Which Comes First: Good Citizens or Good Governments?
Constitutional scholar C. L. Skach begins How to Be a Citizen: Learning to Be Civil Without the State with an engrossing account of her own foray into crafting the law of … Read More
Month: August 2024
It’s a Theological World After All
It’s no secret that theological education is in a state of crisis today. In recent years, faculty layoffs and the downsizing of evangelical seminaries and Christian colleges in the make … Read More
Ukraine’s ban targeting Russian-linked faith groups raises religious freedom concerns
(Photo: Getty/iStock) On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Parliament passed a long-anticipated bill that will ban the activities of churches deemed to be affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church or supporting the … Read More
How a TikTok Trad Wife Decodes Our Cultural Momen…
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Sometimes, a viral video can explain a cultural moment better than a stack of sociology journals. This is one of … Read More
A Brief Theology of Death
The late atheist Christopher Hitchens once described the unusual circumstances under which he came to terms with death: “It was only when I watched [my son] being born,” he comments, … Read More
Six young evangelicals on the 2024 election
(Photo: Unsplash/Element5Digital) Since Donald Trump secured 80-81% of the white evangelical vote in 2016, strategists have known better than to discount religion as a factor in national elections. But while … Read More
In Our Anger Era: Too Many Americans Stay Enraged Rather t…… | News & Reporting
More Americans than ever are seeking help for mental health issues like depression and anxiety. But they seem to be avoiding help for another emotion, even though it comes up … Read More
Why Both Parties Want Hispanic Evangelicals in 20…
The congregation that gathers at Alliance Church doesn’t need to be told to greet their neighbors. Dotted with West Texas flair—cowboy boots, shiny belt buckles, and big hair—they come with … Read More
For Missionaries, Mental Health Feels Like a Burden and a Liabilit…
The long-standing stigma around mental health care has faded from many American churches, but has the shift made its way to the ends of the earth? When you’re an overseas … Read More
The Victorian Christian who fought for the rights of prostitutes
Josephine Butler in 1851 in a portrait by George Richmond(Photo: National Portrait Gallery) Josephine Butler seems in many ways to be a woman before her time, a model for … Read More