Where next?: With Keller’s death, “young, restless, and reformed” new Calvinists are at a crossroads
The Reformed resurgence swept through evangelicalism in the early 2000s, fueled by Calvinism, charisma and complementarianism. BOB SMIETANA and KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service report that despite the fall of a number of leaders, the movement retains staying power…
Sight-Seeing: ‘Cosplay Christianity’ – the sin is in the denial of the life God calls us to
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that “anytime we find ourselves pretending, we ought to ask what about our real life – and our true self – is not enough”…
The COVID-19 books: Pope Francis, John Piper, NT Wright and more
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, canvas some of the books on offer addressing faith in the coronavirus pandemic…
In the US, Liberty University deletes John Piper convocation videos after Trump criticism
RNS Liberty University removed videos of evangelical author and speaker John Piper from its website after the well-known pastor wrote a blog post that was seen as critical of President Donald Trump. According to Christianity Today, Piper and Southern Baptist Convention President JD Greear recorded a video conversation with David Nasser, Liberty’s senior vice president for spiritual development, […]
Christians Against Trumpism ad thanked evangelical leaders for speaking out. Not all appreciated it.
RNS An ad running in The Washington Post and other outlets on Friday thanked a number of prominent evangelical Christian leaders and organisations for “standing up in this dark time.” But at least one of the evangelicals named in the ad and on the website Christians Against Trumpism & Political Extremism doesn’t appear to appreciate the gesture. […]
US watchdog seeks discipline for Army chaplain who shared John Piper coronavirus book
RNS A military religious liberty watchdog has asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper to discipline an Army chaplain for his recent distribution of a new book by Christian author John Piper titled Coronavirus and Christ. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is representing 22 active-duty Catholic and Protestant chaplains who he said objected […]
Baylor survey names a dozen who can really preach
RNS A dozen pastors known for their consistently stellar performances in the pulpit made Baylor University’s list of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world. The list of 11 men and one woman, chosen by scholars of homiletics, or the art of preaching, was released Tuesday. “In a world where talk is cheap and […]