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Protestants All
In a seminal 2001 essay, Fenggang Yang and Helen Rose Ebaugh studied 13 Houston-area religious institutions to…
Like Father, Like Son
Psalm 101 begins as praise to the Lord (v. 1), but it quickly becomes a description of…
The End of Democracy Continues
Millions of Americans (or thousands of journalists, wonks, and wags) are sitting on pins and needles right…
Forgetting God
Laudato Si, last week’s encyclical from Pope Francis, seeks to address a plethora of problems in the…
An America Without Churches
As the Supreme Court prepares to announce its decision on same-sex marriage, religious people are wondering: will…
First Links—6.25.15
Lessons from a Life of Hope: Learning from Father Richard John Neuhaus Nathaniel Peters, Public Discourse Victory…
Techno-Ecumenism
Robert Wuthnow points out (Boundless Faith, 115-6) that improvements in technology enabled leaders to transcend denominational boundaries:…
Divine Imperator
To our modern democratic ear, “King of kings, Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16)…
Sons and Daughters
We are the temple of the living God, Paul says (2 Corinthians 6:16), and he supports the…
Confederate Civil Religion
In an essay in Judgment & Grace in Dixie, Charles Wilson Reagan traces the evolution of Southern civil…
Primal Wound
During the night before Jacob returns from his sojourn with Laban in Haran, a man confronts him…
Why the Lord’s Prayer Still Matters
This past week I participated in Acton University, which is an annual conference in Michigan that celebrates religious…
First Links—6.24.15
May the Rising Generation Redeem the Time?Russell Kirk, The Imaginative Conservative How to Read More BooksErik Raymond,…
Sacrificing Babylon
The ten horns join with the beast in slaughtering the harlot city Babylon. It’s a macabre scene,…
Denomination—Creed, Organization, Culture
Nancy Ammerman’s contribution to Denominationalism is outstanding. She asks what we’re studying when we study denominations, and she comes…
