Justification By Faith And Social Justice By Works (Part 3)

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The late German-American political philosopher Eric Voegelin (1901–1985) observed that history is marked by recurring attempts to divinize a fallen created order as a way of escaping the anxiety of fragile and finite existence. He identified in the early church heresy of Gnosticism a paradigm for understanding how private spiritual ambitions are transposed into public political projects—from Constantinianism and medieval Christendom to the totalitarianisms of the modern left and right. Continue reading →

Your AI Lover Is An Idol

You have probably seen the recent television commercial starring Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson in which Davidson is talking to an AI bot about whether he should change his name. He floats a couple of possibilities to the bot but ultimately decides . . . Continue reading →

Sometimes A Table Is Just A Table

Psalm 23 is so well-loved and so familiar.  We might think we know what it means.  But then someone might come along and bring something new from it that we didn’t see before. In 1970, Phillip Keller published his book A Shepherd . . . Continue reading →

Rufo: Fuentes Is An Attention-Seeking Fraud

The racialist influencer Nick Fuentes has caused an uproar with his appearance on Tucker Carlson’s podcast. Fuentes, a 27-year-old live-streamer, has built a reputation as the most controversial voice on the right. He’s embraced seemingly every taboo: praising Hitler, disputing the Holocaust’s . . . Continue reading →

Ecclesial Shenanigans = Antisocial Behavior

With simple visuals and authentic Appalachian-American verbiage, the Little Bubby Child social media accounts1 paint a loving and humorous picture of modern-day hillbillies as they interact with broader American culture. It’s not all fun and games—the dysfunction and breakdown are on display, but the wisdom . . . Continue reading →