Burge sees danger in ‘political monoculture’ of evangelicalism
November 14, 2024
The problem with white evangelicals isn’t their close affiliation with the Republican Party but the homogeneity of their political thinking and culture, sociologist of religion Ryan Burge said during a conference hosted by Denver Seminary.

“When a religious movement becomes overwhelmingly a political monoculture, that’s bad not just for the people in the pews, but for democracy as a whole,” said Burge, associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and author of the “Graphs about Religion” Substack.
Americans are increasingly unwilling to cross boundaries to talk about racial injustice, seminary prof contends
August 16, 2024
Progress toward deep and effective racial healing in the United States has become disturbingly slow across church and society, a Colorado faith leader said during a podcast hosted by Denver Seminary.

“Frankly, I’m scared about where we are because I think the blaming and shaming is reaching a boiling point,” John Moreland, the seminary’s director of Black Church Programs and bivocational senior pastor of Denver Christian Bible Church, said in the Engage360 episode devoted to racial reconciliation.

December 6, 2022

Why Suffering Belongs in Our Sermons

Dr. Angie Ward, assistant director of the Doctor of Ministry program, interviews Matthew D. Kim about why he believes addressing pain is part of a minister’s calling.

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