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Kaitlyn SchiessFeaturedCurrent Politics

For the Life of the World: Spiritual Formation and Public Life

An excerpt from Kaitlyn Schiess's forthcoming "Liturgy of Politics," coming out on September 8, 2020 from InterVarsity Press.

J. Brandon MeeksFeatured

Southern Guilt, Southern Gospel

Traditional Country Music as expressed by the haunting echoes of Hank Williams and gritty ballads of Johnny Cash, is a form of religious testimony.

Andrew ArndtFeaturedChurch

To Open or Not to Open? A Humble Plea

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in […]

Casey ShuttFeaturedChurch

Piercing a Hole in the Heavens

Churches, although ordinary and easy to overlook (you’ve probably passed several already today), are portals that crackle with the power of God.

Anthony BradleyFeaturedEvangelicalism

American Evangelicalism isn't feminized or patriarchal. It's matrilineal.

Matrilineal societies, such as evangelicalism, are cultures in which women are the primary carriers of social memory and keepers of social order.

Caleb WaitCultureTheologyChurchGendertheological anthropologysoulbodyraceTransgenderMere Fidelitysexanalytic philosophybodies

'An Introduction to Theological Anthropology,' with Dr. Joshua Farris

What does it mean to be human? Who am I? and Why do I exist? Dr. Joshua Farris—Chester and Margaret Paluch Lecturer for 2019-2020 at the University of

Bill MeloneFeatured

Book Review: How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Racial injustice has become an unavoidable topic for American Christianity. It challenges all levels of relational unity, from large ecclesial networks to personal friendships. When relational unity is challenged and fractured, we naturally search for the source of the problem, […]

David BlackFeaturedHistoryEconomics and Business

Hansel & Gretel Disenchanted: A Response to Eugene McCarraher

“This is wrong,” the witch said. “Witches turn children into cookies. Children don’t turn witches into cookies. It’s against the natural order.”

Jake MeadorFeatured

A Thousand Liveried Angels Lackey Her: In Memoriam Nancy Snyder

Fame in God's country and fame on earth are two quite different things. So let us now remember a woman beloved of God, famous in his country.

Caleb Wait

Joy and the Task of Theology

What is the best polemical posture? Or are there ways to creatively rearticulate the truths of the faith that prevent the necessity of polemics in the first place? The full cast and crew of Matt, Derek, Alastair, and Andrew sit […]

Nick DalbeyFeatured

The Dogma of Minimalist Drama

In his comedy sketch about “Stuff,” George Carlin joked that the whole meaning of life can be described as “Trying to find a place to put your stuff!” After all, that’s what a house is: it’s a “place to keep […]

Benjamin WoollardFeaturedEconomics and Business

Not for Bread Alone: Notes on Good Work

On a number of the shelves in my home sit baskets that I have made myself. I took up the craft out of a need for contrast in what is a largely abstract existence, mostly consisting of reading and computer […]