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Jake MeadorCultureFormation

Even Now, Faithful Presence

Times of chaos can make us question if ordinary Christian practices are sufficient. Yet the underlying facts of our situation are the same as ever.

Nadya WilliamsCulture

The Banality of Evil, 2025 Edition

Eichmann had to die because there are evils to which human cannot be reconciled. And those evils still sometimes happen in our own day.

Holly StockleyCultureTheology

Stewards of the Soil: Agrarian Life in a Calvinist Key

Though under-developed in our day, the Reformed tradition offers extensive resources to define and enrich agrarian life.

Mitch EastFamilyCultureFormation

The Separation of Woman and Womb: A Warning

If we imagine some not unlikely future forms of biomedical tech we will quickly realize how inadequate much Christian thinking about bioethics has been.

Daniel K. WilliamsCultureHistory

From Social Gospel to Contraception

The early 20th century saw dramatic transformations in how Mainline Protestantism thought about sexual ethics.

Nadya WilliamsCultureBook Reviews

In Defense of Christian Patriotism: An Interview with Daniel Darling

An interview with Dan Darling of the Land Center on his new book concerning patriotism, nationalism, and why we need more politically engaged Christians.

Jeremy SextonCultureChurchFormation

Doug Wilson Is Not a Prophet

Doug Wilson's 'serrated edge' substitutes lampoon for lament and crosses into language Scripture forbids.

Jake MeadorCulture

Tom Holland's Three Options for the West

Three basic belief systems will define the short-term future of the west. Whether the west has a long-term future depends on how those systems relate.

Jake MeadorCultureChurchFormation

Becoming the Given: Christian Belonging After the Therapeutic

The therapeutic has emerged as a 'secular methodism' of sorts which we use as an attempt to cope with a world without stories, meaning, or belonging.

James WoodCultureTheology

We Do Not Seek Vengeance Upon Our Enemies

With a startling consistency and clarity, the great doctor of the church, Augustine of Hippo, forbade Christians from seeking vengeance.

Derek RishmawyCultureFormation

Holy Ambitions, Large and Small

The sin of unbelief can destroy large, well-known ministries. But it can equally prevent qualified leaders from pursuing the grand works God calls them to.

Phil CotnoirCultureHealth & Medicine

The Coming Psychedelic Moment

Soaring rates of mental illness will almost certainly mean increased use and acceptance of psychedelics in the coming years.