Philosophical Fragments
Have Christians, as Anne Rice alleges, lost credibility on what it means to love? Read more
Have Christians, as Anne Rice alleges, lost credibility on what it means to love? Read more
For the Future of Evangelicalism series, in addition to the articles posted at the series page, I asked my usual Cross Examinations group whether they would like to submit shorter reflections. Joe Gorra, of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, and its journal Philosophia Christi, helped to round up some thoughts–including this excellent reflection from Richard Langer, Director of the Office of Faith and Learning at Biola University: My thoughts for the future of the evangelical church are shaped by my daily... Read more
ECCLESIAL 1. We posted our next batch of articles for the Future of Evangelicalism series, with pieces from Mark Noll, Marvin Olasky, Andy Crouch, Michael Lindsay, Karl Giberson, William Lane Craig and Paul Copan, Robert Velarde (author of The Wisdom of Pixar), and filmmaker Craig Detweiler. Every piece is worth your time. Every piece. 2. Albert Mohler reflects on a subject I will take up shortly: Why are parents so unhappy? 3. Having a weight problem? Blame satanic influence. POLITICAL... Read more
ECCLESIAL 1. The old evangelical coalition was united around certain shared moral and social goals, a minimalist theology, and wise men such as Billy Graham, John Stott and J. I. Packer. With the wise men at or nearing the end of their careers, Scot McKnight asks, will the center still hold? Or are evangelicals falling apart into warring tribes? 2. Relevant Magazine on the value of unanswered questions. 3. The editors of Christianity Today declare that we can no longer... Read more
I am always impressed with the quality of the videos coming out of the Desiring God ministry of John Piper. This is a compelling presentation, and I would have wanted to go anyway. So, who’s going with me? Read more
ECCLESIAL 1. The consequences of workaholic pastors? Or the consequences of the extraordinary, unrealistic expectations set upon their shoulders in contemporary society and church? We link, you decide. David Murray explains. 2. Our discussion on The Future of Evangelicalism launched yesterday, and will continue over the course of this week and next. 3. Collin Hansen at The Gospel Coalition examines reasons why Christians might support the construction of the “mosque” (or Islamic community center, or however the building is defined)... Read more
I recently interviewed Andy Crouch for our upcoming series on “The Future of Evangelicalism,” and the interview was too long and too rich to include the whole thing (darn him!). So I want to post the first half of the interview (on his past work) here, and the second half (on his present work) will be posted in the article. Here it is: First some background. Your book, Culture-Making, created quite a splash. It’s a favorite amongst intellectuals, artists and... Read more
For quite some time, I posted what I called the “Morning Report” — although it sometimes took so long to assemble that it appeared in the afternoon rather than the morning. Indeed, constructing the Morning Reports, which had links and commentary to 12, 16, even 20 different stories, became so time consuming that it was no longer a pragmatic use of my time. So I am going to begin a different feature, this one called The Daily Trinity. It is... Read more
Beginning soon, Patheos will be featuring a series of podcasts issuing from the Veritas Riff project. Since I am very excited about the material we will be receiving and promoting, and very glad to be working with the exceptional people who are administering and involved in the project, I wanted to point to this article in The Wall Street Journal that describes the conference where those people gathered recently in Cambridge. I was there for the second half of the... Read more
We all understand the power of words. “Words can never hurt me,” we used to chant, but words can wound just as deeply as sticks and stones. Words like “I never loved you.” Like “This marriage is over.” Like “hate” and “sub-human” and “declaration of war.” Yet words also liberate and bind and inspire. “Four score and seven years ago.” “Tear down this wall.” “I love you.” “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.” ... Read more
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