Evangelicals

January 14, 2020

How White Evangelicals Gained Political Power (Video)

White evangelical Christians are among Trump’s most important supporters. But more than 40 years ago, they were on the margins of American politics. More The post […]
January 14, 2020

How White Evangelicals Came to Power: 6 Books That Offer Insight on Trump’s Biggest Base

With the 2020 presidential election on the minds of many, curiosity persists about President Trump’s most ardent supporters–White Evangelicals. More The post How White Evangelicals Came […]
January 8, 2020

‘He Was Sent to Us’ — Christian Quotes From the ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ Rally at Miami Megachurch

What did Evangelical Christians who attended President Trump’s rally at a Miami megachurch have to say? More The post ‘He Was Sent to Us’ — Christian […]
October 19, 2019

After 77 Years, National Association of Evangelicals Elects First Non-White President

Scholar and minister Walter Kim, an expert on the theology of race, has been chosen as the next president of the National Association of Evangelicals. More […]
May 26, 2019

Interview: Joshua DuBois on Obama, Trump’s White Evangelicals, and More

In this Faithfully Magazine interview, Joshua DuBois discusses his work with Barack Obama, White Evangelicals voting for President Trump, and more. More The post Interview: Joshua […]
January 8, 2019

Trump Evangelicals Long for American Past That Only Existed for Whites

By John Fea, History News Network In 2013, I received an email from Rev. Ray McMillan, the pastor of Faith Christian Center, a conservative evangelical and largely […]
December 22, 2018

Interview: ‘Doctrine and Race’ Author on Researching History of African-American Evangelicals

Dr. Mary Beth Swetnam Mathews is a professor of religious studies at the University of Mary Washington whose areas of specialty include American religious history, Protestant Fundamentalism and […]
November 3, 2018

How Christians of Color Compare to White Evangelicals on Politics and Race

By Janelle Wong, University of Maryland The influence of white evangelicals on American politics is well known. More than 80 percent supported Donald Trump in the […]
October 21, 2018

ProPublica Exposes Rampant Rape at US Evangelical’s Liberian Nonprofit

By Amanda Lichtenstein Last week, the U.S. investigative journalism project ProPublica broke a story titled Unprotected about a massive sex abuse scandal at More Than Me (MTM), […]