Over at Kevin DeYoung’s blog, Jason Helopoulos asks “ Does Calvinism Kill Missions? ” and answers with a resounding historical ‘no.’ I agree, and want to put a little finer point on it: from the perspective of Baptist history, Calvinists birthed . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a conversation on the Claremont Review site . It’s basically Jean and Scott Yenor (who wrote a great book on the family and modern political philosophy) vs. Bob Patterson (former editor of the impressive journal THE FAMILY IN AMERICA). To repeat myself, I’m with Jean that . . . . Continue Reading »
The Millennial Pope Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Misreading Eichmann in Jerusalem Roger Berkowitz, Opinionator Anglo Attitudes Carlin Romano, Bookforum Zombies, Sin, and Salvation Fr. Robert Barron, Strange Notions A Homily for After the Fourth of July Fr. Robert John Araujo, S.J., Mirror . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks go to Peter Lawler for shedding some light on MOOCS. I want to go him one better, however, and suggest a superior form of the same idea, which is only slightly more expensive. Price quality, this alternative is a real steal. The alternative has been around for a long time. It is almost . . . . Continue Reading »
at the Atlantic: According to recent data from the National Opinion Research Center’s General Social Survey , American wives were nearly 40 percent more likely to be cheating on their spouses in 2010 than in 1990 . The number of husbands reporting infidelity, meanwhile, stayed constant . . . . Continue Reading »
reports: A child-custody dispute involving actor Jason Patric has evolved from Hollywood tabloid fodder into a policy battle in the state Legislature that could affect thousands of California parents. Patric, a star of films including “The Lost Boys,” donated sperm in 2009 as part of a . . . . Continue Reading »
Beliefs Aren’t Set in Stone, Except When They Are Derek Rishmawy, Mere Orthodoxy Most of Our Debates Are About Growth Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Forbes Did the Military Really Save Egypt? Khaled Abou El Fadl, ABC Religion & Ethics Stirred by Shakers C. R. Wiley, Touchstone The Greatest . . . . Continue Reading »
A little Sunday sermon from a guy with no license to preach: For those of us who are Christian—-and I suspect the same is true of our friends of other religious traditions—-it is tempting to embrace those doctrines and teachings of our faith that are acceptable to the “beautiful . . . . Continue Reading »
With all the esoteric references in recent posts to the Man of Steel, dual paternity, and what not, I decided yesterday that I would take myself, my wife—but unfortunately not my dog—to the movie theater. It has been a very long time indeed since I have entered these environs, perhaps . . . . Continue Reading »
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