NPR’s summary of this 5 min. audio clip: “Hundreds of conservative evangelical pastors across the country are being trained to run for political office. The project is part of an effort to mobilize an “army” to do battle in the culture wars.” The piece can serve as an introduction to a two-kingdoms analysis on the […]
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"Open Book" by R. Marxhausen: the Bible, the book open to us all
Update on Christian Campuses, Gay Policy, and SSM
— At least two Christian colleges are extending benefits to same-sex spouses of employees after last month’s Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. After Indiana legalized same-sex marriage last fall, the University of Notre Dame and nearby Saint Mary’s immediately extended health care and other benefits to same-sex couples. In May, Baylor […]
Whither Christian Higher Education?
In this column, the president of Midwestern Baptist Seminary recommends three steps for responding to the current culture shift: clarifying identity, maintaining sustainability, and advocating for Christian liberty.
Mercy, Justice, and Emmanuel AME in Charleston
Charleston’s Black leaders want to see justice as well as forgiveness as an outcome of the shooting of 12 people in Bible study there. This 7 min. audio clip might be used to set out the Biblical themes of grace and justice and when and how to employ them–themes we find in literature, jurisprudence, the […]
The Culture Shift and the Gospel as External (not internal) Authority
The Benedict option for non-Catholics: If American evangelicals are to succeed at Christian formation under the new cultural regime that the Supreme Court has just instituted in law, they must re-learn the Gospel of Christ as an external word, not an internal, personal experience.
Mercy, Justice, and Emmanuel AME in Charleston
Charleston’s Black leaders want to see justice as well as forgiveness as an outcome of the shooting of 12 people in Bible study there. This 7 min. audio clip might be used to set out the Biblical themes of grace and justice and when and how to employ them–themes we find in literature, jurisprudence, the […]
Symposium on Obergefell
SCOTUSblog has published a symposium of interpretations on the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision with ten participants, generally though not entirely favorable toward the decision. Of note is the inclusion or non-inclusion of arguments from natural law and the conjugal theory of marital unions (see Sanders’ article, for ex.).
The Culture Shift and the Gospel as External (not internal) Authority
The Benedict option for non-Catholics: If American evangelicals are to succeed at Christian formation under the new cultural regime that the Supreme Court has just instituted in law, they must re-learn the Gospel of Christ as an external word, not an internal, personal experience.
Symposium on Obergefell
Symposium on Obergefell — SCOTUSblog has published a symposium of interpretations on the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision with ten participants, generally though not entirely favorable toward the decision. Of note is the inclusion or non-inclusion of arguments from natural law and the conjugal theory of marital unions (see Sanders’ article, for ex.).
Will the Court Protect Religious Objectors to Same-Sex Marriage
Will the Court Protect Religious Objectors to Same-Sex Marriage? — Mark Silk, Professor of religion in Public Life at Trinity College and generally an advocate of same-sex marriage, offers a brief exploratory that considers whether religious colleges will now be subject to regulation and litigation contrary to their creeds.
