Evangelicalism is a Politics and it Leans Right

Last updated on: October 20, 2012 at 6:41 am By Scot McKnight

Only the minority of evangelicalism in America leans left politically, which shows that there’s something inherent to much of American evangelicalism that says theologically Right means politically Right. Although not widely noticed, Mitt Romney seems to be on his way to capturing as much of the white evangelical vote as George W. Bush famously did in 2004. Bush got 79 percent. A Pew poll conducted before the first presidential debate had Romney getting 74 percent of white evangelicals versus 19 percent... Read more

Law Professors and Politics

Last updated on: October 20, 2012 at 6:17 am By Scot McKnight

Is there political discrimination in America’s law schools? A recent incident in Iowa suggests so, and law schools may well experience a shake down that compels them to be more politically representative. From WaPo, the story about Teresa Wagner: IOWA CITY, Iowa — Praised by colleagues as smart, friendly and passionate about the law, Teresa Wagner was a leading candidate when two jobs came open to teach writing at the University of Iowa law school. An alumnus, she was already... Read more

Evangelicals Left Out and Left Behind

Last updated on: October 21, 2012 at 12:56 pm By Scot McKnight

Some people want to reclaim a supposed original meaning for the world “evangelical.” Lillian Kwon, at CP, recently wrote up a story about a rant by someone who says evangelical is basically a kind of Reformation theology, and the rant included pointing fingers of compromise at Carl Henry and Christianity Today, a magazine he evidently doesn’t read carefully and a theologian whom he must be ignoring, but his rant does raise an issue many care about: What is evangelicalism and... Read more

The Argument for God from Experience

Last updated on: October 20, 2012 at 7:06 am By Scot McKnight

By Jeff Cook: The Argument from Religious Experience How much does “experience” factor into your belief in God? What kind of experience? Number 9 in my list for the best arguments for God’s existence is the argument from religious experience. Lots of ways to formulate this, but I find the structure below compelling. Millions of trustworthy, mentally healthy people of different eras and of widely different cultures claim to have had an experience of the “divine.” At least one of... Read more

What’s Your Favorite Pizza?

Last updated on: October 21, 2012 at 4:51 pm By Scot McKnight

It is right and meet that Chicago wins this one, but they got the wrong place. The best pizza in Chicagoland is Bill’s Pizza and Pub in Mundelein IL. Hands down, the best; we’ve tried all the major restaurant pizzas … Read more

Point Loma Nazarene University

Last updated on: October 17, 2012 at 9:21 pm By Scot McKnight

Last weekend (Friday evening, Saturday) I was at Point Loma Nazarene University in glorious San Diego for a spiritual retreat for students. This wasn’t my first time at Point Loma but that didn’t stop us from being stunned by the beauty of that campus overlooking the Pacific on the hills of Point Loma peninsula. So thanks to Mary Paul and Melanie Wolf (and recently departed Mark Carter) for the kind invitation; Kris and I loved it. Chapel was my first... Read more

Prayer for the Week

Last updated on: October 6, 2012 at 11:33 am By Scot McKnight

Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more

A Bad Week for Evangelicals

Last updated on: October 20, 2012 at 2:55 pm By Scot McKnight

On Monday a friend informed me of a local pastor who is being charged with financial impropriety. On Tuesday I read the article about Dineesh D’Souza, who is both married to a woman and engaged to another. D’Souza’s speech earned him a standing ovation and a long line at the book-signing table immediately afterward. Although D’Souza has been married for 20 years to his wife, Dixie, in South Carolina he was with a young woman, Denise Odie Joseph II, and... Read more

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: October 17, 2012 at 5:58 pm By Scot McKnight

C. Michael Patton’s sketch of apologetics and the problem of evil. Patrick finishes up his series calling complementarianism into question. “First, some realism: Can there be a recognition that neither side are going to ‘obliterate’ the other’s arguments, however passionately they believe the other is wrong? The tone of some of the debate is characterised by this sort of vain hope. The reality is that either side ‘ain’t going away you know’. Second, evangelicals have lived with other such areas of disagreement for... Read more

Outlets, outlets, outlets

Last updated on: October 14, 2012 at 8:31 pm By Scot McKnight

Tom Szaky … some good suggestions for airports and airplanes. What would you add? No matter how you do it, travel is a strain — made worse, I believe, because airlines seem to have a hard time with customer service. Maybe it’s just because there are always so many exhausted travelers complaining. Or maybe it’s something more systemic. Who knows? But I continue to believe there are some easy fixes that airlines could make. Here are my top six. 1.... Read more

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