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Calling for Moral Judgement: A Student’s Veiw
In a second round of guest blogging, I’ve invited Bill Harper’s son, Blake Harper, to...
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Moving From Transaction to Transformation: A Pastor’s Take
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Selfish Spirituality, Selfish Religion
In a recent New York Times editorial, Simon Critchley and Jamieson Webster made a bold...
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Coming Out: The Great Unlearning
The U.S. Supreme Court rejection of the Defense of Marriage Act is an occasion for...
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Trust Issues and American Evangelicals
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Victims, Syria and the Contagion of Violence
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Rob Bell, Pharisees and Sacrifice
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Drones, Just War, Obama and Pacifism
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Drones, Mr. Niebuhr, and President Obama
A friend of mine recently advised me that only 11 percent of Stanford University undergraduates...
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