The Witnesses of Jesus’s Resurrection
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, David Limbaugh joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament. Continue Reading »
Keep Christianity Weird
by Joshua KinlawChristianity’s sheer familiarity has desensitized us to its radicalness. Larry Hurtado aims to show how the “odd” became “commonplace,” by surveying the first three centuries of the Jesus movement. Continue Reading »
Bearing Witness from Prison in Indonesia
by Bob OsburnAmerica’s conservative Christians should consider not only joining the vigils, but also visiting Ahok in his jail cell. Continue Reading »
Living Communally in God's Good Creation
by David T. KoyzisThe Benedict Option: Whatever we label it, it is something to which all Christians everywhere are called. Continue Reading »
Five Lessons from Francis de Sales
by William Doino Jr.St. Francis de Sales is a valuable source to turn to today for wisdom and strength. Continue Reading »
The Benedict Option and the Way of Exchange
by Alan JacobsDebate over the Benedict Option has been conducted at the level of competing world-historical metanarratives. Instead, let’s focus on the local and personal. Continue Reading »
Persuasive Disciples, Not Anarchic Disrupters
by George WeigelIn today’s deeply divided America, the public debate is too often being framed by those who substitute invective for argument while demonstrating a visceral contempt for normal democratic political and legal process. Unless reason reasserts itself over passion, the potential for short-term chaos is great and the risk of long-term damage even greater. Continue Reading »
The Bishop and the Nazis
by Daniel UtrechtIn the summer of 1941, at the height of Germany's success in the war, Bishop von Galen decided to take a public stand against the Nazis, even if he had to do it on his own. Continue Reading »
Evangelicals in Exile
by Matthew MillinerA fresh round of sordid revelations will probably not hinder some evangelicals from the dream of golfing with our current president. But exile and defiance are certainly among the movement’s infinite translations as well. Continue Reading »
How to Protest Better
by Leah Libresco SargeantA protest isn’t only a way to gauge the strength of feeling or strength of numbers on a side; it is also a way of judging character. A person on the other side, or who hasn’t made up his or her mind on an issue, observes a protest and asks: “If they win, what would it be like to live in a community in which their side is ascendant?” Continue Reading »
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