How to Win Friends and Influence People—Christianly
My previous post excoriates the snide, tendentious article by Prof. Matthew Sutton as he finds fault (or thinks he does) with a...
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CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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How Did THAT Get Published?
Well, now. Here’s a barrel full of fish. Let’s start shooting. Matthew Sutton is a historian teaching at Washington State University who...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Evangelicals, Homosexuality, and the Bible: What Is at Stake in the Hayses’ New Book?
Why are evangelicals so alarmed about the new book by Richard Hays and his son? Should they be?
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Evangelicalism: What Is It? And Who Cares?
Does the term “evangelical” have any remaining usefulness, whether for historians and sociologists seeking to study a distinct population?
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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About those Super Bowl Foot-Washing Ads
Lots of people have been complaining publicly about the two Super Bowl advertisements that gently depicted Christianity as a socially and...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Remembering Henry Martyn
Thinking of Henry Martyn today, priest, missionary, and linguist—Anglicans around the world commemorate him on October 19. Martyn (b....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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White American Evangelicals' Continued Support for Donald Trump: Latest Thoughts
As some faithful readers know, I have written a number of times over the last decade (can it really be a decade?) regarding the ongoing...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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And…He’s Out: A Riposte to Daniel Silliman’s Attempted Assault on Bebbington’s Quadrilateral
Daniel Silliman, news editor at Christianity Today magazine, recently took on some big leaguers without, alas, making much contact....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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When Theological Disputation Is Too Much…
Observation: If you hear the first nine, it doesn’t matter about the tenth.
The conversation is already over.
Only politics remains.
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Southern Baptists Expand the “Baptist Faith and Message”
LOUISVILLE, KY — (Baptist Press) Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, CEO, and Oracle of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Review of Atherstone and Jones, eds., MAKING EVANGELICAL HISTORY
I’ve recently reviewed Andrew Atherstone and David Ceri Jones, eds., Making Evangelical History: Faith, Scholarship and the Evangelical...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Salacious Stupidity
I’d love to pile on Jerry Falwell, Jr. for engaging in, and then happily Instagramming, a yacht party (!) in which he, family members,...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Evangelicals in Canada versus Evangelicals in the USA
I’m only going to say this one more time. Canadian evangelicals are not identical with our American cousins and not all aligned with the...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Christianity and Other Religions: Clarifying Terms & Issues
how Christians are to understand other religions, the destiny of the unevangelized, the basis for salvation, the nature of general and spec
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Evangelicals, World Religions, and the Destiny of the Unevangelized: What Is “Inclusivism"
What is at stake goes far beyond the question of evangelical missionary work.
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Is Christianity Anti-Semitic?
The recent synagogue shooting in Poway, California, has focused attention on an abiding question regarding Christians and Jews: Is...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Rest in Peace, David Martin (1929-2019)
I’ve only just heard that my latter-day mentor in the sociology of religion, David Martin, passed away last month. I confess that I...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Franklin Graham Starts “Super-Group”
CHARLOTTE, NC (Associated Press) — Franklin Graham, son of famous Christian preacher Billy Graham, announced today he was forming a...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Evangelicals, Ethics, and Supporting Donald Trump
Evangelicals—at least, we white ones—are having a hard time in the public eye these days. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Jerry Falwell, Jr.,...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Why Slain Missionary John Allen Chau Might Be a Martyr
[The following appeared first via Religion News Service] Now that many more details have emerged about how John Allen Chau prepared for...
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