Category: Social Issues
The Best (and Worst?) Ripostes to the New Atheism
Books & Culture: A Christian Review recently extended me the privilege of reviewing replies to the New Atheism, including one co-authored by Intelligent Design guru, Philip Johnson. Although it in... Read More
Frying Feelings – When Common Ground is Scorched Earth
David was distraught: the treatment wasn’t working. He had hoped this time would be different, that this time he would be cured, but even though the outward symptoms were under control he didn’t f... Read More
American Economic Morality in Crisis
Being a graduate student with a family has brought many challenges, such as when my daughter decided to be born two weeks early and therefore two days before a scheduled oral exam. (My committee kindl... Read More
Finding God In the Slums of Mumbai
There is a beautiful quote by Fredrick Buechner, an American writer and theologian that I would like to share. “Maybe nothing is more important than that we keep track, you and I, of these ... Read More
Dear Mr. Tyner, America: It isn’t Junk.
“If you touch my junk…” The watercooler story of the week is about how John Tyner revolted against a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screener who informed hi... Read More
Michael Vick and The Power of Weakness
To be in a true state of formation or re-formation is to be in a state of dispassion and humility.... Read More
I’m Wondering If I Might Sit and Listen To You For a While…?
Last week, as I was driving from Georgetown, Texas to the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport, I noted that I would drive through Waco. As many know, Waco is now associated with the terrible events of 1993 whe... Read More
Lady Gaga and the Autonomous Self: Who are we?
Though I would not necessarily laud all of her decisions as a performer and artist, Lady Gaga has surprisingly and quickly become one of my key reference points in my academic work as a theologian and... Read More