Posts tagged Dru Johnson
The Dangers Of Celebrity In The Church: Q&A With Katelyn Beaty
The Dangers Of Celebrity In The Church: Q&A With Katelyn Beaty

With each new megachurch leader flashed across national news for financial scandals, abuses and promiscuity, it is easy to become skeptical of evangelicalism entirely. But what causes dynamic pastors to abuse their power? And what can churches do to hold them accountable? On a recent episode of the Biblical Mind podcast hosted by Dr. Dru Johnson and the Center for Hebraic Thought, Katelyn Beaty, author of “Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church” answers these questions. Johnson and Beaty discuss the dangers of American celebrity pastors leading large corporations with unquestioned authority.

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North America, NewsDru JohnsonDru Johnson, Katelyn Beaty, Celebrities for Jesus, Celebrity in the Church, Hillsong, Billy Graham, Center for Hebraic Thought, Church, corporate church, megachurch, business of church, evangelicals, Biblical Mind podcast, Primary Feature Comment
Federal scrutiny over anti-semitism has deepened campus divisions
Federal scrutiny over anti-semitism has deepened campus divisions

President Trump’s latest executive order aligns with his Education Department’s previous action against a Middle East studies program at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As advocates in different corners of the Israel-Palestine and anti-semitism debates gird themselves for more legal fights, those who’ve experienced the aftermath of the one launched in September say discord has worsened.

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News, North America, Politics, Middle EastLiza Vandenboom and Micah DanneyIsrael Palestine conflict, Israel, Palestinian rights, Tzipi Livni, The Lawfare Project, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Chronicle, Betsy DeVos, Kenneth L. Markus, Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, Jewish, Anti-Semitism, Students for Justice in Palestine, North Carolina Hillel, Pew Research Center, Druze, Zoroastrianism, BDS, Boycott Divestment Sanctions, Judaism, Dru Johnson, The King's College, secondary feature, Secondary feature, Secondary Feature, Islam, Muslim, Christianity, Judiasm, Elizabeth Vandenboom, Micah DanneyComment