Wheaton College
Wheaton College restricts employees’ ability to state preferred pronouns
By Kathryn Post — January 10, 2024
(RNS) — Updates to the policy do not appear to explicitly prohibit students from using or stating preferred pronouns, including they/them pronouns.
A biography of Ruth Bell Graham explores an icon of evangelical womanhood
By Yonat Shimron — November 23, 2022
(RNS) — Graham opposed the women’s rights movements even as she benefited from some of its gains by becoming a public figure sought after as a speaker and writer in her own right.
A new Billy Graham archive opens on the late evangelist’s birthday
By Yonat Shimron — November 7, 2022
(RNS) — The two-story building, constructed with the latest preservation standards and environmental controls, cost $13 million and sits across the road from the Billy Graham Library.
‘Tell what happened’: Pastor and last surviving eyewitness urges Christians to remember Emmett Till
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 26, 2022
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — The brutal murder of Emmett Till became a catalyst for the civil rights movement and has enduring relevance in today's anti-racist activism.
Are the culture wars changing how Christian students choose colleges?
By Kathryn Post — October 7, 2022
(RNS) — 'You see it’s a Christian college, and then immediately ask, what kind of Christian college is it?' said one student.
You’ve seen ‘The Rings of Power,’ but have you heard of this tiny museum housing J.R.R. Tolkien’s treasures?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 2, 2022
(RNS) — The collection of letters and books has grown to become the Marion E. Wade Center, one of the foremost research centers not only on Lewis, but also Tolkien and five other British Christian authors who had influenced Lewis’ work.
Julie Rodgers shares story of surviving ‘ex-gay’ ministries in new book and Netflix documentary
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 25, 2021
CHICAGO (RNS) — Julie Rodgers’ story of ultimately finding love and faith as a gay Christian shows that 'there is hope that you can find community and acceptance outside of this world,' according to filmmaker Kristine Stolakis.
Wheaton College rewords plaque calling Indigenous people in mission field ‘savage’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 24, 2021
CHICAGO (RNS) — The plaque honors missionaries Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian and Pete Fleming who were slain in 1956 while attempting to share their Christian faith with the Waorani people in Ecuador.
Five years later, Larycia Hawkins’ canceling foreshadowed evangelicals under Trump
By Linda Midgett — December 16, 2020
(RNS) — In a 2015 Facebook post, the Wheaton professor announced her intent to wear a hijab as an act of ‘embodied solidarity’ with Muslim women, and lost nearly everything.
How law-and-order evangelicals helped shape today’s criminal justice system
By Yonat Shimron — November 16, 2020
(RNS) — Evangelicals have largely championed the rise of mass incarceration, writes Aaron Griffith in his new book. They've also undertaken novel ministries to try to bring compassion, healing and conversion to those behind bars.
COVID tips for Christian colleges: Wear masks, social distance, pray — and watch out for tornadoes
By Jamie Aten and Kent Annan — August 12, 2020
(RNS) — Christian colleges will need masks, social distancing, prayer and Zoom — plus some flexibility — to reopen during COVID-19.
Fired from Wheaton, former chaplain Tim Blackmon speaks out on allegations, what’s next
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 23, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Rev. Tim Blackmon describes what he believes to be a clash of cultures between his ‘Dutch upbringing’ and the ‘deeply religious and very Midwestern culture of Wheaton College.’
Racial slur, ‘The Idiot’s Guide to Kama Sutra’ led to chaplain’s firing, says Wheaton College
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 9, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — Meanwhile, the former chaplain says his firing comes after he shared theological articles the college ‘deemed ideologically problematic.’
Wheaton College chaplain fired over allegations of ‘racial and sexual’ comments
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 7, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — The flagship evangelical Christian college announced the Rev. Tim Blackmon’s dismissal Friday (July 3) in an email to the campus community from Wheaton President Philip Ryken.
Surgeon general, disaster experts advise church leaders in COVID-19 online summit
By Adelle M. Banks — March 26, 2020
(RNS) — Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams advised faith leaders: 'Follow the guidance from your local health department and find ways to partner with them.'
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