white evangelicalism

Who put the mega in megachurch? Two new books, one on star evangelicals and one that focuses on African-American televangelists, tell the story—and explain the remarkable influence of celebrity preachers in the religious marketplace.

Note to the media: time for a new evangelical script…

To get the story right, reporters will need to ask the right questions.

This year saw the first breakaway meeting of Southern Baptists who oppose the fundamentalist takeover of their denomination.

Brian McLaren, a.k.a. the original “new kind” of Christian, has launched…

Evangelical voters are defying old assumptions, and expanding their agenda.

While the political focus of evangelicals shifts, mum is still the word on abortion.

Review: D. Michael Lindsay’s Faith in the Halls of Power and Sean McCloud’s Divine Hierarchies.

While the politicization of science in the Bush era was damaging and dangerous Obama is wrong to suggest that the two can ever be fully separated—take the bail-out for instance…

While this shift represents a major step away from junk science, the refusal of many denominations to take a clear position will work in favor of conservatives as federal funding guidelines are set.