Looking to Get Married? Try a Christian College — According to an analysis by Facebook, of the top 25 colleges where men are most likely to meet their spouse, all are private Christian institutions. For women, more than half (64 percent) of the top 25 colleges where they’re likely to find a husband are religious […]
Why the Higgs Boson is a Big Deal
Why The Higgs Boson is a Big Deal — A brief interview (8 minute audio clip + text) with Yale materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez who fashions herself as an “evangelist for science.” In this follow-up to a series of articles in Forbes, she makes a case for science doing more to promote its work and […]
Preaching Politics From the Pulpit
Preaching Politics From the Pulpit — A growing number of religious leaders are taking aim at the rule banning political speech in churches in a growing movement to challenge a 1954 Internal Revenue Service regulation prohibiting clergy from participating in the political process—risking their churches losing tax-exempt status.
Were the Church Fathers Consistently Pro-Life?
Were the Church Fathers Consistently Pro-Life? — Ron Sider, who founded Evangelicals for Social Action, has written on a variety of ethical issues (Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, founder of Evangelicals for Social Action). In The Early Church on Killing (Baker Academic, 2012), Sider turns from advocacy to scholarship, compiling every extant extrabiblical […]
Christ Across the Disciplines
Christ Across the Disciplines — In this new book, a group of distinguished scholars from across the theological spectrum explores the dynamic relationship between the Christian faith and the life of the mind. Although the essays in this volume are rooted in a rich understanding of the past, they focus primarily on how Christian students, […]
The Religious Alternative to Obamacare
The Religious Alternative to Obamacare — For people who fall into a few select categories, the Affordable Care Act mandate doesn’t apply. Members of “health care sharing ministries,” is a way for individuals with a “common set of ethical or religious beliefs” to share medical bills.
A Portrait of Jewish Americans
A Portrait of Jewish Americans — American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, but their identity is also changing: 22% of American Jews now say they have no religion.
Christ and the Nations: Isaiah’s Gentile Oracles
Christ and the Nations: Isaiah’s Gentile Oracles — Paul Raabe does double duty in this article, addressing Isaiah’s texts on God’s promises and the Gentile world ( a two kingdoms theme) while examining responsible ways to read the Old Testament.
