The Atheist’s Imagination

by Mark Bauerlein

According to Steven Pinker, God must be either a do-gooder or a do-nothing—there is no room in his worldview for divine, inscrutable ways. Continue Reading »

27 Feb 2018

When Is a Lutheran Not a Lutheran?

by Carl R. Trueman

Last Sunday, a New Jersey Lutheran church celebrated the transition of its pastor from womanhood to manhood.  Continue Reading »

15 Feb 2018

The Impossibility of
“Alt-Right Christianity”

by Connor Grubaugh

Christianity in its original and most animating form is fundamentally incompatible with the race-based mythos of the alt-right.  Continue Reading »

15 Feb 2018

The Vatican’s China Whitewash

by Daniel Mark

The Vatican should stop denying the brutal, authoritarian character of the Chinese regime.  Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2018

Christian Freedom

by Dan Hitchens

For Christians, freedom consists not in how many choices you have but in whether you can choose the right thing. Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2017

Does Theology Exist Outside of Christianity?

by Francesca Aran Murphy

If “theology” means “faith seeking understanding,” and “faith” is not being used subjectively, then there is no theology outside Christianity. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2017

Predigested Obsolescence

by Carl R. Trueman

Let the church be the church, and leave therapy to the therapists—or the politicians. Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2017

St. Rich, Pray for Us

by Mark Regnerus

Twenty years ago today the Christian world lost Rich Mullins, one of its most beloved unifiers.  Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2017

Christian Religion as Common Language

by Francesca Aran Murphy

All religions today share a single, common “Ultimate” beyond them all—the set of ideas about God implied by Christian religiosity.  Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2017

Gratitude So Burdensome?

by Peter J. Leithart

The gift of the cross is not a psychological burden that drives us further from God; it is a yoke so easy it is not a burden at all.  Continue Reading »

11 Aug 2017