by U.S. Christians, but recent revelations by Abedini's wife that he had abused her for years may complicate his homecoming.
Ted Cruz, Focus on the Family, and fear-mongering
By Laura Turner — January 14, 2016
A letter written to concerned Christians was rooted completely in fear--and it was wrong.
Wheaton bows to pressure
By Mark Silk — January 12, 2016
The Larycia Hawkins affair is not about Larycia Hawkins' orthodoxy.
Culture wars threaten every school’s academic freedom
By David P. Gushee — January 12, 2016
Protecting universities as places for the free exchange of ideas rather than indoctrination centers of the left or the right.
The State of the Union is a morality play
By David Gibson — January 12, 2016
(RNS) If Capitol Hill were a bar, tonight's guest list for the State of the Union address might sound like the start of a joke. But there's a serious message.
Protesters push to ‘Reinstate Doc Hawk’ on first day of Wheaton’s spring semester
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 11, 2016
WHEATON (RNS) It was a chilly start to the spring semester as students gathered on the steps of the evangelical school’s Edman Memorial Chapel chanting “Reinstate Doc Hawk” over the ringing of the chapel bells.
Wheaton’s move to fire Larycia Hawkins turning farce into a fiasco. Here are six questions that need to be asked
By Tobin Grant — January 10, 2016
Wheaton's treatment of Larycia Hawkins should be troubling to anyone who values fairness and due process.
Will Rubio’s evangelical ad get his mojo back in Iowa?
By Jonathan Merritt — January 8, 2016
Rubio says he tries to let his faith in Jesus "influence me in everything that I do." Is this message too little, too late for religious voters in Iowa?
Wheaton College, Doc Hawk, and a whole heap of trouble
By David P. Gushee — January 7, 2016
It's a chilling story, about a tenured Christian college professor offending a politically conservative white evangelical constituency.
Bye-bye, Rick and Huck! Why GOP evangelicals deserted their old pals (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — January 6, 2016
(RNS) How my online community explains evangelicals' surprising GOP picks.
Five ways you can back InterVarsity after #BlackLivesMatter stance
By Tobin Grant — January 6, 2016
Evangelical leaders sign open letter supporting InterVarsity. Here's what you can do.
Bye-bye, Rick and Huck! Why GOP evangelicals have deserted their old pals
By David P. Gushee — January 6, 2016
Christian social conservatives explain why they spurn Santorum and Huckabee, the 2016 candidates who focus the most on their agenda, for Ted Cruz and Ben Carson.
