Christopher Benson

I thought Evangel readers would appreciate knowing about my Christianity Today interview with James Davison Hunter, Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory at the University of Virginia and author of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern . . . . Continue Reading »

This blog post was originally published in the Fall 2008 issue of The College, a magazine of St. John’s College. The College asked alumni to describe a book that was important in their lives.RESONANT VOICESTo the shock of every Johnnie, no book has changed my life! I believe only authors are . . . . Continue Reading »

Mars Hill Church Public Relations Director Nick Bogardus interviews Michael S. Horton, the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. Dr. Horton is the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts the White Horse Inn, a nationally . . . . Continue Reading »

I’ve begun reading Terry Eagleton’s new book, On Evil (Yale University Press, 2010). Eagleton is Professor of English Literature at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Distinguished Professor of Cultural Theory at Lancaster University, and Professor of English Literature at Notre . . . . Continue Reading »

From Faith & Leadership at Duke UniversityROGER LUNDIN: THE POETIC LANGUAGE OF LEADERSHIPThe Blanchard Professor of English at Wheaton College reconciles the modern age with evangelicalism through the poetry of Emily DickinsonMarch 23, 2010 | Download this clip for free on iTunes U to hear . . . . Continue Reading »

On March 15th, Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput wrote an article for “On the Square.” He said the Senate health care reform bill is “gravely flawed. It does not meet minimum moral standards in at least three important areas: the exclusion of abortion funding and services; . . . . Continue Reading »

Here is a list of the top books that have shaped my view of the world. See my other list of authors that have changed my life.1.  NEIL POSTMAN, Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, and The End of Education: . . . . Continue Reading »

There has been much talk on Evangel lately about social justice. Here is an upcoming book from Moody Publishers that sounds promising.Humanitarian JesusSocial Justice and the Crossby Ryan DobsonA resurgence of the Social Gospel is energizing many evangelicals, but what does the Bible say about the . . . . Continue Reading »

In comment #23 of his blog post, “On the Bible and Civil Government,” John Mark Reynolds says:I have never been sure what the phrase “social justice” means.I am for justice.Like him, I am also for justice. I suspect that Professor Reynolds and other conservative Christians . . . . Continue Reading »

San Lorenzo del Escorial: the palace complex of King Philip II of Spain, late sixteenth century. Architects: Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera.Carlos Eire, author of A Brief History of Eternity (Princeton, 2009), examines how “Catholics embraced their dead even more tightly than . . . . Continue Reading »