Tag: Evangelicals
What makes Donald Trump and John Wayne heroes of the Christian...
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Calvin University
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The big idea
White evangelical support for Donald Trump has...
What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles
Leslie Dorrough Smith, Avila University
Jerry Falwell Jr. may well be wishing that a photo with his underwear showing and his arm around the waist...
Women have been the heart of the Christian right for decades
Emily Suzanne Johnson, Ball State University
Alabama’s new abortion restrictions were signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. But more has been said recently about...
Evangelical Christians are racially diverse – and hold diverse views on...
Janelle Wong, University of Maryland
The influence of white evangelicals on American politics is well known. More than 80 percent supported Donald Trump in the...
Women’s higher education was pioneered by evangelical Christian leaders
Andrea L. Turpin, Baylor University
Southern Baptist Convention leader Paige Patterson was asked to step down early Wednesday morning following a meeting of the board...
How Christian media is shaping American politics
Jason C. Bivins, North Carolina State University
For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television....
History shows why school prayer is so divisive
Frank S. Ravitch, Michigan State University
The education committee of the Kentucky Senate is currently considering a bill for a “day of prayer” in the...
Why the Christian right opposes pornography but still supports Trump
Kelsy Burke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Many commentators have pointed out the hypocrisy of Christian leaders who claim a moral high ground while supporting President Donald...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
