Queer Nation Is No Nation At All

by Carl R. Trueman

If the Pride flag cannot even hold together the community for which it claims to stand, how can it possibly offer a stable vision for a nation and its national culture? Continue Reading »

9 Jun 2022 0

The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer

by George Weigel

Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual summer reading list will focus on serious books that explain the background of a conflict that will shape Europe’s future—and ours. Continue Reading »

8 Jun 2022 0

The Antidote to Apocalyptic Thinking

by John Wilson

Does apocalypticism about American Christianity merit more serious consideration? Hard to say, but I’m struck by the radically truncated and highly selective historical memory that seems to characterize so many accounts of our current situation. Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2022 0

In America, but Not of America

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

Some of the most tactically effective defenses of religious liberty rely on appeals to theories of rights or alliances with candidates who cut against the core of your faith. These strategies can win the battle but lose the war. Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2022 0

Six Modern Theologians Every Thoughtful Person Should Read

by Bruce Riley Ashford

Thoughtful non-theologians will benefit from patient exposure to these scholars. Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2022 0

Red Flags in the SBC Response to Sexual Abuse

by Aaron M. Renn

The recommendations of both the third-party report and the SBC task force avoid taking what should be the obvious first step in sexual abuse cases: Call the cops. Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2022 0

Uvalde, Abortion, and the Limits of Compassion

by John Murdock

Gun rights advocates and abortion rights advocates should both mourn the loss of life engendered by their absolutist approaches to their political causes. Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2022 0

Providence at Work in Poland

by Raymond J. de Souza

Against our bleak horizon, it seems impossible to hope that peace and liberty may prevail. But Providence is still at work, if hidden from our eyes. Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2022 0

Ruth Amid the Alien Corn

by Stuart Halpern and Tevi Troy

As American Jews hear the story of Ruth and Naomi during the upcoming holiday, they can relate Ruth’s tremendous accomplishments as a penniless immigrant who became the ancestor of a great king to America’s history as an immigrant-welcoming nation. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2022 0

Proposing a New Ritual for America’s Civic Religion

by Dore Feith

Celebrating an annual Founding Night would remind our communities that only an awake citizenry can preserve the principles that offer the blessings of liberty to all Americans.  Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2022 0