Other Political Articles of the Year: In addition to the articles already mentioned, the Evangelical Portal developed a strength in political commentary, particularly from a thoughtfully conservative perspective.
- J. E. Dyer, Can This Nation be Saved?
- David Theroux, C. S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism
- Thomas S. Kidd, The Tea Party, Fundamentalism, and the Founding Fathers
- Jim Wallis, The Legacy of an Activist Career
- David French, It's the Culture, Stupid
- Michael Cromartie, The Dead Are Not Raised by Politics
- Timothy Dalrymple, The Wages of Spin
- Jeremy Lott, Timothy McVeigh Was Not a Christian Terrorist
Cultural Interpretation: Several of our columnists and regular contributors offered insightful takes on contemporary American culture and its artifacts:
- Kyle Roberts, Camp Esperanza, Rescued Miners, and the Empty Grave
- Elijah Davidson, Is My Loneliness My Fault?
- Craig Detweiler, Tangible Faith in an Age of Distraction
- Adam S. McHugh, A Counter-Cultural Quiet in Advent
- J. E. Dyer, A Civilization With a Heart of Stone
- Daniel Harrell, Preaching Ambrose: Does Celibacy Still Have Value?
- Barbara Nicolosi-Harrington, The Church of the Masses
- Timothy Dalrymple, Have We Squandered Our Cultural Inheritance?
Church Movements: While many of the above also concern developments within the Christian church, the following essays deserve special mention for their careful attention to vital issues confronting the church today.
- Richard Foster, Maturing the Modern Spiritual Formation Movement
- Shawn Young, The Future of Contemporary Christian Music
- Roger E. Olson, Is There One Evangelicalism?
- Patrick Cheng, 9.5 Theses for a New Reformation
- Kyle Roberts, The Gospel is Reconciliation
- Phyllis Tickle, The Great Emergence (of) Christianity
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