Samuel D. James

Kevin Williamson’s hire-and-fire is a symptom of a cultural sickness that goes beyond polarization. Continue Reading »

At the heart of the #MeToo moment is the dawning awareness of just how unfair revolutionary sex can be. Continue Reading »

If the Playboy legacy frustrates feminists, fine. But we cannot celebrate it, because porn is even worse than feminism. Continue Reading »

“The Nashville Statement” on sexuality, marriage, and gender identity, released last week by major Evangelical leaders, will hopefully foster constructive dialogue among Evangelicals.  Continue Reading »

Evangelical clergyman Eugene Peterson’s recent embrace of same-sex marriage shows how intuitive heterodoxy can feel in a post-Christian culture. Continue Reading »

A recent lawsuit reveals the intolerance behind the SPLC's list of “hate groups.” Continue Reading »

Trying to argue for intellectual diversity and good faith by sticking up for kink is like trying to get high-school students excited about reading Romeo and Juliet by comparing it to Fifty Shades of Grey—it’s not just ridiculous, but dishonest. Continue Reading »

If in truth we find human dignity, then the reverse is also true: Where truth is cast aside, so also is human dignity. Continue Reading »

For those (like me) who grew up in conservative evangelical culture, Chick Tracts are instantly recognizable: the dark, apocalyptic artwork; the obscure human caricatures that somehow resemble everybody and nobody. And, of course, the fire-and-brimstone. Continue Reading »

“Courage,” said Atticus Finch, is “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” Harper Lee’s southern hero understood a truth that many religious conservatives must now embrace: Bravery often isn’t rewarded. Last week Time . . . . Continue Reading »