Popular Press and Christian Colleges — The GetReligion monitor site offers some comment on the NYT coverage of Bryan College and its current controversies on human origins and instruction: “The real tension seems to be: How do Christian colleges balance their strong biblical worldview with rigorous academic scholarship and freedom? And later in the piece, […]
Update on Courts and IRS Tax Code for Churches
Update on Courts and IRS Tax Code for Churches — A federal judge in Kentucky has thrown out an atheist challenge to tax benefits for churches and clergy—a decision that stands in opposition to the high-profile overturning of the IRS’s clergy housing allowance by a Wisconsin federal judge in November.
Language, Moral Rationality, and Human Agency
Language, Moral Rationality, and Human Agency — Philosopher Alva Noe critiques recent research on whether language and especially our native (vs. second language) alters our ethical judgment. The piece may be useful for examining views on human nature, sources and influences for moral reasoning (Rom. 2:12, etc.), and how research in these areas is done. […]
Baptist Seminary Admits Muslim Student
Baptist Seminary Admits Muslim Student — In the first instance of its kind, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention, acknowledged it has admitted a Muslim to one of its doctoral programs.
