Links + Resources
Relevant Articles
These articles provide an overview of evangelical Christianity from the inside and the major media's approach to discussing evangelical issues:
- "Will Success Spoil Rick Warren?" [Fortune, October 31, 2005]
- "Religion and Politics in the United States: Nuances You Should Know" [The Public Eye Magazine, Summer 2003]
- "The Opening of the Evangelical Mind" [The Atlantic Monthly, October 2000]
- "Soldiers of Christ I: Inside America's Most Powerful Megachurch" [Harper's Magazine, May 2005]
- "Soldiers of Christ II: Feeling the Hate with the National Religious Broadcasters" [Harper's Magazine, May 2005]
- "James Dobson: The Religious Right's Kingmaker" [Slate, November 12, 2004]
- "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America" [Time, February 7, 2004]
- "Time's 'Most Influential Evangelicals'" [Christianity Today, January 31, 2005]
- "The Rise of the Evangelicals" [Christianity Today, June 9, 2005]
"It Only Hurts When I Laugh"
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/evangelicalbox/itonlyhurts.shtml]
In this essay originally published in Sightings, Jamie Smith points out that while influential journalists may find much to criticize and parody in Evangelical red America, such attitudes of condescension contribute to a sense of victimhood that galvanizes the religious right.
Nancey Murphy Audio
[http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/bio/murph-frame.html]
The PBS program Faith and Reason features audio segments of Nancey Murphy addressing topics on evolution and Christian theology and the overlap of nature, science, and theology.
Blogs
Think Tank: Generous Orthodoxy in the Academy
[http://www.generousorthodoxy.net/thinktank/]
A collaborative blog, authored by progressive evangelicals in the academy, whose goal is to share resources and foster critical reflection upon the Christian tradition and the wider culture.
Fors Clavigera
[http://forsclavigera.blogspot.com/]
Jamie Smith's blog in which he regularly shares his thoughts on politics, culture, the Church, and miscellany.
What I'm Reading
[http://jameskasmith.blogspot.com/]
Jamie Smith's other online journal dedicated to his thoughts on current literature pertaining to theology and society at large.
Institutes and Publications
Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
[http://www.wheaton.edu/isae/]
Established by evangelical historians Mark Noll and Nathan Hatch, this center out of Wheaton College was focuses on researching evangelical Christianity and offers resources and a good definition for Evangelicalism.
Christianity Today Weblog
[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/weblog/]
This blog features entries dedicated to issues in contemporary evangelical life such as building communities and providing news with a conservative approach.
Evangelicals for Social Action
[http://www.esa-online.org/]
Founded by Ron Sider, this evangelical organization devotes itself to confronting injustice, racism, poverty, and discrimination against women by combining evangelism with social action.
Books & Culture
[http://www.booksandculture.com]
A site featuring reviews of books, films, music, and other popular culture with a Christian slant.
"The Radical Orthodoxy Project"
[http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0002/articles/reno.html]
This article from the journal First Things serves as an introduction to the theological movement of radical orthodoxy.
