In 1965, in Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council affirmed that God’s covenant with the Jewish people is irrevocable. Lumen Gentium had done the same the year before, concurring with what St. Paul says about biblical Judaism in Romans 11:29 (“For the gifts and the call of God . . . . Continue Reading »
There are times when you have to oppose something just because you shouldn’t give the satisfaction of victory to its supporters. Continue Reading »
A review of Thomas S. Kidd’s Who Is an Evangelical?: The History of a Movement in Crisis. Continue Reading »
What struck me on this encounter with G. K. Chesterton’s The Innocence of Father Brown is how often in these stories “evangelical” is used as a term of scorn. Continue Reading »
A Catholic Quest for the Holy Grail by charles a. coulombe saint benedict, 264 pages, $27.95 Despite its frequent appearances in pop culture, the Holy Grail is elusive to us—even more elusive than it was to Perceval and King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. Films that present it as a . . . . Continue Reading »
Christians, especially evangelicals, must recover the beauty and coherence of a teleological worldview. Continue Reading »
Though many evangelical Christians are rethinking the “evangelical” label, it’s still the best option they have. Continue Reading »
Despite concerns that the Trump era has caused a crisis for evangelical churches, evangelicalism will move forward. Continue Reading »
In the battle of ideas and values, Evangelicals and Russian Orthodox find themselves on the same side, notwithstanding their theological differences. Continue Reading »
If the Nashville Statement's bare-bones theology is the front-line battle plan for Christianity’s defense against the onslaught of the sexual revolution, then we should prepare for the trenches to be overrun. Continue Reading »
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