DANIEL G. HUMMEL, PHD

BOOKS

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I am at work on my next book-length project, under contract with Eerdmans Press. The project's title is "Eternal Life Now: The Persistence, Promise, and Peril of Modern Evangelical Spirituality." 

 

This book is a new history of modern evangelicalism told from the vantage point of spiritual practices, ideas of Christian spirituality and self-fulfillment, and the relationship of evangelicalism to popular culture. My story and argument will make the claim that evangelicals have constructed a distinctive way of being spiritual (in simplest terms, of following Jesus or being more like Jesus) that is persistent (there is a continuity to the tradition dating back at least 150+ years), that holds interesting strands of promise (insightful, constructive responses and ideas that resonated broadly), and that also contains strands of peril (thin or shallow responses that have even so become popular). Moreover, "evangelical spirituality" is a tradition that deeply informs modern American, even Western, ideas of spirituality, whether it is self-help or "Christian living" books, or ideas of spiritual journeys and religious maturity.

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I'm working on this project through at least early 2026 to please get in touch if you have thoughts or inquiries. Email me at dhummel@slbrownfoundation.org.

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The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2023): links to reviews here.

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Covenant Brothers: Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli Relations (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019): links to reviews here.

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OPINIONS & REPORTING​

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4 Snapshots of Dispensationalism Today (The Gospel Coalition, February 2024)

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The Little-Known History of Evangelicals’ Changing Israel Views (Christianity Today, October 2023)

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Shared Texts for a Shared Mission, contribution to "What Does Higher Ed Needs Now: Part One" (Current, September 2023)

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Israel’s Current Crisis Exposes Christian Zionism’s Contradictory Ideals (New Lines Magazine, July 2023)

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Left Behind (Current, May 2023)

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When the Best Bible-Reading Tool Made Bible-Reading Worse (Christianity Today, December 2022)

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Remote Work, Redux (Current, November 2021)

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Is Jemar Tisby's Bestselling Book about Racism a Fluke? (Christianity Today, June 2021)

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Is there a "Cosmopolitan Evangelicalism?" (Anxious Bench Blog, November 2020)

John Hagee and the Evolving Basis for Christian Zionism​ (Righting America Blog, November 2019)

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Paula White and the Mainstreaming of American Pentecostalism (Religion News Service, November 2019)

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Israel and Evangelicals in the News (Mosse Program Blog, September 2019)

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Christian Zionism as Interreligious Cooperation​ (Baker Institute Blog, September 2019)

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Tangled in Apocalyptic Thought (Sightings, September 2019)

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Why Many Evangelical Christians Now Celebrate Jewish Holidays (Washington Post, August 2019)

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Evangelicals and Holy Land Tourism (Penn Press Log, July 2019)

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Christian Zionism: The Interfaith Movement Hiding in Plain Sight (Aeon Magazine, September 2018)

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Robert Jeffress was a natural choice to deliver the invocation at the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem (Washington Post, May 2018)

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The New Judaizers: How American Pentecostals are Adopting Jewish Trappings in Their Theology, Practices, and Politics (Jerusalem Post Magazine, February 2018)

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How the U.S. Lost Its Ability to Mediate Peace in the Middle East (Washington Post, December 2017)

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What You Need to Know about Mike Pence's Speech to Christians United for Israel (Washington Post, July 2017)

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The New Christian Zionism (First Things, June 2017). See follow-up: Prosperity Politics, October 2017.

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Faith, Power, and Violence: The Long Debate Over Religious Fundamentalism (War on the Rocks, August 2016)

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