by Thomas Kidd | Feb 20, 2014 | Opinion
Having commented that “experts” seem to be mostly platform and little substance, and that evangelicals have a special fondness for these sorts of pop experts, I was asked to address the question, “Why do you think evangelicals are especially...
by Brian Kaylor | Aug 27, 2012 | News
Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) leaders hosted a Friday afternoon conference call to rally support for the candidacy of embattled Missouri Senate nominee Todd Akin, who said women rarely become pregnant after “legitimate rape.” Former Arkansas Gov. Mike...
by Robert Parham | Aug 15, 2012 | Opinion
The radio broadcast began with the highest of praise. “David Barton. An honorable, honorable man. A true American historian. And really honestly, I think the man who has singlehandedly saved this country from darkness,” said conservative radio host Glenn...
by Martin Marty | May 4, 2012 | Opinion
Our premier historian of late colonial and early republican America, Gordon Wood, while reviewingabook on Roger Williams, warms up readers with references to Thomas Jefferson: “It’s easy to believe in the separation of church and state when one has nothing...
by Martin Marty | May 18, 2011 | Opinion
The first weekend of May was supposed to belong to Osama bin Laden, and he was noticed, by those who monitor the fates of religions in media. Amazingly, he had to share space and time with a figure self-described as a historian and other-described as...
