Anti-Christian Bias Among the Intellectual Elite? — A small, but elite group of Americans demonstrate signs of anti-Christian hostility, sociologists David Williamson and George Yancey at University of North Texas claim in their new book, So Many Christians, So Few Lions: Is There Christianophobia in the United States? (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014). Here is a […]
Beyond Pacifist and Just War Theology
Beyond Pacifist and Just War Theology — Ron Sider writes that the old debate between pacifists and Just War theorists need not be settled for both to join together in a massive, sustained testing of the possibilities of nonviolence. The theological/ethical commitments of both views demand that they invest seriously in sustained nonviolent peacemaking and, […]
What is the Future of “I”?
What is the Future of “I”? — From Kenneth Hayworth, Senior Research Scientist with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, comes this 9 min. video on consciousness, identity, ethics, and being human. It may serve as a good example of current ideas in evolutionary psychology and can provoke much discussion for courses in neuroscience, religion and […]
Post-Empirical Science as Religion
Post-Empirical Science as Religion — “This year, debates in physics circles took a worrying turn. Faced with difficulties in applying fundamental theories to the observed Universe, some researchers called for a change in how theoretical physics is done. They began to argue — explicitly — that if a theory is sufficiently elegant and explanatory, it […]
Update on Trinity Western University Law School
Update on Trinity Western University Law School — A provincial Supreme Court justice has ruled that a Nova Scotian law society cannot deny future graduates of Canada’s first Christian law school the right to practice because of the college’s position on sexuality.
Do the Religious Beliefs of the Supreme Court Justices Influence Their Decisions?
Do the Religious Beliefs of the Supreme Court Justices Influence Their Decisions? — For the first time in its history, the bench is composed of three Jews and six Catholics, including several devout Catholics. The editors of Moment interview a group of nine legal thinkers about the Justices’ religious predispositions.
The Christ and Pop Culture Website
The Christ and Pop Culture Website — Here is a fellowship of (mostly) young Christians keeping an eye on the intersections and misses of Christ and popular culture: “CaPC is an online magazine that addresses important issues and topics in popular culture” whose mission is “to edify the Church, glorify God, and witness to the […]
A Case Study on the Concept and Perception of Original Sin
A Case Study on the Concept and Perception of Original Sin — The chief of the Atlanta Fire Dept. was fired in connection with a book he published. This article titled “Original Sin is Problematic” discusses the widening conceptual, cultural and practical gap between the way the church understand sin, how those outside the church […]
From Jihadist to Moderate Muslim
From Jihadist to Moderate Muslim — This 40 min. audio from NPR’s Fresh Air interviews a British citizen who extracted himself from radical Islam. He explains how he was recruited at age 16, describes 4 stages of radicalization, 3 approaches to recruiting, and includes an interesting discussion on adolescent identity. Could offer useful insight into […]
Five Facts About the Abortion Debate
Five Facts About the Abortion Debate — Forty-two years after Roe v. Wade, the debate over the issue continues even as public opinion has held relatively steady. Here are a few key facts about Americans’ views on the topic, based on recent Pew Research Center polling.
