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Donald Trump—the far and away GOP frontrunner—has secured a quick win in Iowa, where his campaign’s Christian rhetoric stoked his fan base but disturbed some evangelical leaders.National outlets barely waited for the ink on the ballots to dry before calling the race for Trump only 30 minutes after caucus sites closed. Some sites were still voting.Trump won with 51 percent of the vote, more than the other candidates combined, sweeping […]

Quincy University professor of theology, Matthew W. Bates, PhD, has won the Christianity Today 2024 Book Award in Popular Theology for his new book, Why the Gospel?Why the Gospel? Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose is a practical, popular-level book, written for everyone rather than specialists. It invites readers to consider how they can transform their lives and communities through loyalty and devotion to King Jesus.“The primary significance of the award for […]

Rapper Lil Nas X took to social media on Monday to explain the creative decisions behind his new single, “J Christ,” and the marketing campaign behind it, saying he wasn’t trying to mock Christians in the artwork and promotional material for the song, which received pushback for its use of religious imagery.Lil Nas X released "J Christ" on Jan. 12. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for MTV)Lil Nas X, who […]

Help keep Salon independentRapper Lil Nas X often challenges the sanctity of biblical images in his colorful, widely campy music videos, and his latest video is no different.The southern rapper, known as Montero Lamar Hill, broke through the mainstream with his country rap single "Old Town Road." The song spent 19 weeks on the Billboard 100 charts. Not long after his song became the longest-running No. 1 song since the chart itself debuted […]

Social, political, and religious conflicts have destabilized nations in recent years. Over 100 million people, including 43 million children, have been displaced due to wars. As volatility and uncertainty escalate, is it possible for nations to heal?Cornerstone University is hosting its signature series Wisdom Conversations on March 14, 2024, to address the topic:Christianity and Its Global Impact: Commission or Colonialism?Moderated by Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, president of Cornerstone University, global ministry […]

Out with the superhero movies, in with the biblical epic? From Journey to Bethlehem to The Chosen’s fourth season and Martin Scorsese’s recent announcement that he’ll start shooting a movie based on Shūsaku Endō’s A Life of Jesus later this year, Jesus movies are multiplying. Maybe, just maybe, 2024 will even be the year that Terrence Malick finally finishes editing his long-gestating Jesus project, The Way of the Wind.In the […]

Quincy University professor of theology, Matthew W. Bates, PhD, has won the Christianity Today 2024 Book Award in Popular Theology for his new book, Why the Gospel?Why the Gospel? Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose is a practical, popular-level book, written for everyone rather than specialists. It invites readers to consider how they can transform their lives and communities through loyalty and devotion to King Jesus.“The primary significance of the award for […]

In 1923, a short book entitled Christianity and Liberalism, written by the Presbyterian J. Gresham Machen, hit the market. At the time, Machen was a professor of New Testament Studies at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He wrote the book in response to the liberal theology that he saw spreading in many church bodies and seminaries, including his own. When Machen wrote, America was rapidly undergoing urbanization, industrialization, and immigration, while rising […]

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