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On God's Knowledge of Us

Michael Bird, a New Testament  scholar of the first rate, highlights Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 8:3 that "anyone who loves God is known by him&

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Further Notes on Evangelicalism's Balkanization: Mark Galli Responds

I was thrilled to have Mark Galli, a Senior Editor at Christianity Today, respond to my critiques of his insightful essay on evangelicalism.  I asked him if I could repost

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Pre-Political Communities and the American Border

No recent essay I have read captures the potential intrusion on natural human life by political borders better than Joshua Treviño’s recent piece for The New Ledger. It is

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On Children as the (Legal) Meaning of Marriage

Yesterday's installment of Public Discourse features an intriguing essay by Professor Gerard Bradley on why marriage law depends upon the procreation of children. Bradley highlights from the outset

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Quoting without Comment

Edit--Goodness, I changed the title so that it reflected the fact that I am quoting without comment.  And with that, I'm starting my weekend. Over the last

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On Authenticity and Self-Deception

I have sometimes argued explicitly that authenticity is one of the predominant virtues for younger evangelicals. As non-anecdotal evidence for the claim is extremely difficult to produce, I was

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Chesterton and the Possibility of Romance

Apologies for the lack of writing.  I am in the throes of an article on marriage to submit to The City, and it is proving much more difficult than I

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The Limits of Imagination: Health Care at First Things

"Last week, Joe Carter praised The Atlantic’s forthcoming (mammoth) article on health care as “one of the most sensible and pragmatic articles on the health care debate you’

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Political Fruit: Christendom in Proper Perspective

As I mentioned in my response to Christianity Today, one of the central failures of our discussion about Christendom was our conflation of the political and cultural aspects of Christendom.

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What Marriage is For: Robert George's Latest in the Ongoing Conversation

In my recent reflections on the question of legalizing homosexual marriage, it has become clear that the disagreements between those who oppose it and those who are in favor of

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Meet the New Guy: Jeremy Mann Joins Mere-O

During my time blogging, I've had the opportunity to build up a small but loyal audience (yup, that's you).  Over time, we've had other

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The Politicization of Marriage: Nussbaum, George, and Rowe on the Gay Marriage Question

Martha Nussbaum's recent defense of homosexual marriage in Dissent Magazine is one of the better defenses of homosexual marriage that I have read, and I suggest slogging through