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The Limitations of Symbols for Religion and Civic Life
I continue to ponder the discussion in First Things of the civic role of religion in America.…
A Politics of Denunciation
Political correctness is gelding liberalism, as Jonathan Chait recently observed. A punitive spirit of denunciation haunts pretty much…
Imperial Commune
In his Revelation of St. John the Divine (171), GB Caird offers this bit of history to illuminate…
On the Forehead
Goliath is dressed in metal: Bronze helmet, bronze scale armor, bronze greaves. His javelin is bronze, the…
Of Texts and Pre-Texts
Michael Allen and Scott Swain argue in their Reformed Catholicity (which I review here) that the “rule of faith”…
The Master of Apologies
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Sizer, minister of the Church of England and Vicar of Christ Church Virginia…
First Links—2.2.15
The Great Swindle Roger Scruton, Aeon On Freedom Brian Pellot, Religion News Service Dear Justice Kennedy: An…
Jews, Gentiles, and the House of God
Gentiles contributed materials to every sanctuary in the Bible. But the character of their contributions changes. Tracing…
What’s a Christian Martyr?
Bruce Wilson quoted me at the Huffington Post Blog the other day. To be precise, he quoted Evangelical…
Theology of Religions
With Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock, Daniel Strange has written a superb book on the theology of…
Atheists Annoyed in Troy
Troy University in Alabama, that is. (Here in Georgia we have Sparta, Rome, Athens, and Atlanta.) Last…
The De-Professionalization of the NFL
Not long ago I attended a college play that I really enjoyed. Between acts I noticed the…
Solidarity with Raif Badawi
In response to a deluge of requests by people from all over the world who wish to…
Blind Willie Johnson, Andraé Crouch, and American Culture
The recent passing of the well-known Gospel singer Andraé Crouch offers an opportunity to reflect further on…
The (Non) Religion of Sport
As America descends once again into the nightmare that is Superbowl weekend, resident aliens like myself scratch…
