John Fea
@johnfea1.bsky.social
Historian at Messiah University and Lumen Center (Madison, WI). Author of 6 books. Blogger and podcaster at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. #LGM #Bruuuuuce!
Contrary to progressive Christians and others who like to paint with a broad brush, I imagine that not all those who attend Cities Church in Minneapolis are "white supremacists," "violently masculine," and "Christian nationalists." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/m...
More on the anti-ICE protest at a Southern Baptist congregation in Minneapolis
The outrage over an anti-ICE rally that disrupted services at a Southern Baptist congregation in Minneapolis continues to grow. Some progressive Christians are praising the rioters. Here is author …
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January 19, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Contrary to progressive Christians and others who like to paint with a broad brush, I imagine that not all those who attend Cities Church in Minneapolis are "white supremacists," "violently masculine," and "Christian nationalists." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/m...
More on the anti-ICE protest at a Southern Baptist congregation in Minneapolis: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/m...
More on the anti-ICE protest at a Southern Baptist congregation in Minneapolis
The outrage over an anti-ICE rally that disrupted services at a Southern Baptist congregation in Minneapolis continues to grow. Some progressive Christians are praising the rioters. Here is author …
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
More on the anti-ICE protest at a Southern Baptist congregation in Minneapolis: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/m...
I don’t care who David Easterwood is or who he works for when he is not pastoring Cities Church. Disrupting a religious service in this fashion is wrong. It's wrong when ICE does it. It's wrong when anti-ICE protesters do it. What did they hope to accomplish? thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/e...
Evangelical roundup for January 19, 2026
What is happening today at the intersection of Evangelicalism and politics? Yesterday morning, a group of anti-ICE and Black Lives Matter protesters interrupted a worship service at Cities Church, …
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January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I don’t care who David Easterwood is or who he works for when he is not pastoring Cities Church. Disrupting a religious service in this fashion is wrong. It's wrong when ICE does it. It's wrong when anti-ICE protesters do it. What did they hope to accomplish? thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/e...
In case you missed them last night. Click. Read. Learn. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/18/s...
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week The last intellectual could be found lying on a bench at UCLA, reading Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain What the Democratic Party could …
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January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In case you missed them last night. Click. Read. Learn. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/18/s...
This breakdown is very helpful: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/a...
A breakdown of the video of the Minneapolis ICE shooting
If you haven’t seen this breakdown of the killing of Renae Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, it is worth watching. What do you see? Watch:
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January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This breakdown is very helpful: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/a...
"...we can locate the early systemization of racial categories in American cultural institutions by looking to Jefferson’s classificatory and information management techniques." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/t...
The Author’s Corner with Melissa Adler
Melissa Adler is Associate Professor of Information & Media Studies at Western University. This interview is based on her new book, Peculiar Satisfaction: Thomas Jefferson and the Mastery of Su…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"...we can locate the early systemization of racial categories in American cultural institutions by looking to Jefferson’s classificatory and information management techniques." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/t...
In today's roundup (January 19, 2026), we have reactions to anti-ICE protesters interrupting a church service, and much, much more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/e...
Evangelical roundup for January 19, 2026
What is happening today at the intersection of Evangelicalism and politics? Yesterday morning, a group of anti-ICE and Black Lives Matter protesters interrupted a worship service at Cities Church, …
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In today's roundup (January 19, 2026), we have reactions to anti-ICE protesters interrupting a church service, and much, much more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/e...
"In that meeting with DeSantis, George declined the UF presidency, sources said. Instead, he pointed DeSantis to another conservative academic: Donald Landry, of Columbia University." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/l...
Last year, Princeton’s Robert George was offered the presidency of the University of Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flew to Princeton to recruit the conservative intellectual, but Robert George declined. Here is Sarah Brown at The Chronicle of Higher Education: Last year, after Sant…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"In that meeting with DeSantis, George declined the UF presidency, sources said. Instead, he pointed DeSantis to another conservative academic: Donald Landry, of Columbia University." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/19/l...
