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Jake MeadorTheologyFormation

Reading Historic Theology Like an Adult

It is no dishonor to our fathers in the faith to extend their thought or dissent from it, nor is it an honor to them to agree unthinkingly.

Michael LuccheseCultureJournalSpring 2025

John Quincy Adams Amongst the Postliberals

John Quincy Adams offers a compelling example of how to preserve a civic liberalism in the face of severe religious critique of its failings.

Alastair RobertsTheology

Jesus the Healer

Although it is easy to consider Christ’s healing ministry detached from the cross, when we view the two together they shed light upon each other.

Rachel WelcherFormationJournalSpring 2025

Don't Trip

The things that so irritate us in the moment are often precisely the things which give meaning and joy to our lives.

Bernard HowardBook ReviewsGlobal

A Protest That Harms Its Own Cause

Munther Isaac's 'Christ in the Rubble' ultimately fails because of a lack of realism, a loose relationship to facts, and subtle anti-Semitism.

Daniel K. WilliamsBook ReviewsJournalSpring 2025

The Power of Charisma in American History: An Interview with Molly Worthen

The concept of charisma offers a striking new way of thinking about the relationship between religion and politics in the United States.

Derek RishmawyCultureChurch

How to Disagree Well

Sharp disputes in the life of any church won't be solved by emoting or catastrophizing, but only by making arguments and maintaining strong trust.

Derek RishmawyCultureChurch

How to Disagree Well

Sharp disputes in the life of any church won't be solved by emoting or catastrophizing, but only by making arguments and maintaining strong trust.

Kirsten SandersFamilyMarriageFormationJournalSpring 2025

Forsaking All Others

To have at the end of your life one single story, a promise that was kept, would gesture to all the things you did not choose.

Stiven PeterFamilyTechnology

The Case Against In Vitro Fertilization

The limitations of moral reasoning via proof texting has left many Christians ill equipped to consider a practice like in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Cameron ShafferChurch

New Calvinism in an Age of Enchantment and AI

The theological need of today is a thicker sacramental theology. The New Calvinism would do well to retrieve the old Calvinist view of the sacraments.

Eric TonjesChurch

Why Denominations Are Good, Actually

Healthy denominations provide clarity and accountability as well as encouraging ecclesial unity amongst God's people.