I once knew a person whose sole source of biblical exegesis was from the teaching of a popular American Calvinist pastor. I was fascinated with this person’s rather rigid approach to different interpretations of the Bible and theology — especially…Read More→
Biblical prophecy about the end times has always been popular in the cultural psyche of Western Evangelicals. With the horrors of World War I and II, the threat of nuclear annihilation, the emergence of 21st-century terrorism, and the ongoing worries…Read More→
In recent years, the controversy over embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) has been revived. In 2013, scientists used cloning technology to create embryonic stem cells that were derived from human skin cells. This led to the creation of the first…Read More→
I use to think being an Evangelical was synonymous with being a social conservative—a belief that the Christian faith is solely about our adherence to traditional moral and religious standards and how we express these standards in our liberal culture….Read More→
I recently listened to a fiery talk by a well-known Christian polemicist. If you don’t know, polemics is the practice of attacking someone (or something) through verbal and written debate. His calling in life is to “destroy Islam” (his words), in…Read More→
The term “radical Christianity” has been a popular phrase in some North American church circles for the past decade. The phrase has gained credibility from a movement called the New Monasticism. Led by social activist Shane Claiborne, the New Monasticism…Read More→