3.13.2017
CHR Comment: The article describes the social ethics of Rauschenbusch, Hauerwas, and refers to some conservative social ethics movements.
Source: The Christian social ethics project hits a wall | Religion News Service
Tag: American Christianity
Archbishop Chaput
3.6.2017
Recent, ugly nonsense about those who supposedly cannot refrain from sinful sexual relations is pastoral cruelty disguised as kindness. The voice of Archbishop Chaput, by contrast, strikes a welcome and profound note of clarity and true compassion.
CHR Comment: A brief essay concerning the Archbishop’s recent book, Strangers in a Strange Land, reflecting also on the importance of this bishop.
Source: A Book for Me and All Protestants to Read | Carl R. Trueman | First Things
Why Evangelicals are Trump’s strongest travel-ban supporters
3.3.2017
New polls show that, while support for a travel ban has dropped among most religious faiths, it has grown among Evangelicals – a sign of their cultural evolution and growing bond with the Trump administration.
CHR Comment: The article argues that Evangelicals have a “Christian America” theology, which feels threatened by Islam.
Source: Why Evangelicals are Trump’s strongest travel-ban supporters – CSMonitor.com
Study: Female Pastors Are on the Rise
2.27.2017
And so are our impossible expectations for them.
CHR Comment: According to Barna, one out of eleven Protestant clergy in America is a woman, though they tend to serve smaller congregations.
Source: Study: Female Pastors Are on the Rise | CT Women | Christianity Today
Tim Keller Stepping Down as Redeemer Senior Pastor
2.26.2017
The influential Reformed leader is moving away from his NYC pulpit as his church becomes three.
CHR Comment: Keller will continue service to the broader church by teaching at Reformed Theological Seminary in New York.
Source: Tim Keller Stepping Down as Redeemer Senior Pastor | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
Died: Doug Coe
2.21.2017
His Fellowship is the force behind DC discipleship and the National Prayer Breakfast.
CHR Comment: Coe formed the Foundation Fellowship, which counseled political leaders. He started out as a Methodist youth pastor.
Source: Died: Doug Coe, Humble Faith in the Halls of Power | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
Small Church Focus in Southern Baptist Convention
2.21.2017
An “average” church pastor is the president of the 2017 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference.
CHR Comment: The article describes the election of a smaller church pastor to the presidency of the Pastor’s Conference and highlights differences between leadership from larger churches and from smaller churches, where most Southern Baptists attend.
Evangelicals buy ad to blast Donald Trump’s refugee ban
2.8.2017
Evangelical leaders have taken out a full-page newspaper advertisement to denounce President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees.
CHR Comment: This issue illustrates a dividing point among American Evangelicals on issues of immigration and national security. Instead of using the Good Samaritan text to make their point, there are Old Testament texts about strangers and refugees that would better apply to the situation of modern refugees.
Source: Evangelicals buy ad to blast Donald Trump’s refugee ban – CNNPolitics
Possible 16th Century Burials
1.13.2017
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
CHR Comment: The graves were found at the location of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, the sixteenth century church.
Source: Discovery of ancient human remains prompt excavation prior to water line construction | WJAX-TV
6 Religious Leaders Will Pray At Trump’s Inauguration
1.13.2017
Donald Trump has chosen the largest group of clergy and religious leaders to pray and speak at his inauguration next week.
CHR Comment: Evangelicals, a Catholic, and a Rabbi represent voters for Trump as well as his emphasis on traditional Judeo-Christian values.
Source: The 6 Religious Leaders Who Will Pray At Trump\’s Inauguration | Christian News on Christian Today
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