Quotes from David P. Gushee

In the election of 2016, evangelical politics took a disastrous turn in its overwhelming support for Donald Trump—including 81 percent of the voters who identified as evangelical,

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: be gracious to all who have gone astray from Thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of Thy Word, Jesus Christ Thy Son; who with Thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. —BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

Let kindness go from us to others with every gift, and good desires with every Christmas greeting. Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with a clear heart. May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen. —ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

the religion of Jesus is the good news of God's imminent action to bring in the kingdom of God, and the urgent call to get ready. It is also the extraordinary way in which he lived, the radical nature of his apocalyptic and prophetic ministry, his profound supernatural healing power, and his love for the poor, sinners, Gentiles, women, children, and all who are oppressed.

Some say: all of the above.

the identification of evangelical faith with conservative/Republican/Trumpist politics

It is truly right and good, always and everywhere, with our whole heart and mind and voice, to praise You, the invisible, almighty, and eternal God, and Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; for He is the true Paschal Lamb, who at the feast of the Passover paid for us the debt of Adam's sin, and by His blood delivered Your faithful people. . . .

The Nicene Creed

O gracious Light, pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven, O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed! Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing Thy praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices, O Son of God, O Giver of life, and to be glorified through all the worlds. Amen. —PHOS HILARON (LATIN HYMN, 4TH C.)

At the Lamb's high feast we sing Praise to our victorious King, Who hath washed us in the tide Flowing from His pierced side. . . . Mighty Victim from the sky, Hell's fierce powers beneath Thee lie; Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou hast brought us life and light;

Jesus according to Jesus

Sleep, my soul, and peace attend Thee, all through the night; Guardian angels God will send Thee, all through the night. Slow the drowsy hours are creeping, Hill and vale in slumber sleeping, God His loving vigil keeping, All through the night. Amen. —WELSH FOLK SONG

My impression is that Australia is the nation whose dynamics in relation to evangelicalism—in terms of both religious life and worldly politics—most resemble those of the United States.

In this light, I believe that one of the subtle forces producing a post-evangelicalism today is discontent with Jesus-according-to-US-white-evangelicalism.

Holy Lord, almighty and eternal Father, thank You for Your mercy that has protected me throughout this day. Let me pass through this night peacefully and with a pure mind and body, that rising with purity in the morning, I may serve You gratefully. Amen. —ALCUIN OF YORK (c. 735–804)

Yours, O Lord, is the day, Yours also is the night; cover our sins with Your mercy as You cover the earth with darkness; and grant that the Son of Righteousness may always shine in our hearts, to chase away the darkness of all evil thoughts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —ANONYMOUS

Test all statements (about God, theology, morality, faith, life) based on whether such statements would be credible in the kind of world in which two-year-olds have been thrown alive into pits of fire. I would hasten to add: the kind of world in which Jewish two-year-olds have been burned alive mainly by baptized Christians.24

There are millions of LGBTQ Christians.

highly credentialed conservative religion scholars and thinkers

C.S. Lewis and Billy Graham once did.

certainly will be relevant to our witness to the state. But the fundamental need right now for Christians is to think seriously about whether the Church's own marginalized sexual minorities will be treated, unequivocally, as sisters and brothers in Christ.

Jews mainly call Tanakh (from the first letters of Torah [Law/Teaching], Nevi'im [Prophets], and Kethuvim [Writings])

By the grace, compassion and love of mankind of Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ, through whom the glory, the honor, the dominion, and the adoration are due unto You, with Him and the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giver, now and unto the ages of ages. Amen. —COPTIC ORTHODOX PRAYER

Overall, I view the design of the Catholic Mass as something like a polished gem, refined over time to a state of great beauty—if you know what you are looking at,