The Archive

Every essay.

Myles WerntzPolitical Theory

Beginning Again With Power: The Problem of Bureaucracy

The most useful image for understanding our current political moment is not 'empire' but rather 'bureaucracy.'

E. J. HutchinsonTheologySociety

Despair

That ours is an age of despair is plain. Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon can help us understand why.

Chris FogleFilm Reviews/Hollywood

How Politics Shape and Twist Relationships

The political contexts we live in inherently shape the way we relate to our neighbors and family.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalismCurrent Politics

The Doug Election and America After the Great Dechurching

The Doug election is a fascinating reset of America's socio-political context and offers exciting possibilities to politically marginal evangelicals.

Elizabeth SticeTheology

The Centrality of Consolation

Though we do not deserve it, we crave and desperately need mercy—and the consolation of providence is that through God we can receive it.

Jake MeadorHistoryCulture War

Against Syncretism, For Christians Building Like Christians

We can be loudly and effectively opposed to syncretism without hollowing out ordinary Christian vocations as a means of neighborly love.

Ross ByrdBibleFormation

Be Perfect

Eden wasn't perfect, if we understand what the Bible means by 'perfect.' But one day those of us found in Christ will be.

Matt MartensCurrent Politics

The Problem of Voting for Candidates Who Promise to do Evil

If it is wrong to vote for candidates who promise to work for evil ends once in office, what options remain for Christians in the 2024 presidential race?

Randall FowlerInternational Politics

Christian Mission After the Pax Americana

The slide from a world that presupposes nation-states to a world of competing empires will have dramatic effects on Christian mission and ministry.

Jake MeadorHistory/Church History

Even When He Was Drunk!: A Reformation Day Lament

The Reformation was a call for renewal founded on faith in God and commitment to the ordinary practices of Christian piety.

Jacob Sheldon FeiserTheology

Teetering on the Edge of Heaven and Hell

The doctrine of Christ's descent into Hell has a surprising and oft unappreciated relevance to the daily life of Christian believers.

Alexander C. ThermenosIdentitySexuality

Do You Know What an Identity Is?

A great deal of contemporary confusion around issues of 'identity' is caused by the fact that everyone means something different when they talk about it.