Russell Moore

‘God & Country’ shirks its opportunity to confront mainstream evangelicalism

By Tyler Huckabee — February 13, 2024
(RNS) — The documentary largely fails to explore its porous boundary with Christian nationalism.

In new book, Tim Alberta sees another way for evangelical Christians in politics

By Mark Silk — January 30, 2024
(RNS) — His new book summons fellow evangelicals to reclaim their faith.

What should we make of evangelical influencers teaming up with filmmaker Rob Reiner?

By John Fea — December 12, 2023
(RNS) — Is this the best way of reaching fellow Christians whose minds we want to change?

In the Mideast, evangelical leaders need to stand with people, not states

By Mae Elise Cannon — October 17, 2023
(RNS) — If there are truly ‘both sides’ to this conflict, it should be considered those who are for peace and those who are not.

In new letter, US evangelical leaders support Israel’s right to self-defense

By Bob Smietana — October 11, 2023
(RNS) — Southern Baptists and other evangelical leaders call on policymakers to protect the lives of innocents and say Hamas is the enemy, not Palestinians.

Our Bizarro New World Where Russell Moore Is a ‘Liberal’ + Russell Moore

By Roxanne Stone — October 5, 2023
Katelyn and Roxy talk to Moore about why he left the SBC, how he thinks of his own legacy there, and trying to lead a Christian institution when it’s tearing apart at the seams.

In new book, Russell Moore urges evangelicals to stop lying and come back to Jesus

By Bob Smietana — July 25, 2023
(RNS) — Once a rising star among Southern Baptists, Moore lost his job after criticizing Donald Trump and standing by abuse survivors.

Georgia pastor Mike Stone to challenge SBC President Bart Barber this summer

By Bob Smietana — April 26, 2023
(RNS) — Stone said he wants to help local churches do more evangelism and to do a better job at dealing with abuse.

Planning for our post-Roe world

By Charles C. Camosy — February 9, 2023
(RNS) — Everyone in the pro-life movement sees this as a moment for doing something new.

At Boston-area church, a theology lab tackles complex topics with humility, curiosity

By Bob Smietana — January 19, 2023
(RNS) — In recent years, Highrock Church has held a series of conversations about topics such as Black theology and American evangelicalism — hoping to model conversations where people with differing points of view can listen to one another.

Frederick Buechner, popular Christian ‘writer’s writer’ and ‘minister’s minister,’ dies at 96

By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 15, 2022
(RNS) — Buechner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (Aug. 15) at age 96, according to his family.

Russell Moore named Christianity Today editor, Lynn Vincent to lead World Magazine

By Bob Smietana — August 5, 2022
(RNS) — Moore joined Christianity Today after resigning as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Vincent is co-author of 11 books.

40 years in the making: A timeline of the Southern Baptists’ sexual abuse crisis

By Adelle M. Banks — May 23, 2022
(RNS) — Controversy over the Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sexual abuse began long before 2000, when a new, scathing report takes up the story.

Southern Baptists’ abuse report is no call for reform. It’s a repudiation of the past 40 years.

By Jonathan Merritt — May 23, 2022
(RNS) — Scapegoating a handful of leaders won’t bring the transformation the SBC needs.

Evangelicals must stop consulting themselves for guidance

By Blake Chastain — February 17, 2022
(RNS) — The United States cannot afford to give evangelicalism the benefit of the doubt again, and evangelicals cannot afford to just talk among themselves any longer. 
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