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Christian / Democrat – A Conversation with James D. Bratt
The late John F. Woolverton, an Episcopal priest, taught church history at Virginia Theological Seminary, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Texas. After his passing in 2014, his A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of … Continue reading
Beating Guns – A Conversation with Shane Claiborne
Shane Claiborne is the author of nine books; a co-founder of The Simple Way, a Christian collective in Philadelphia; and co-director of Red Letter Christians, a non-denominational progressive movement. His new book, Beating Guns: Hope for People Who are Weary … Continue reading
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Tagged Beating Guns, Shane Claiborne
The Color of Compromise – A Conversation with Jemar Tisby
Jemar Tisby is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of Mississippi. In his new book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, Tisby surveys American history with an eye … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby, Race
The Evangelical Crackup – A Conversation with Paul A. Djupe
Paul A. Djupe is Associate Professor of Political Science at Denison University. He is the former editor of the journal Politics & Religion, and current editor of Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics, a new book series from Temple University Press. … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelical Crackup, Paul Djupe
Christian Liberation – A Conversation with Lilian Calles Barger
Lilian Calles Barger is an independent historian, speaker, and podcast host. In her new book, The World Come of Age: An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology, she traces the legacy of liberationism back to its initial rise in the latter … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Politics
Tagged A World Come of Age, Liberation Theology
The Trappist and the Rock Star, Sort Of
Robert Hudson is a recognized Bob Dylan scholar, a member of the International Thomas Merton Society, and a veteran editor. In his The Monk’s Record Player: Thomas Merton, Bob Dylan, and the Perilous Summer of 1966, he documents a series … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity
Tagged Dylan, Hudson, Merton
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anglican Orthodoxy
Christopher C. Brittain is Dean of Divinity and Margaret E. Fleck Chair in Anglican Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Andrew McKinnon is Senior Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. In their book, The Anglican Communion at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Communion
Disruptive Witness – A Conversation with Alan Noble
Alan Noble is Assistant Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture. In his Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age, Noble argues that the constant stimulation of the social media era poses … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civility, Evangelism
Tagged Alan Noble, Disruptive Witness
Back to the Bible – A Conversation with Rachel Held Evans
Rachel Held Evans is a New York Times best-selling author of four books, each covering changes and developments in her Christian faith. Her most recent, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Finding the Bible Again, approaches the Bible as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Inspired, Rachel Held Evans
American Christian – A Conversation with Matthew Bowman
Matthew Bowman is Associate Professor of History at Henderson State University. In his new book, Christian: The Politics of a Word in America, he documents a few of the many forms that Christianity has assumed over the past 150 years. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Politics
Tagged America, Christian, Matthew Bowman
On Religious Freedom – A Conversation with Heath Brown
Though The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom in the United States is arguably not new, and quite arguably not political science, it was featured this week on the New Books in Political Science podcast. In this episode, host Heath Brown and … Continue reading
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Tagged Heath Brown, New Books
Believing Donald Trump – A Conversation with John Fea
John Fea is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Messiah College. In his new book, Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump, Fea draws upon four centuries of Christian history to diagnose the troubling persistence of … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe Me, Evangelicals, John Fea, Trump
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Fundamentalist U – A Conversation with Adam Laats
Adam Laats is Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning & Educational Leadership at the State University of New York at Binghamton. In his new book, Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education, Laats documents the challenges and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Laats, Books, Fundamentalist U
Christian Rock – A Conversation with Randall J. Stephens
Randall J. Stephens is Reader and Associate Professor of History and American Studies at Northumbria University in northeast England. In his most recent book, The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll, Stephens documents the turbulent … Continue reading
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Tagged Randall Stephens, Rock 'n' Roll, The Devil's Music
The Protestant Way – A Conversation with Alec Ryrie
Alec Ryrie is a professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University in northeast England, and an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. His most recent book, Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World, seeks to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Politics, Reading
Tagged Alec Ryrie, Protestants
