Interesting video from Fox News.
Christ and Culture
Why Are You So Anxious?
One of the most valuable resources that I have found in the last 15 years is the Mars Hill Audio Journal (no connection to Mars Hill Church). Hosted by Ken Myers, each volume of the MHAJ is a collection of essays by . . . Continue reading →
A Little More on the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization
CT has looked into it and Wiley-Blackwell have (in the UK) or has (in the USA) replied. The initial post is here.
The Donatists and Blagojevich
Who says Church History isn’t hip and helpful? Stanley Fish invokes Augustine’s rejection of Donatism in consideration of whether Roland Burris should be seated in the US Senate (HT: Ryan Glomsrud).
Losing Our Religion
The WHI continues their series on Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture. Is there a problem, however, with speaking of a “Christian culture”? When was the culture Christian?
World and Life View: License to Baptize?
James Bond, Agent 007, had a “license to kill.” There are Reformed folk who also seem to have “license” of some sort or other based on what they call “the Christian world and life view” (hereafter, CWLV). This concept is interesting because . . . Continue reading →
Re-Thinking Christ and Culture
There are a couple of recent competitors to Niebuhr’s classic, Christ and Culture. The WHI guys interviewed the Craig Carter, author of a recent book on this topic. It’s stimulating. Carter is right that Constantinianism (ancient and modern) is borne of an . . . Continue reading →
Beyond Niebuhr on Christ and Culture
Here’s a review of H. Richard Niebuhr’s classic, Christ and Culture by WSC student. C&C is disappointing. It’s ham-fisted. It lacks historical nuance and it’s missing a crucial category. It’s been enormously influential among evangelicals and mainliners, however, so it’s important to know . . . Continue reading →
When Middle Class Evangelicals "Engage" the Culture
Carl’s about had enough. Sounds like he might be getting a Clint-Eastwood-esque shotgun any day now. In place of the evangelical appropriation of “transformationalism,” wanna try a really radical approach? How about two-kingdoms? Here’s another. And another. And another.
Five Issues with the Inaugural Invocation
1. That is exists. I realize that it is tradition, but so what? Oddly, many of the same people who inveigh against a “state church” will be thrilled that “one of our guys” gets to pray the invocation. Well, Rick isn’t exactly one . . . Continue reading →
Sometimes Voting is Just Voting
The Outhouse is a little skeptical about transforming voting into a priestly act.
Ken Myers to Speak in La Mesa
Ken, host of Mars Hill Audio, will be speaking at a free conference, Friday 26 October, 7PM, hosted by New Life (PCA) in La Mesa. Details here.
Two on Christ and Culture
Sometimes pagan get it when Christian don’t Politically correct Constantinianism?