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Brock Turner, Moral Outrage, and Natural Law: This essay uses a highly publicized rape case at Stanford and a new book, After the Natural Law by John Lawrence Hill (Ignatius Press, 2016), to examine the relationship of our moral intuitions and current inconsistencies in public practice and beliefs. Students will be able to grasp the […]
Americans Love God and the Bible, Are Fuzzy on the Details: This LifeWays survey confirms the expected: inconsistency and confusion about basic Christian doctrines. Examples include Americans think God likes all religions; personal salvation takes work; and everybody sins but it’s no big deal.
After 75 years, evangelicals in science still debate Darwin, Bible and evolution: Richard Ostling provides an overview on the ASA, its history, its conferences, its journal, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, and the science-and-religion issues that the ASA addresses.
Christian university expels student after racial social media post: This case study is an opportunity to examine the use or non-use with students of valid Christian discipline, Mt. 18, the 10 Commandments, and our actual goals when working with students.
Our Prison Ministries are Too Small: Just 1 in 5 churches (22%) that average 250 or more attendees have formal ministries for people leaving correctional facilities. Many pastors just aren’t aware of how dramatically incarceration affects their congregation, says Dominique Gilliard, a pastor at Convergence Covenant Church in Oakland, California.
Why we need anger: This review take issue with a new book by Martha Nussbaum, Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice (Oxford University Press, 2016). Students might use this essay, the book, or the topic to explore carefully the role of emotions and related Biblical themes.
Delight in the Good: Students can use this essay to consider the social role and influence of media and entertainment and what sort of aesthetic to apply to ubiquitous modern media. “Our human ability to delight in the world means that entertainment is part of human nature. Today, technology makes entertainment so ubiquitous that our […]
The transgender rights debate is about more than just restrooms: This piece can serve as a brief intro and overview to the several transgender disputes currently at issue in the courts, legislatures, agencies, health care, and schools. The article includes several cases, litigants, and advocacy groups to track.
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination: Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans despite the employer’s religious objections, but the public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people.
IRS changes status of Billy Graham’s ministry: As requested by the Graham organization, the IRS changed its tax status from a nonprofit to an “association of churches.” The change means the 66-year-old Christian organization no longer has to file what the IRS calls Form 990, a public statement of its financial information.
