Books by Brantley Gasaway
In this compelling history of politically progressive evangelicalism, Brantley W. Gasaway examine... more In this compelling history of politically progressive evangelicalism, Brantley W. Gasaway examines a dynamic though often overlooked movement within American Christianity today. Gasaway focuses on left-leaning groups, such as Sojourners and Evangelicals for Social Action, that emerged in the early 1970s, prior to the rise of the more visible Religious Right. He identifies the distinctive "public theology"--a set of biblical interpretations regarding the responsibility of Christians to promote social justice--that has animated progressive evangelicals' activism and bound together their unusual combination of political positions.
The book analyzes how prominent leaders, including Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Tony Campolo, responded to key political and social issues over the past four decades. Progressive evangelicals combated racial inequalities, endorsed feminism, promoted economic justice, and denounced American nationalism and militarism. At the same time, most leaders opposed abortion and refused to affirm homosexual behavior, even as they defended gay civil rights. Gasaway demonstrates that, while progressive evangelicals have been caught in the crossfire of partisan conflicts and public debates over the role of religion in politics, they have offered a significant alternative to both the Religious Right and the political left.
Book Chapters by Brantley Gasaway
Christians and the Color Line: Race and Religion after Divided by Faith, 2014
Diversity and Dominion: Dialogues in Ecology, Ethics, and Theology, 2010
Journal Articles by Brantley Gasaway
Evangelical Review of Theology: A Global Forum, 2019
This article analyzes the ways in which American evangelical Christians have responded to the pre... more This article analyzes the ways in which American evangelical Christians have responded to the presidential campaign and presidential administration of Donald Trump, with a particular focus on the faction of politically progressive evangelicals. While over 80% of white evangelicals voted for Trump and over 70% continue to support his presidency, progressive evangelicals have vociferously opposed him. This article summarizes the proposals, protests, and petitions of progressive evangelicals with respect to four broad issues: racial justice, immigration, healthcare, and economic policies. Though some conservative and moderate evangelicals have also criticized Trump’s personal behavior and politics, numerous factors hinder their potential partnerships with progressive evangelicals. The current political context has exacerbated a long-simmering identity crisis among progressive evangelicals. Even as many debate the costs of identifying with a religious tradition and label that has become popularly associated with white Christian supporters of Donald Trump, progressive evangelicals have sought to correct popular perceptions of American evangelicalism as inherently linked to political conservatism.
Modernity stared back at J. Gresham Machen with indifference and continued its ceaseless roar. Ma... more Modernity stared back at J. Gresham Machen with indifference and continued its ceaseless roar. Machen listened to New York City's cacophony and contemplated the "gigantic, bizarre, and magnificently ugly" spectacle below, as he leaned over the edge of the 122 nd floor of the Empire State Building. Although he acknowledged the impressive realities it symbolized, the city in 1931 seemed to him to be "part of some weird, tortured imagination." 1 Modernity's promise, he believed, came with a destructive price. In modern culture, the luster of material and scientific advancements seemed to obscure the reality of corrosive epistemological, philosophical, and ethical developments. As Walter Lippmann termed them, these "acids of modernity" were dissolving the metaphysical and moral certainties that had provided the conventional foundation for not only religious but also societal stability. 2 In the two decades prior to his death in 1937, Machen responded to the modern epistemology of scientific naturalism and the philosophy of pragmatism by defending the supremacy of traditional Christian metaphysics and morality.
Book Reviews by Brantley Gasaway
Author Interviews by Brantley Gasaway
In this interview I discuss the genealogy, challenges, strategies, and future of contemporary pro... more In this interview I discuss the genealogy, challenges, strategies, and future of contemporary progressive evangelicalism
Papers by Brantley Gasaway
This dissertation traces the development of the contemporary progressive evangelical movement and... more This dissertation traces the development of the contemporary progressive evangelical movement and analyzes how leaders responded to issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Beginning in the late 1960s progressive evangelicals became vigorous advocates for social justice. Perceived inequality and injustice represented the primary moral issues that compelled their social and political activism. Yet the emergence of the Christian Right and its conservative agenda in the late 1970s soon overshadowed progressive evangelicalism. Alarm over assaults on both America's ostensible Christian heritage and traditional standards of family and sexuality inspired the politicization of Christian conservatives. As the Christian Right became the most conspicuous form of evangelical political engagement, progressive evangelical leaders found themselves on the defensive. They protested that their alternative soul of politics represented the most faithful and comprehensive expression of Christian publi...
Journal of Church and State, 2014
The application of an acoustic vibration method for the discrimination of fruit with freezing or ... more The application of an acoustic vibration method for the discrimination of fruit with freezing or granulation of juice sacs (GJS) in Citrus was studied. The elasticity index (EI) of fruit with freezing in blood orange 'Moro' was significantly lower than in that without freezing. There was no relationship between the degree of freezing and EI. The specific gravity of fruit significantly decreased as the degree of freezing increased. A relatively strong positive correlation was found between the specific gravity and EI. The discrimination rate of fruit with freezing was approximately 70% when estimated using EI 80 × 10 5 as a threshold; however, it was approximately 78% when estimated using the specific gravity of 0.88 as a threshold. The EI of fruit with the initial stage of GJS in Hassaku was significantly higher than without GJS. The specific gravity of fruit significantly decreased as the GJS increased. No significant differences were detected among the degree of freezing in blood orange in the total soluble solids content (TSS), but the citric acid in the fruit with a higher degree of freezing was lower than in that without freezing. TSS in Hassaku fruit without GJS was slightly higher than in that with a higher GJS; however, there was no significant difference in citric acid among the degrees of GJS. The results of this study showed that the discrimination of fruit with freezing or GJS in Citrus is possible using a nondestructive acoustic vibration method.
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Books by Brantley Gasaway
The book analyzes how prominent leaders, including Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Tony Campolo, responded to key political and social issues over the past four decades. Progressive evangelicals combated racial inequalities, endorsed feminism, promoted economic justice, and denounced American nationalism and militarism. At the same time, most leaders opposed abortion and refused to affirm homosexual behavior, even as they defended gay civil rights. Gasaway demonstrates that, while progressive evangelicals have been caught in the crossfire of partisan conflicts and public debates over the role of religion in politics, they have offered a significant alternative to both the Religious Right and the political left.
Book Chapters by Brantley Gasaway
Journal Articles by Brantley Gasaway
Book Reviews by Brantley Gasaway
Author Interviews by Brantley Gasaway
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Papers by Brantley Gasaway
The book analyzes how prominent leaders, including Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Tony Campolo, responded to key political and social issues over the past four decades. Progressive evangelicals combated racial inequalities, endorsed feminism, promoted economic justice, and denounced American nationalism and militarism. At the same time, most leaders opposed abortion and refused to affirm homosexual behavior, even as they defended gay civil rights. Gasaway demonstrates that, while progressive evangelicals have been caught in the crossfire of partisan conflicts and public debates over the role of religion in politics, they have offered a significant alternative to both the Religious Right and the political left.
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