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Carl R. Trueman
The pope and Andy Stanley have developed a pastoral strategy in isolation from (and, arguably, in opposition to) traditional Christian teaching. Continue Reading »
The battle for the status of the body is as much a battle for the imagination as it is for doctrine. Continue Reading »
Why Most Anglican Clergy Now Approve Gay Marriage—and What This Means for the Future of the Church
From Web ExclusivesIt is not that the clergy now believe in gay marriage; rather, it is that they no longer believe in marriage at all. Continue Reading »
Churches and Christians need to think about what hospitality looks like in our modern world as much as they think about other aspects of the faith. Continue Reading »
“Queerness as an interpretative tool” seems to be no more than the blunt assertion that today’s questions are the only ones worth asking and today’s categories the only ones worth applying. Continue Reading »
What is emerging among some erstwhile left-wing intellectuals today is the realization that atheism, while an interesting theoretical position, offers nothing to address the deeper questions of life. Continue Reading »
One does not need to believe in America. One merely needs to be grateful for her. And I am. Continue Reading »
As biology has faded as a stable basis for definition, so a functional definition of “parent” has risen in prominence. Thus now, with psychological categories coming into play, the way is open for “parent” to be defined ideologically by the state. Continue Reading »
Old-style blasphemy involved desecrating God because it was God who was sacred. Today’s blasphemy involves suggesting that man is not all-powerful, that he cannot create himself in any way he chooses. Continue Reading »
The spirit of Mephistopheles is truly seductive, as Goethe well knew. Thankfully, however, there is still hope. Continue Reading »
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