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December 2011

December 29, 2011

“Social” Justice (Tim King)

Tim King is a former student of mine, works with Jim Wallis, and is pointing...

December 27, 2011

Liberals Viewing the Illiberals

By Razib Khan: Over the past few days the American media as reacted with some...

December 16, 2011

Lowe’s and Muslims

Did you see this? LOS ANGELES - A decision by retail giant Lowe's Home Improvement...

December 13, 2011

Save

The word of the wise is this: Save! Don't spend to the max, save. Who's...

December 08, 2011

In the Interlude 1

We earth-dwellers are in the interlude between ecological constraint and ecological catastrophe. Formerly our powers...

December 06, 2011

Occupy Hermeneutics

Mercy, this is why Christian Smith had to write The Bible Made Impossible. By Tony Perkins,...

December 01, 2011

Parker Palmer on “Christian Nation”

By Parker Palmer: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

GOP Friendly Fire

By David Frum: I’ve been a Republican all my adult life. I have worked on...

November 15, 2011

Anointed? … Evangelicals and Authority 3 (RJS)

I recently received, courtesy of the publisher, a copy of the new book The Anointed:...

November 08, 2011

Today’s Voting on Personhood

By Susan Young: Can science prove when "personhood" begins? "When do you believe life begins?"...

November 08, 2011

Anointed? … Evangelicals and Authority 2 (RJS)

I recently received, courtesy of the publisher, a copy of the new book The Anointed:...

November 01, 2011

For the Common Good 2 (RJS)

The concept of academic freedom at some level is assumed by many these days although...

October 2011

October 27, 2011

For the Common Good 1 (RJS)

I've been reading a book lately, For the Common Good: Principles of American Academic Freedom...

October 20, 2011

Communicating Science (RJS)

There are a couple of interesting articles in the latest issue of Physics Today -...

September 2011

September 19, 2011

Capital Punishment: Dying a Slow Death?

The cases of Duane Buck in Texas and Troy Davis in Georgia have re-sparked interest...

September 13, 2011

Jonathan Sacks on 9/11

Wow, this post on 9/11 by Jonathan Sacks, the Lord Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the...

September 09, 2011

Reckless Endangerment 1 (Joe Canner)

This post is by Joe Canner, a regular commenter on this blog, and he is...

September 08, 2011

The Bible is Electricity 2

If you were asked to defend the view that abortion is wrong, which biblical texts...

September 05, 2011

Good News about the World 2

Good news is bad news because good news doesn't sell the news. Bad news sells...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Good News about the World 1

"The good news about bad news is that there is not nearly as much of...

August 26, 2011

Religion is tied to education

From EurekAlert, a public release from the American Sociological Association: LAS VEGAS — While religious...

August 25, 2011

Religious Softening: Mark Chaves

From Tom Breen: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Despite the prominence of religious believers in politics...

August 24, 2011

What is Justice? 1

What is Justice 1 David Opderbeck is Professor of Law at Seton Hall University Law...

August 24, 2011

How I See Things

Though I have no desire to think anything major for the gospel can be accomplished...

August 19, 2011

How to use the Bible in Politics 3

Some ask questions like these: Should Christians pay taxes? Are there justifiable reasons for Christians...

August 17, 2011

How to use the Bible in Politics 2

What about the Old Testament laws? Like the purity laws or the holiness codes? Can...

August 15, 2011

How to use the Bible in Politics 1

About ten days back we looked at someone who uses the Bible "biblicistically," to use...

May 2011

May 04, 2011

What would Jesus cut?

From Jordan J. Ballor at First Things, who wonders if there is not another way...

March 2011

March 28, 2011

More Like Prayer 2

Just war is the game nations play today. Can a war ever be just? Can...

March 22, 2011

More Like Prayer 1

Out of the story of America's social history in the 20th Century will arise the...