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Matthew Anderson addresses one of “evangelicalism’s least developed doctrines”—the theology of the body : Renewed evangelical interest in the body has perhaps been most evident—and problematic—in our teaching about sex and sexuality. Starting in the 1970s, . . . . Continue Reading »

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Rod Dreher interviewed James Arthur , head of the school of education at Birmingham University and a UK national expert on character education, about the recent British riots: What does the collapse of Christianity as a significant moral force in British society have to do with all this. I believe . . . . Continue Reading »

I’ve got four black suits that I circulate, and they are my cemetery clothes — my uniform that keeps me ready for battle . . . It’s ready to die, brother. If I drop dead, I am coffin-ready. I got my tie, my white shirt, everything. Just fix my Afro nice in the coffin. — Cornel . . . . Continue Reading »

R.C. Sproul on the ” unparalled theological symbolism ” in Melville’s greatest novel: [ Moby Dick ‘s] greatness may be seen not in its sometimes cumbersome literary structure or its excursions into technicalia about the nature and function of whales (cetology). No, its . . . . Continue Reading »

Mike Ovey, principal of Oak Hill College in England, has some insightful thoughts on how Christians should respond the riots in London : A Christian explanation could begin with one of the more sensible secular comments. These are “consumer society riots”, says Dr Paul Bagguley, who is . . . . Continue Reading »

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I’m a sucker for movies based on performances or adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays. Unfortunately, while the perforances tend to be solid, the adaptations—at least the ones that I’ve seen—have been good, but not great. What I really want to see, though, is a brilliant . . . . Continue Reading »

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John Mark Reynolds on why Christians pray for the economy : Frank Bruni worried in the New York Times that prayer might get in the way of economic recovery. We can only hope that he is right and that the prayers of the people of Texas and the rest of the nation make sure that the economy of the . . . . Continue Reading »