evangelicals and politics
What’s a ‘white evangelical’ anyway? It’s hard to pin down
By Jana Riess — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — How do you define white evangelicalism? A fascinating new book argues that people are what they read, so let's start by looking at bestselling novels.
White evangelicals courted Trump’s toxic masculinity for decades
By Jana Riess — July 22, 2020
(RNS) — Historian Kristin Du Mez says white evangelicals see in Trump the authoritarian leader who can conquer the threats to their dominance.
As the world appears to turn upside down (again), Advent is here
By Thomas Reese — December 12, 2018
(RNS) — The Old Testament prophets, whom we read during Advent, also spoke to people in doubt about bad rulers and an uncertain future. We too need to hear, 'God is on your side.'
A Washington state lawmaker’s notes on ‘biblical’ war threaten his re-election bid
By Paul O'Donnell — November 5, 2018
SPOKANE — A quiet race for a legislative seat in Washington state was thrust into the spotlight after a document outlining the biblical reason for war, written by incumbent Matt Shea, was leaked on Facebook.
Politics as a substitute for religion will inevitably let you down
By Tom Krattenmaker — October 19, 2018
(RNS) — Please, get involved. Vote! But don’t kid yourself that political outcomes will bring you meaning, purpose or salvation.
How abortion changed the culture wars on same-sex marriage and religious freedom
By Jana Riess — October 31, 2017
Conservative Christians have gone from emphasizing their "moral majority" status to making political claims about individual rights, says author Andrew Lewis -- and it all started with abortion.
We knew what we were doing: Gushee on Trump, 2015-2016
By David P. Gushee — August 7, 2017
We had every reason to know what kind of president Donald Trump would become.
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