The God of the Qur’an is a very different God from the God of the Bible, says Gerald R. McDermott in today’s column . There simply is no command to love one’s neighbor in the Qur’an. One can talk about love for neighbor in the Islamic tradition , but not as something commanded . . . . Continue Reading »
Scriptural literacy, says Elizabeth Scalia in today’s column , rests on a nuanced understanding of the traditional family. Tobit’s themes of exile and rejection, marital strife, separation anxiety, thwarted intimacy, and the wish for death make for a timely read in light of Smith’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Scientists are beginning to get very worried—-that an idea proposed by me and three collaborators in 1997 may turn out to be right. If it is right, then (a) we live in a “multiverse” (an idea that most physicists hate) and (b) there is a good chance that certain discoveries people . . . . Continue Reading »
Who Is the Worst Philosopher? Brandon, Siris Whispers of Doom Les Sillars & Jonathan V. Last, Touchstone An Interview with Peter Brown T. M. Law, Marginalia A History of Nationalism John Breuilly, Oxford University Press Blog Islam and Human Rights: Beyond the Zero-Sum Game Abdullahi Ahmed . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s too late in the evening to even begin to talk about this endlessly instructive article. But it confirms what I’ve been thinking for a while: Resting on the Sabbath and honoring your father and your mother are the twin pillars of a civilization that recognizes the true dignity or . . . . Continue Reading »
“How beautiful it would be for someone who could not read.” That was Chesterton’s witty response to the blazing advertisements and gaudy lights of Times Square. As ostentatious as the square may have been in Chesterton’s day, I can only imagine what would be his reaction to the . . . . Continue Reading »
A new app called “Texas Bible” replaces “you” with “y’all” in English bible translations wherever the original language used a second-person plural. John Dyer, its creator, explains : Just about any time I teach from the Scriptures I have to point out . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the British House of Lords began debate on a bill that would create a right to gay marriage. Speaking before the body, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby panned it : The result is confusion. Marriage is abolished, redefined and recreated – being different and unequal for different . . . . Continue Reading »
David and Collin , I think the connection between Calvinism and the Baptist heritage is more than just about historical overlap. The question of just how much those two categories really overlap in history is very hotly contested, but that’s not the only reason to bring other dimensions into . . . . Continue Reading »
Political action committees are not enough, says R. R. Reno in today’s column . We also need a politics of the imagination. Yes, politics has a practical dimension. Campaigns can be run well—or poorly. Laws can be well crafted—or not. Constitutional lawyers can argue more or less effectively. . . . . Continue Reading »
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