Fundamentalists in the Public Square
by Mark BauerleinMadison Trammel joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial. Continue Reading »
The Rise of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
by Dale M. CoulterThe story of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity is not simply a Protestant story. It is a story of the demise of white European Christianity (whether Catholic, fundamentalist, or mainline) and the rise of a new multi-ethnic Christianity that celebrates folk culture. Continue Reading »
Justin Lee on Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism
by R. R. RenoJustin Lee joins the podcast to discuss his upbringing in the evangelical world and what evangelicals today can learn from fundamentalism. Continue Reading »
The Theology of Foreign Policy
by Michael DoranOn matters of foreign policy, Americans are divided into two hidden camps. Not Republicans versus Democrats, nor liberals versus conservatives, nor rival schools of foreign policy you read about in college courses. The divide is primarily religious in nature—or perhaps “theological” is the . . . . Continue Reading »
Manichaean Misdiagnosis
by Christopher R. AltieriFr. Spadaro’s and Rev. Figueroa’s “theological” critique of American public life betrays ideological bias, not theological conviction. Continue Reading »
Taking Fundamentalism Seriously
by S. Mark HeimAn eminent British scholar of Buddhism took occasion in a recent essay to observe that contemporary Western university students are more likely to be taught about Hinduism than about the variety of Christian denominations. He gave one ominous example: “What . . . do our teachers of Christianity . . . . Continue Reading »
Portrait of the Artist As a Young Evangelical
by Jill P. BaumgaertnerFrank Schaeffer’s latest book, a novel, provides many signs that the author has at last found his genre. Living in the shadow of his father, Francis Schaeffer, ardent Calvinist and self-proclaimed missionary to the fundamentalist intelligentsia, the young Schaeffer grew up in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Countercultural Christians
by R. Booth FowlerUnderstanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalismby George M. Marsden Eerdmans, 206 pages, $12.95 Evangelicalism and fundamentalism continue to represent a vital and flourishing sector of American religion, one often at war with the American cultural elite and latterly much engaged in politics. For . . . . Continue Reading »
Back to Fundamentals
by Joseph A. VaracalliThis volume, containing sixteen essays (including the useful introduction by editor Norman Cohen), constitutes a valuable reference source on American Protestant and other forms of religious “fundamentalism.” There is a little something here for everyone. The essays, for one thing, range from . . . . Continue Reading »
Where's the Glory?
by Craig M. GayMine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subcultureby randall balmeroxford university press, 246 pages, $19.95 While familiarity and education both breed contempt for things like traditional religion, they also, especially in combination, can spawn interesting insights into . . . . Continue Reading »
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