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The Problem of Constructive Protestantism
It has been almost eighty years since the publication of H. Richard Niebuhr’s The Kingdom of God…
First Links — 5.29.14
How One Pastor is Fighting for the Lives of Juarez’s Drug Addicts and Mentally Ill John Stanton,…
Politics of Joy
The anointed Servant proclaims Jubilee – liberty to captives (Isaiah 61:1; cf. Leviticus 25:20). Jubilee gives not…
Wedding Priest
Isaiah 61 closes with a brief song, apparently sung by the anointed Servant of verse 1. He…
Feeding the God
In his contribution to Sacrifice in Religious Experience, Tsvi Abusch observes that the center of Mesopotamian cult…
By Sword and Fire
A. Buckler summarizes the evidence for what he describes as “non-Levitical” defilements in the book of Leviticus…
Levitical Games
The late Mary Douglas observed in Leviticus as Literature (75) that the list of animal organs for sacrificial…
Why Is Distributism So Intolerable?
Arguments for Distributism have become predictable. Most include an historical homage to long established tradition: Look for…
Rabbi Lord Sacks, Canterbury Medalist
On May 15 in New York City, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty awarded its Canterbury Medal…
Remembering Tiananmen: Chen Guangcheng at AEI, June 3
My Witherspoon Institute colleague, Distinguished Senior Fellow in Human Rights Chen Guangcheng, will speak at the American…
Ascensiontide
As we enter Ascensiontide I’d like to remind readers of the seasonal prayers included at pp. 159–161…
First Links — 5.28.14
Under One Umbrella Linda Heuman, Tricycle How Heavy Metal Tracks the Wealth of Nations Richard Florida, City…
Abrahamic Oaks
Isaiah 61:3 presents a translation challenge. Yahweh promises to grant Israel a reputation as “oaks of righteousness”…
Anternet
Jamie Merrill reports in the Independent about recent research on ant behavior: “research shows that ants don’t just flourish…
Economy of the Kingdom
Pastor Rich Lusk points out that in the feeding of the five thousand, the disciples gather up…
