The Vocation Movement in Lutheran Higher Education: This article from the Executive Director for the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities argues that vocation is the a raison d’etre for ELCA colleges if that “no longer means being a college almost exclusively populated by Lutherans?’” The reader can weigh the validity of the case.
Why Give Alms? It is unlikely that the solutions relevant to the particularities of ancient circumstances could be simply adopted for our world. Those ancient efforts might, however, inspire our own efforts to help others. Historians Peter Brown and David Downs demonstrate the timeless importance of heated discussions of this responsibility in all of its […]
The Good (and Bad) News About Christian Higher Education: ‘Christian colleges are as strong as they’ve been since the 1920s,’ says historian William Ringenberg. But there are challenges on the horizon. This interview explores several current issues in Christian higher education including institutional identity, academic freedom, the role of the Christian scholar, and concern for increasing […]
Does religion poison everything? Marvin Olasky shares his notes from a debate with Christopher Hitchens, one of the radical atheists of the 2000s. Students can use these notes to assemble their own apologetic when discussing Christianity with their spiritual-but-not-religious peers.
Why Do We Judge Parents For Putting Kids At Perceived — But Unreal — Risk? This extensive discussion examines changing cultural norms and perceptions about protecting and over-protecting children. Using some recent research, the article includes moral analysis, which students can assess with various ethical theories including a Lutheran ethic.
For those monitoring the emerging research on the nature and nurture issues of LGBT matters, see the Fall edition of the New Atlantis, Special Report–Sexuality and Gender, and responses such as those from Warren Throckmorton at Grove City College, “The Editor of The New Atlantis Responds to My Critique of the Mayer and McHugh Article.” The […]
