In “O Canada — Liberal evangelicalism: a case study,” church historian Mark Noll surveys several studies on the failure of the United Church of Canada to remain a vital institution. That failure could be described as essentially cultural rather than primarily theological, and that the problem had less to do with that church’s liberal evangelical character or its […]
The Christian Post recently spoke with leading Christian non-profit organizations to find out how followers of Jesus Christ are working to eradicate poverty in America. Poverty in the United States affects about 1 in 10 people despite them living in one of the richest countries in the world, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 […]
Lyle Denniston updates the ACA birth control mandate cases: enhancing the likelihood that the Supreme Court will soon take up the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate, a federal appeals court has differed with six others and temporarily barred the government from enforcing the mandate. That outcome came in two decisionsby the U.S. […]
NPR’s Astrophysicist, Adam Frank, encounters the old question about God, faith, and death (1 Cor. 15:12-19). Frank re-frames the question with a quotation from mathematician and former president of Columbia University Frederick Barnard, who says he would choose the hope of faith over any sort of science absent of meaning or purpose. Dr. Frank is […]
The Summer 2015 edition of Issues in Christian Education addresses the current LGBTQ discussions across several articles and reviews, all keeping Christ and his word at the center. The United States Supreme Court has legalized gay and lesbian marriage. The ruling, hoped for by some and feared by others, is now the law of our […]
This New York Times article is 7000 words on Kim Suozzi who died at age 23 but chose to have her brain preserved with the dream that neuroscience might one day revive her mind. This account of the technology of the trans-human suggests several theological implications not addressed by the writer. Students may find helpful the […]
The California State Legislature gave its final approval to a bill that would allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives. Four states — Oregon, Washington, Montana and Vermont — already allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to some patients. The California bill, which passed in the State Senate by a vote of […]
The Pew Research Center numbers Christians in the Arabian Peninsula at 2.3 million—more Christians than nearly 100 countries can claim. The Gulf Christian Fellowship, an umbrella group, estimates 3.5 million. These migrants bring the UAE’s Christian population to 13 percent. Among other Gulf states, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar are each about 14 percent Christian, while Oman […]
In an almost unprecedented move, five federal judges issued an opinion sharply criticizing their court’s refusal to correct its recent decision that would force the Little Sisters of the Poor to assist the federal government with its contraception distribution plan. The opinion criticizes the decision against the Little Sisters as reflecting a “dangerous approach to religious liberty,” noting […]
In this detailed article, “Motions for Defense,” World Mag’s Washington Bureau writer, J.C. Derrick covers the cases and responses of several Christian campuses to various same-sex marriage and gender challenges. Most state statutes that have religious freedom exemptions come with a provision that applies to anyone who needs it, but the Title IX exemption only […]
