Sidewalk Theology

Very Occasional Thoughts on American Evangelicalism

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Review: Scripture and the English Poetic Imagination by David Lyle Jeffrey 06 May 2022
Rating: 3/5 The other day, listening to the OnScript podcast, I listened to professor Iain Provan explain how to transition from a literal interpretation of the Bible to one one that literarily looks at the Bible. I wondered what this could mean? Thankfully, scripture and the…
Review: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez 28 Apr 2022
Rating: 4/5 I was enthralled by the first few chapters of Kristin Du Mez’ new book. Here was a sweeping historiography of Evangelicalism through the lens of gender. I was ready to enter my own deconstruction following the book but in the end, it’s just not that shocking, even if…
The Gospel According to Don: Can Evangelicals Vote for Donald Trump and Still Be Faithful to the Gospel? 26 May 2020
Evangelical Christians have overwhelmingly thrown their support toward Donald Trump. Is this a tenable position for this fairly conservative camp of Jesus followers? The problem is not that Christians are voting for Trump. It is that Evangelical Christians identify so strongly…