Terrible weather postponed this conference when it was first planned last year (or was it two years ago?). Now it's back on. I've got limited time, but I hope to hear several of the presentations live. For readers not in Greenville, I'll try to remember to post some...
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Two Reasons Honorary Religious Doctorates Are (Often) Bad
I find it sad and discreditable that certain crowds of Christians, we fundamental Baptists prominent among them, hand out honorary doctorates so freely. (Charismatics do it, too.) I would rather go to a Bible college with a faculty full of "Reverends" than one full of...
Kenan Malik on Liberalism’s Interpretation of Islamic Extremism
I've been waiting for a long time for someone to say what I've been thinking about radical Islam, and now writer Kenan Malik has done it. On the one hand, he points out, Muslims are not the only religious group involved in perpetrating horrors. From Christian militias...
Condescending to Men of Low Estate
Stereotyping and prejudice are endemic to humanity. Conservatives have done it (and do it), and secularists it have done it (and do it). Your vision of a group colors your interpretation of actions performed by individuals in that group. It takes a conscious effort at...
Best Line of Argument on Contemporary Worship Music
The most helpful stuff on contemporary worship music I've read comes from those trained to discern the meaning of cultural forms (semiotics). That's why media ecologists like T. David Gordon are so insightful. I'm not the prophet he is, but see his article, "The...
When Scholarly Arguments about Homosexuality Are Inaccessible
No matter what field of study you name, there will be people in it who are arguing over your head—even if it's your own field of study, the one you trained in. There are countless topics in the broad field of biblical studies that I am not qualified to say much if...
Twitter Exchange with Evangelicals for Marriage Equality Spokesman
Yesterday I got a surprise response on Twitter to my article, "Five Reasons Not to Sign the Evangelicals for Marriage Equality Petition," from the spokesperson for the group, Moody Bible Institute graduate Brandan Robertson. It's funny: during the interchange below I...
Ivy League Mottoes
Ivy League Mottoes: Brown University In Deo Speramus (In God We Hope) Columbia University In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (In Thy light shall we see light) Cornell University I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study. Dartmouth...
Internecine Catholic Warfare
Well, "warfare" may be a little strong. But blog headlines have to pull you in. And it could happen. I don't have much connection to internecine Catholic disagreement. I overhear a little of it in First Things, but the value of Ross Douthat is that he is a clear...
Powerfully Compact Quote from James Davison Hunter
This is one from UVA prof James Davison Hunter is worth chewing on, as is the book: Christians recognize that all social organizations exist as parodies of eschatological hope. And so it is that the city is a poor imitation of heavenly community;13 the modern state, a...
Salvation Testimony You Should Read
This is one of the most precious saints in our church. He's a faithful servant in every way, and an encouragement to me every time I speak to him. I encourage you to read his testimony.
Theology Matters
Theology matters. What a sad letter. HT: Dennis Cone