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May 2020

May 15, 2020

Weird Christianity

Some Christians, particularly younger adults, are reacting against secularism and contemporary Christianity by embracing "anti-modern"...

May 08, 2020

Reversing Religious Decline

Religion waxes and wanes in a culture and throughout history. It can fade away, but...

May 07, 2020

Church Decline Isn’t Reversed by Contemporary Music & Worship Styles

According to the new American Enterprise study of American religion, the decline in church membership and...

May 05, 2020

A Major Study of American Religion, with Surprises

The American Enterprise Institute has released an important study of American religion. It finds that...

May 04, 2020

The Vocation of Weird Al Yankovic

Highlighting two profiles of Weird Al Yankovic, known for his parodies of iconic pop songs...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

The End of Big Churches?

Big, densely-populated cities are being hit hardest by the coronavirus epidemic. Big gatherings in general--as...

April 28, 2020

The Last Time We Had a Pandemic Like This

In 1968-1969, we had another pandemic very much like this one. The Hong Kong Flu...

April 16, 2020

The Religion of Desire

According to a book entitled "Is Europe Christian?" the secularism of contemporary Western culture comes...

March 2020

March 16, 2020

The Postmodern Epidemic

The coronavirus outbreak has been called "the first postmodern pandemic", though the author didn't say...

March 06, 2020

Anti-Americanism among Americans

Many Americans, especially those fresh out of school, really don't like America. Joy Pullman documents...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

Why the West Lost Its Nerve

Some in the West are under the impression that Nazism comes from believing ANYTHING too...

February 20, 2020

Would U.S. Citizenship Let Samoans Keep Their Way of Life?

American Samoa is a U.S. territory. A recent court ruling would give its residents full...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

The Wolf That Devours Everything, and Then Devours Itself

The epigraph of my new book, "Post-Christian: A Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture," is...

January 28, 2020

My New Book on Secularism

My new book from Crossway has been released. It's entitled "Post-Christian: A Guide to Contemporary...

January 27, 2020

Impeachment & the Renaissance

The impeachment proceedings seem like a low point in American politics. Both sides can agree...

January 13, 2020

The Managerial Elite

Our new class system is not based on the socio-economic hierarchies of upper, middle, and...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

Luther & the Controversy over Liberalism

In the controversy over the value of liberal democracy, it's hard to see how Luther...

December 18, 2019

U.S. Leads the World in Single Parenthood

The United States has the world's highest rates of children who live with only one...

December 09, 2019

Are Certain Substances–Such As Those We Abuse–Evil?

Is bad theology that has been taken over into secular thinking--namely, the view that substances...

December 04, 2019

Faith + Reason, Logos and Logic

Faith and reason need each other. Faith without reason can degenerate into superstition and fanaticism. ...

December 03, 2019

Income and Church Attendance

The biggest demographic of the unchurched is the white working class. This is confirmed in...

December 02, 2019

Why Some People Don’t Like Evangelicals

Research from Barna on the general public's perception of evangelicals shows that 25% of Americans...

November 2019

November 26, 2019

Politics of the Promethean Self

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, is also a Christian cultural critic. In a recent speech, he...

November 25, 2019

Home Alone

Americans increasingly have stopped going out, choosing to just stay home, preferably by themselves. This...

November 22, 2019

Marriage as Enforceable Contract

Marriage is a sacred covenant, but it is also a secular contract. Though some say...

November 07, 2019

“The Angry Majority”

Richard Nixon had his "silent majority." Ronald Reagan had his "moral majority." Now Donald Trump...

November 06, 2019

Two Incompatible & Mutually Hostile Worldviews

Another study of America's political polarization sees the divide in terms of a concept often...

November 01, 2019

A Festival of Life Amidst Festivals of Death

All Saints' Day celebrates everlasting life. It is bracketed by other holidays, the day before...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

The Politics of Feelings

Americans are extremely polarized politically. But this is not just a matter of ideology. Advocates...

October 25, 2019

We Have No Common Frame of Reference

Our problem is not just that we have disagreements, but that we no longer have...