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The Irrationality of Richard Dawkins

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In his 2006 book, The God Delusion , Richard Dawkins laments the career path of Kurt Wise, who has, since 2006, held the positions of professor of science and theology and director of the Center for Theology and Science at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to . . . . Continue Reading »

When the Saint Goes Swearing In

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is a cultural and religious enigma. An indigenous American religion that springs from the great American West, it was founded by the descendants of Europeans who had settled in the northeastern United States. Its practitioners, known as Mormons, . . . . Continue Reading »

What’s Upstairs

From the November 2004 Print Edition

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity By Nancy Pearcey Crossway, 479 pp. $25 It is difficult to imagine an encounter in the public square in which one party dismisses the view of the other on the grounds that it is “just science” or “merely the deliverances of . . . . Continue Reading »