Your odds and ends are here: Click. Read. Learn. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/18/s...
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week The last intellectual could be found lying on a bench at UCLA, reading Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain What the Democratic Party could …
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Your odds and ends are here: Click. Read. Learn. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/18/s...
What if Fox News covered the Boston Massacre? thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/17/w...
What if Fox News covered the Boston Massacre?
This is very funny:
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January 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
What if Fox News covered the Boston Massacre? thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/17/w...
In today's roundup (January 17, 2026), we have: "The Most Evil Man in Evangelicalism"; differing evangelical views on Minneapolis; would a "Christian nation" steal Greenland?; evangelical remembering MLK; & more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/17/e...
Evangelical roundup for January 17, 2026
What is happening today at the intersection of Evangelicalism and politics? Seth Gruber, a conservative evangelical pro-life advocate, writes about five of his fellow evangelicals: Tim Keller, Fran…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
In today's roundup (January 17, 2026), we have: "The Most Evil Man in Evangelicalism"; differing evangelical views on Minneapolis; would a "Christian nation" steal Greenland?; evangelical remembering MLK; & more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/17/e...
Trending this week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/m...
Most popular posts of the last week
Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Evangelicals respond to the U.S. attack on Venezuela Sunday night odds and ends Evangelical roundup for Januar…
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January 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Trending this week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/m...
Sean Feucht: "I am convinced the internet and social medial has stripped away all human decency. List (sic), fear and anger is now what moves people." I
Oh, the irony! I have filed this in the "you can't make this stuff up" folder. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/e...
Oh, the irony! I have filed this in the "you can't make this stuff up" folder. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/e...
Evangelical roundup for January 16, 2026
What is happening today at the intersection of Evangelicalism and politics: The Christian Post also noticed Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins tweet about Trump’s “coarseness.…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Sean Feucht: "I am convinced the internet and social medial has stripped away all human decency. List (sic), fear and anger is now what moves people." I
Oh, the irony! I have filed this in the "you can't make this stuff up" folder. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/e...
Oh, the irony! I have filed this in the "you can't make this stuff up" folder. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/e...
In 2003, evangelicals tried—however selectively—to justify war in moral terms. In 2026, many skipped straight to celebration. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/t...
The “Dumb-roe Doctrine”
Over at his Substack, Princeton historian David Bell compares George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq with Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela. A taste: While the Bush administration’s invas…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
In 2003, evangelicals tried—however selectively—to justify war in moral terms. In 2026, many skipped straight to celebration. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/t...
Just finished interviewing Douglas “Jake” Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen about their new book *Christianity and Intellectual Inquiry: Thinking as Pilgrimage*. Episode 133 of The Way of Improvement Podcast drops soon!
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Just finished interviewing Douglas “Jake” Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen about their new book *Christianity and Intellectual Inquiry: Thinking as Pilgrimage*. Episode 133 of The Way of Improvement Podcast drops soon!
A leadership change at the National Constitution Center: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/j...
Jeffrey Rosen steps down as President and CEO of The National Constitution Center
Some of you may remember Jeffrey Rosen from our interview with him on Episode 130 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home podcast. Here is the press release: Philadelphia, PA — The National Const…
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January 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A leadership change at the National Constitution Center: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/j...
“History is under assault right now…Pushing the pre-eminent organization of historians to take an overtly political stance only serves to divide the organization and also to jeopardize its reputation as a place for nonpartisan historical inquiry.” thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/t...
The American Historical Association executive council once again rejects a vote on Gaza “scholasticide.”
This is the second year in a row that the AHA’s executive council has rejected the vote of the AHA members who came to the annual meeting. Some readers may recall that we blogged about this l…
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January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
“History is under assault right now…Pushing the pre-eminent organization of historians to take an overtly political stance only serves to divide the organization and also to jeopardize its reputation as a place for nonpartisan historical inquiry.” thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/t...
