To Church Leaders: Read This Concerning Your Meetings
I came across an article entitled “On Process: Finding Ways to Make Progress as a Community” by Neil de Koning that focused on what Christians should strive after in their meetings. It is so good that I will not make any comment, except to highlight the article’s main points. Instead, just go read it. On [...]
Should We Hold Any Truths to be Self-Evident?
On Monday, I wrote about Common Sense Philosophy, American Democracy, and Total Depravity, but I had to end before I got to the really good stuff–Total Depravity! As Americans, we live with a deep-seated belief that we just know certain things, and that no one should question our common sense knowledge. As Christians, however, we [...]
Common Sense Philosophy, American Democracy, and Total Depravity
I am still reading through Mark Noll’s book America’s God, and my wife was kind enough to buy my own copy for my birthday! (I had been reading a library copy and dropping lots of hints–”I am loving this book! It’s one of the best books that I have read in a long time!” etc…) [...]
Jonathan Edwards, Covenant Theology, and American Politics
I have been deeply enjoying Mark Noll’s America’s God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln. (Thanks for the recommendation, Andrew!) The main thrust of the book is that American (Protestant) Christian theology developed uniquely from other theology because of a strong influence of strong philosophical and political influences such as common sense moral reasoning and [...]
C. S. Lewis – "Equality"
Recently reprinted in the Kairos Journal: I believe in political equality. But there are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of the commonwealth, and so wise that the commonwealth needs their advice. That is, in my opinion, the false, [...]