An Essay by Mustafa Akyol, author of The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims (St. Martin’s Press, 2017): Jesus claimed to be the very savior–the Messiah–that his people awaited. But unlike other Messiah claimants of his time, he did not unleash an armed rebellion against Rome. He did […]
After the Exile: Poetry and the Death of Culture — The pagan was closer to van Dyke and Tennyson than we are. They have poetry, and we do not. We are a people now illiterate in a way that is unprecedented for the human race. We can decipher linguistic signs on a page, but we have […]
Good Intentions, Lack of Plans Mark Church Response to Domestic Violence: When it comes to domestic violence, Protestant pastors want to be helpful but often don’t know where to start. Most say their church would be a safe haven for victims of domestic violence. But many don’t know if anyone in their church has been a victim of […]
The Johnson Amendment on Nonprofit Speech: This topic presents an opportunity for students to evaluate a current issue on religious liberty, the Gospel as the church’s principal free speech, and the intersection of God’s left-hand kingdom and Gods’ right-hand kingdom. These two articles offer an introduction for comparing, contrasting, and fashioning an informed position. How […]
Protecting Minority Voting Rights: While concerns about minorities are frequently expressed via identity politics – politicizing divisions among citizens based on social or ideological similarities – I would suggest that we, as Christians, should look at minorities as a way to identify “the least” and to work to protect their political rights as we pursue justice […]
The Christian, Lutheran Faculty: This edition of Issues in Christian Education offers 8 readings to assist with considering the formation of faculty, including three editorials, three feature articles, and a summary of ten recommended readings. Includes content for elementary through college.
Journal of Lutheran Ethics, Feb. 2017: Many theological topics remain priorities in the life of millennials, yet there remains a deep concern about the sustainability of these priorities given the immense debt that so many have accrued. Theset two articles offer common sense ways of preventing debt from standing as a barrier to a professional vocation; […]
Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life by Makato Fujimura (IVP, 2017) — In Culture Care, artist-author Fujimura issues a call to cultural stewardship, in which we become generative and feed our culture’s soul with beauty, creativity, and generosity. We serve others as cultural custodians of the future. This book on cultural stewardship is […]
Boy Scouts Christian alternative sees ‘tremendous response’ after transgender decision: Since the Boy Scouts of America decided to accept transgender youngsters, there appears to be a growing market for a different kind of scouting group. The BSA does not require troops chartered by houses of worship to accept children who do not identify with their birth gender. Nevertheless, the […]
Symposium: Law and Religion in an Increasingly Polarized America — This edition of the Lewis & Clark Law Review offers 9 feature articles including discussions of Hosanna-Tabor, religious accommodation, religious sovereignty, and social polarization.
