Just a few minutes ago I turned to my phone and received an alert from BBC News that Billy Graham has died today aged 99. Preacher to millions in massive football stadia. Counsellor of Presidents,... Read more
One of the disturbing things that happens after every mass shooting is that virtually everyone, right and left, immediately starts talking about mental illness as the cause of the problem. The right... Read more
Donald Trump's authority model includes profoundly worrying dynamics that scholars identify in cults. The charismatic leader is "essentially a rule of custom or law unto themselves." They can view... Read more
H. Richard Niebuhr described five different possibilities in the relationship between Christianity and culture. He left one out: Culture against Christ. Read more
At times working in seminary education feels like being a prescient dinosaur that actually knows the meteor is going to hit and wipe us all out. The cruel irony is that lack of religious education... Read more
Most any Muslim child who has been taught even a small bit of Islamic history has heard of Bilal ibn Rabah, a Black man who was born into slavery who became one of the most trusted and loyal sahabah... Read more
