The Archive

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Jake MeadorSocial MediaTechnology

The Internet After Twitter

The end of Twitter may well be the end of the universalistic social media network. So if that phase of social media is done, what comes next?

Paul Frank SpencerMusic Reviews

Music Review: If This is the End by Noah Gundersen

Noah Gundersen's most recent record suggests a new maturation and perhaps the emergence of something like a limited restfulness.

Rachel Roth AldhizerChurchFormation

The Last Words We Need to Hear: An All Saints Day Meditation

Tim Keller's final words remind us of the Gospel as we mark this All Saints Day.

Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalism

What Makes a "New Mainline"?: A Reformation Day Reflection

A new mainline will not be able to be made from the existing mainline or Rome or 'evangelicalism'; it will only come about through new partnerships.

Terence SweeneyPolitical TheologyHistory/Church History

The Universal Christ: Neither Imperialist nor Localist but Evangelists

Christians should reject calls to a quietistic localism, but attempts to simply baptize the imperium are no less wrongheaded.

Jake Meador

Creating Conceptual Clarity Around "Christian Nationalism"

If the 'Christian nationalism' discourse is going to improve or go anywhere useful, we need to have an agreed upon definition of the term.

David MooreHistoryBook Reviews

Talking with Andrew Wilson About "Remaking the World"

David Moore recently spoke with Andrew Wilson about his recent book, obscure historical figures, and the many factors that drive cultural change.

Peter Biles

In Defense of George Banks

The 1991 movie about a madly expensive wedding forces us to ask what marriage is for in the first place.

Camron BendfeldTheology and PracticeHistory/Church History

Polycarp and the Power of Grace

The one surviving epistle we have from St Polycarp offers a valuable window into how the early church understood the relationship between faith and works.

Nadya WilliamsFamilyMarriageSexuality

Pandora, AI Girlfriends, and “Reborn” Babies

'Relationships' with AI girlfriends and 'reborn' babies will yield fruit—but whatever fruit that comes will be rotten and inhumane.

John SheltonTechnologySexuality

Talking About Sex in a Pornographic Culture

Even naming the evils of our age in the areas of sex and gender is made complex today because of how awash we are in the pornographic.

Steven M. BryanEducation

The Post-Christian Seminaries of 1970

It is worth remembering that in 1970 it was common to say we live in a post-Christian society—and to remember that some things have improved since then.