What do Turkey, Bethlehem, and Tennessee Have in Common? They Don’t Bode Well for the Conservative Christian Subculture

December 27, 2012 By 30 Comments

Today three pieces of news landed in my inbox that I wanted to comment on briefly. All three, though for different reasons, give conservative Christians something to think about. 1) This is not new news, but “Biblical History Daily” (Biblical Archaeological Review) posted a brief article, “The Göbekli Tepe Ruins and the Origins of Neolithic Religion.” I first heard [...]

Filed Under: Bethlehem, Christopher Rollston, evangelicals and academia, faith and intellect, Göbekli Tepe Temple 30 Comments

Trying to Believe in God (or, listening to your inner atheist)

November 21, 2012 By 42 Comments

I think I know more people who are trying to believe in God than people who actually do. Maybe I need to get out more often, or maybe I need to have a less selective group of conversation partners, but this is my experience. You go through your day hoping to catch a glimpse of [...]

Filed Under: belief in God, Christian Life, doubt, Ecclesiastes, evangelicals and academia, Psalms, spirituality 42 Comments

Is it Possible for Christian Institutions to be Followers of Jesus? (Don’t rush me, I’m thinking)

September 9, 2012 By 8 Comments

This past Friday, Dr. Harold Heie (pronounced “high”) spoke to the Eastern University community on ”Creating a Welcoming Space for Respectful Conversation about Controversial Issues” (part of the Windows on the World series). The auditorium was overflowing. Heie is known for finding ways for Christians to talk about difficult topics. In fact he has an entire website [...]

Filed Under: academic freedom, Christian colleges, evangelicals and academia, faculty firings, faith and intellect, Harold Heie, humility, spirituality 8 Comments

Evangelicals Critiquing other Evangelicals for Shoddy Scholarship

July 16, 2012 By 7 Comments

Over on his blog Brick by Brick, David Williams is engaging a great question: Should evangelicals expend so much energy critiquing other evangelicals or should they focus more on defending the faith against movements hostile to Christianity, like secularism or scientism? I think that’s a great question, one I ask myself periodically. Williams has given this issue serious thought [...]

Filed Under: David Williams, evangelical scholarship, Evangelicalism, evangelicals and academia, faith and intellect, Mark Noll 7 Comments
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