evangelicalism
Is the ‘evangelical’ label worth preserving or nah?
By Jonathan Merritt — February 2, 2018
Should we abandon the term or work to revive it? Theologian John Stackhouse weighs in.
The good, the bad and the Moody
By Martin E. Marty — January 15, 2018
Because of the way religious communities are fractured and often distant from, if not openly at war with, each other, the Martys are not expected to know much about or to be at home as we were at Moody Church.
How California’s megachurches changed Christian culture
By Richard Flory — January 10, 2018
(The Conversation) — California megachurches have played a significant role in how millions of people – Christian or not – understand Christianity.
RNS Best of 2017: After 30 years, a farewell column
By David P. Gushee — December 27, 2017
(RNS) — David Gushee closes his column to return to life as a scholar — leaving behind culture wars and the fights over and within evangelicalism.
After Roy Moore, evangelicals must trade wishful thinking for soul-searching
By Jonathan Merritt — December 13, 2017
Some people choose to live in houses filled with covered mirrors, but Christians cannot afford to be those kinds of people.
After 30 years, a farewell column
By David P. Gushee — September 14, 2017
(RNS) — 'Perhaps voices will emerge that will enable us to find new ways forward together, past the screaming and the litigation, through a return to deeper theological and ecclesial wellsprings. I pray that this is so,' writes David Gushee.
Stop the presses! There’s a next generation for mainline Protestantism
By Mark Silk — September 8, 2017
White millennials find mainline Protestantism more to their liking than Catholicism or Evangelicalism.
Former atheist and post-evangelical dives into a ‘Blue Ocean Faith’
By Kimberly Winston — September 4, 2017
(RNS) — Once pastor of a thriving evangelical church, Dave Schmelzer took his congregation in a new direction, kicking off what he hopes will be a 'New Jesus Movement.'
Why Christians can stay hopeful in this time of political darkness
By Jonathan Merritt — August 22, 2017
(RNS) — After weeks of moral chaos, Americans have grown discouraged. Here's how Jesus-people can keep hope.
Telling the story of my departure from American evangelicalism
By David P. Gushee — May 9, 2017
In which the author announces a new memoir and a 3rd edition of Changing Our Mind.
The future of evangelicalism in America
By Mark Silk — January 9, 2017
DENVER (RNS) It's actually pretty good -- if you can figure out what evangelicalism is these days.
Richard Mouw: Despite Trumpism, I’m not quitting evangelicalism
By Richard Mouw — December 13, 2016
(RNS) Anti-Trump evangelicals claim they are giving up on the movement. Richard Mouw, an influential theologian and author, explains why he's not.
On Israel-Palestinian conflict, Mike Huckabee tells a partial story
By Jonathan Merritt — December 8, 2015
This long-standing conflict has created many tragedies, and someone running for president should recognize all of them.
Jesus is never mentioned in Psalms, but best-selling author Tim Keller sees him there
By Jonathan Merritt — November 19, 2015
The New York Times best-selling author finds Jesus in book compiled centuries before Christ's birth. "There are two ways to read the Bible," Keller says. "The one way to read the Bible is that it’s basically about you. ... Or you can read it as all about Jesus."
Thank God: Evangelicals shrink back from support of death penalty
By Jonathan Merritt — October 19, 2015
The National Association of Evangelicals has officially supported capital punishment for more than 40 years. They are now backing away.
