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On Not Being Like Juan Gines de Sepulveda - Commonplaces

If you haven’t read Catherine Addington’s post on the main page today, please do.

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What do we mean by "community"? - Commonplaces

There’s a piece over at TGC I want to flag for a couple reasons. That said, before I get into some reservations about it, I wanted to note that the author is a pastor in Fargo, ND and he’s reporting […]

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What do we mean by "community"? - Commonplaces

There’s a piece over at TGC I want to flag for a couple reasons. That said, before I get into some reservations about it, I wanted to note that the author is a pastor in Fargo, ND and he’s reporting […]

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A Brief Note on Paige Patterson's Defenders - Commonplaces

When we misrepresent, ignore, or dismiss alleged assault victims, we do great damage not only to the victim, but to many others as well.

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A Brief Note on Paige Patterson's Defenders - Commonplaces

When we misrepresent, ignore, or dismiss alleged assault victims, we do great damage not only to the victim, but to many others as well.

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Religious Liberty and Religious Establishment: A Reply to Trabbic

The Catholic argument for a confessional state is a compelling one. Unfortunately, the same premises also support religious coercion.

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Evangelicals and Catholics Together in 2018 - Commonplaces

Brief notes on this question: First, Rod is correct in his response to Walther in which he notes the extremely American characteristics of American Catholicism. Moreover, this is a trend that goes back some time—at least to JFK’s awful speech […]

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Evangelicals and Catholics Together in 2018 - Commonplaces

Brief notes on this question: First, Rod is correct in his response to Walther in which he notes the extremely American characteristics of American Catholicism. Moreover, this is a trend that goes back some time—at least to JFK’s awful speech […]

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Today's World Would Not Be Strange to Paul: On Church Discipline

When Paul wrote to the Corinthians on discipline and sexual sin he was writing to people who lived in a world that was in many ways like our own.

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The Crisis in Christian Discipline and the Opportunity Before Us

American Christianity's moral witness has been badly weakened at a time when we could provide a confused, fracturing world with a hopeful alternative.

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Reading the Hymns: Joy to the World | Mere Orthodoxy

Steven Wedgeworth's close reading of "Joy to the World" argues that the hymn works as both an Advent hymn and a Christmas hymn.

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What of the Baptists? A Response to Samuel James | Mere Orthodoxy

Brad Littlejohn and Joseph Minich respond to Samuel James' review of "People of the Promise" in Christianity Today.