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Joshua HeavinTheologyBibleBook Reviews

Review: Pauline Theology as a Way of Life by Joshua Jipp

Joshua Jipp's work on Paul is a worthy study, particularly in the ways it places Paul in conversation with both ancient and modern philosophy.

Jake MeadorPolitical Theology

Sloganeering Isn't How You Do Political Theology

It isn't surprising or wrong that many are reconsidering the 'nation' as globalization fails. But this return must be marked by wisdom, care, and piety.

Vika PecherskyBiblePhilosophy

The Self and Subjectivity of Paul

Philippians provides an interesting window into how Paul imagines the self—and makes for a good conversation partner with modern ideas around the self.

Mitch EastBible

Bones that Smell Like Roses

If we profess that God can raise the dead, is it really too much to suggest that he might also preserve some of the faithful dead from bodily decay?

Christina StantonFormation

The St James Massacre and Forgiveness

The call to forgive is not tangential to Christian piety, but is the beating heart of it.

Paul Frank SpencerArtMusic Reviews

The Way

Manchester Orchestra's latest album, 'The Valley of Vision,' interacts with belief and faith in ways that will surprise virtually everyone.

John EgerChurchEvangelicalism

When Growth Eats Itself

Too many evangelical churches have prioritized 'growth' over all other concerns, often even without a clear definition of what 'growth' actually is.

David MooreEvangelicalismBook Reviews

Karen Swallow Prior on the Evangelical Imagination

David George Moore spoke with Karen Swallow Prior about her recent book on social imaginaries and the often unstated ideas that shape evangelicalism.

Joshua HeavinTheologyChurch

The Thirty-Nine Articles in the Life of the Anglican Church

Oliver O'Donovan's reflections on the Thirty-Nine Articles make clear that the Articles still endure even today as a valuable historic confession.

Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalismBook Reviews

What Integrity Can't Do

Though there is never a time when personal integrity is irrelevant, there are limits to what integrity alone can do.

Gretchen RonnevikFamilyParenting

Repentance and the Life of Christian Parents

Luther's dictum that the entire Christian life is one of repentance applies as much to the challenge of parenting teenagers as it does anything else.

John AhernMusicCulture

Musical Localism and the Rebirth of Culture

A culture that views music only as a thing to be produced by professionals and consumed by an audience will find itself cut off from much of life's beauty.