The story has been repeated so many times that it’s now one of the most familiar in the history of white evangelical politics. It goes like this: White
TEACHERS, PREACHERS AND GREENS… THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE TO TRANSFORM AMERICA, America is in a life or death battle for its very soul, both in its public school classrooms and in its Christian church pews. Freedom is in the balance
(RNS) A mighty coalition comprising mostly conservative Catholics, evangelical Christians and Mormons grounded its theological aims in the language of human rights and played its politics unrelentingly.
Newsweek cover story on the emerging politicization of evangelical Christians, contributors to
Evangelicals and Presidential Politics engage the scholarly literature on evangelicalism from a variety of angles to offer new answers to persisting questions about the movement. The standard historical narrative describes the period between the 1925 Scopes Trial and the early 1970s as a silent one for evangelicals, and when they did re-engage in the political arena, it was over abortion. Randall J. Stephens and Randall Balmer challenge that narrative. Stephens moves the starting point earlier in the twentieth century, and Balmer concludes that race, not abortion, initially motivated activists. In his examination of the relationship between African Americans and evangelicalism, Dan Wells uses the
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WACO, Texas (April 15, 2021) – Baylor University today announced an estate gift from John and Eula Mae Baugh, creating an endowed chair in physics. The Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics, which will receive matching funds through the Baylor Academic Challenge, will provide faculty funding within the department of physics and focus on innovative research and teaching in the area of materials science.
“The Baugh family name is synonymous with support of and dedication to the Christian mission and vision of Baylor University,” said Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. “John and Eula Mae were steadfastly dedicated to Baylor, and that commitment continued through their daughter, Babs (Baugh), over her lifetime. We are grateful for the Baugh family’s continued commitment through Babs’s daughters and their families. Their philanthropy continues to sha