After Obergefell — First Things includes 22 contributors—male and female, gay and straight, Christian and Jewish, Protestant and Catholic and Orthodox—in this round table on the same-sex court decision. Their assigned question: “How should we respond to the ruling by the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage? What’s […]
Items included for this subject area come from a variety of sources. The perspectives conveyed may or may not express a Lutheran ethos. They can serve our instruction as discussion-starters, examples (positive and negative), and illustrations of intersections between God’s two kingdoms, intersections sometimes characterized by tension, sometimes by congruence. Inclusion does not imply endorsement.
"Open Book" by R. Marxhausen: the Bible, the book open to us all
The Historical Adam
The Historical Adam — Books & Culture has assembled a symposium series on the perennial topic of the historicity of Adam and Eve which presents a variety of current views. Here is a useful and accessible overview of the disparate ideas for students interested in how the issue relates to exegetics, anthropology, OT studies, the […]
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.
The Historical Adam
Books & Culture has assembled a symposium series on the perennial topic of the historicity of Adam and Eve which presents a variety of current views. Here is a useful and accessible overview of the disparate ideas for students interested in how the issue relates to exegetics, anthropology, OT studies, the role of science in […]
Bringing a Christian Perspective to Common Human Experiences
The Spring 2015 edition of Concordia Journal includes a set of articles that explores this intersection theme, including justice, marginality, and hospitality; suffering and joy; and vocation in work and rest.
Christian Educators’ Letter to Congress: Protect Christian Colleges
Christian Educators’ Letter to Congress: Protect Christian Colleges — More than 70 leaders in the Christian education field signed letters to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., advocating for legislation that will protect Christian institutions from the government for upholding biblical views on marriage.
Understanding the Transgender Phenomenon
Understanding the Transgender Phenomenon — From Mark Yarhouse, a leading Christian researcher on sexual identity: The research institute I direct, housed at Regent University in Virginia, published the first study of its kind on transgender Christians a few years ago. My experiences counseling children, adolescents, and adults have all compelled me to further study gender […]
The Rise of Christian Conservative Legal Organizations
The Rise of Christian Conservative Legal Organizations — Who are these organizations? What do they do? How do they differ from one another? What does the future hold for the Christian legal movement? And how might we assess them in terms of a two kingdoms analysis? Pre-law and other students may be interested in investigating […]
Monetizing the Gospel: Fees for Conferences and Concerts
Monetizing the Gospel — Christian conferences are often pitched as life-changing opportunities to fellowship and inspire spiritual growth through the sharing of the Gospel by popular pastors and singers with major followings in the Christian community. Tickets to these events cost up to $799, raising concerns about the monetization of the Gospel that the Bible […]
Church Historian Grant Wacker and Reckoning with the Past
Church Historian Grant Wacker and Reckoning with the Past — My aim in teaching Christian history at Duke Divinity School has been to help my students hear, truly hear, the voices of the past echoing down the canyons of time, calling us to discern not only how the church has been embedded in its history, […]
