Category Archives: Christianity

Republican Jesus – A Conversation with Tony Keddie

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Eric

Tony Keddie is Assistant Professor of Early Christian History and Literature at the University of British Columbia. In his new book, Republican Jesus: How the Right has Rewritten the Gospels, Keddie situates popular Republican perceptions of Christ within a historical … Continue reading →

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Unholy Union – A Conversation with Sarah Posner

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Eric

Sarah Posner is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Mother Jones, among other outlets. In her new book, Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Alter of Donald Trump, … Continue reading →

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Jesus Wayne – A Conversation with Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Eric

Kristin Kobes Du Mez is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. In her new book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, Du Mez documents about eighty years of white … Continue reading →

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Religion in Public – A Conversation with Melissa Rogers

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Eric

Melissa Rogers is Visiting Professor at the Wake Forest School of Divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She served as President Obama’s executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships from 2013 … Continue reading →

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Defining Evangelical – A Conversation with Mark A. Noll

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Eric

Mark A. Noll is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. The author or editor of over thirty books, Noll is legendary in the field. Alongside George M. Marsden and David W. Bebbington, he is co-editor of … Continue reading →

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Family Matters – A Conversation with Hilde Løvdal Stephens

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Eric

Hilde Løvdal Stephens is Visiting Associate Professor of English at the University of Southeastern Norway. In her new book, Family Matters: James Dobson and Focus on the Family’s Crusade for the Christian Home, Stephens traces the history and influence of … Continue reading →

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Christian Diplomacy – A Conversation with Mark T. Edwards

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Eric

Mark Thomas Edwards is Associate Professor of US History and Politics at Spring Arbor University, where he researches the intersection of religion, politics, and diplomacy in the United States. In his new book, Faith and Foreign Affairs in the American … Continue reading →

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Christian / Democrat – A Conversation with James D. Bratt

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Eric

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 →

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Beating Guns – A Conversation with Shane Claiborne

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Eric

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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The Color of Compromise – A Conversation with Jemar Tisby

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Eric

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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The Evangelical Crackup – A Conversation with Paul A. Djupe

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Eric

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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Christian Liberation – A Conversation with Lilian Calles Barger

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Eric

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 →

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The Trappist and the Rock Star, Sort Of

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Eric

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 →

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anglican Orthodoxy

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Eric

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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Disruptive Witness – A Conversation with Alan Noble

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Eric

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 →

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