In today's roundup (January 16, 2026), we have: Tony Perkins on Trump's "coarseness"; Bonnie Kristian on Stephen Miller; Mark Noll on America's 250th; immigration; World Vision doing the Lord's work; responses to Russell Moore's Rom. 13 column; and more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/e...
Evangelical roundup for January 16, 2026
What is happening today at the intersection of Evangelicalism and politics: The Christian Post also noticed Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins tweet about Trump’s “coarseness.…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
In today's roundup (January 16, 2026), we have: Tony Perkins on Trump's "coarseness"; Bonnie Kristian on Stephen Miller; Mark Noll on America's 250th; immigration; World Vision doing the Lord's work; responses to Russell Moore's Rom. 13 column; and more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/e...
"In a country with a functional political system and a sane public sphere, the dangerous nonsense indulged in with respect to Venezuela and Greenland would, by itself, already have led to Trump’s removal from office. Unfortunately, we don’t live in one." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/t...
The “Dumb-roe Doctrine”
Over at his Substack, Princeton historian David Bell compares George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq with Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela. A taste: While the Bush administration’s invas…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"In a country with a functional political system and a sane public sphere, the dangerous nonsense indulged in with respect to Venezuela and Greenland would, by itself, already have led to Trump’s removal from office. Unfortunately, we don’t live in one." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/16/t...
“Americans are thinking about [Karl] Marx to a degree not matched since the 1960s, or perhaps even the 1930s.” Episode 131 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home podcast is here. Join us for a discussion of Hartman’s new book, *Karl Marx in America*. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/14/e...
Episode 131: “Karl Marx in America”
Our guest in this episode, historian Andrew Hartman, writes, “Americans are thinking about [Karl] Marx to a degree not matched since the 1960s, or perhaps even the 1930s.” Join us for a…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“Americans are thinking about [Karl] Marx to a degree not matched since the 1960s, or perhaps even the 1930s.” Episode 131 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home podcast is here. Join us for a discussion of Hartman’s new book, *Karl Marx in America*. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/14/e...
"Up to now, insurgent socialists have had the advantage of contrasting their theoretical programs with actually existing liberalism. But with Mamdani taking office, voters will be able to judge the merits of actually existing socialism too." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/15/b...
Both liberals and democratic socialists “should be committed to the dignity of all people”
I will start this post with the final paragraph of a post I published yesterday on Mamdani. For some historical context, I encourage you to listen to Episode 131 of The Way of Improvement Leads Hom…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"Up to now, insurgent socialists have had the advantage of contrasting their theoretical programs with actually existing liberalism. But with Mamdani taking office, voters will be able to judge the merits of actually existing socialism too." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/15/b...
"Mexican-origin people have historically been the victims of police abuse and violence, but also that they did not simply accept this abuse but rather developed smart, conscientious strategies to deal with police oppression." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/15/t...
The Author’s Corner with Brian D. Behnken
Brian D. Behnken is Professor of History at Iowa State University. This interview is based on his new book, Brown and Blue: Mexican Americans, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights in the Southwest, 19…
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Mexican-origin people have historically been the victims of police abuse and violence, but also that they did not simply accept this abuse but rather developed smart, conscientious strategies to deal with police oppression." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/15/t...
In today's roundup (January 15, 2026), we have: Romans 13; an evangelical senator wonders if men can get pregnant; the Hyde Amendment; praying for America; Metaxas on a roll; and more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/15/e...
Evangelical roundup for January 15, 2026
What is happening today at the intersection of Evangelicalism and politics? Evangelical Christians love quoting Romans 13. But do they do it correctly? Here is Russell Moore at Christianity Today: …
thewayofimprovement.blog
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
In today's roundup (January 15, 2026), we have: Romans 13; an evangelical senator wonders if men can get pregnant; the Hyde Amendment; praying for America; Metaxas on a roll; and more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/15/e...