The Archive

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Holly StockleyCultureTheology

Stewards of the Soil: Agrarian Life in a Calvinist Key

Though under-developed in our day, the Reformed tradition offers extensive resources to define and enrich agrarian life.

Jim WildemanFormation

The Least I Can Do

The small expressions we use without thought often convey far more than we first intended.

Casey ShuttTheologyFormation

Bari Weiss, Amanda Knox, and the Intrusion of Grace

Even when we don't recognize its source in Christianity, we all recognize and often need the power of grace.

Mitch EastFamilyCultureFormation

The Separation of Woman and Womb: A Warning

If we imagine some not unlikely future forms of biomedical tech we will quickly realize how inadequate much Christian thinking about bioethics has been.

Charles KimTheology

The Church Father Who Taught Wittgenstein About Language

Though he is rightly acclaimed for his theological work, St. Augustine of Hippo was in many ways a philosopher before he was a theologian.

Bob ThuneChurch

MAiD for Protestantism: A Reply to Brad East

If one wishes to save the patient that is historic Protestantism, it will require choosing to renew the tradition rather than despairing over its loss.

Daniel K. WilliamsCultureHistory

From Social Gospel to Contraception

The early 20th century saw dramatic transformations in how Mainline Protestantism thought about sexual ethics.

Mike SchrammTheology

The Prince is a Pauper: Christian Echoes from an Unlikely Source

Because the materials we use to make our stories come from God, even hardened materialists sometimes can't help echoing the Christian story.

Nadya WilliamsCultureBook Reviews

In Defense of Christian Patriotism: An Interview with Daniel Darling

An interview with Dan Darling of the Land Center on his new book concerning patriotism, nationalism, and why we need more politically engaged Christians.

E. J. HutchinsonPoetry

Away with This Man, and Release unto Us Barabbas

“Every Christian is, of course, both Pilate and Caiaphas.” ~ W.H. Auden

Ian HarberTechnologyFormation

Monk or Missionary: Christian Approaches to Social Media

Given the now obvious dangers inherent to social media use, two primary options remain for Christians: to become a digital missionary... or digital monk.

Jake MeadorChurch

Two Models of Stewarding Church Communities

The most relevant division in American churches today might not be chiefly theological in nature, but institutional.