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In times when the world's economy is turbulent, when jobs are being cut and homes are being lost, good news can be scarce. But, good news is available because compassionate…
In times when the world's economy is turbulent, when jobs are being cut and homes are being lost, good news can be scarce. But, good news is available because compassionate…
Good without God? Is it possible? Is it possible for a person to disbelieve in God and still be moral? A recent ad campaign targeting Boston commuters answers this question…
American liberal-evangelical Christians are caught between two extremes. Conservative and liberal branches repeatedly attempt to define Christianity according to polarized stances on moral and social issues that leaves moderate liberal-evangelical…
Irene Khan, Secretary General for Amnesty International, is encouraging world leaders to think about poverty from a new perspective. In her new book The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights…
Within legislative and congregational bodies across the United States, questions about same-sex marriage and civil unions are being vigorously contested. Booming voices can be heard from all corners of the…
The world's attention is turning toward the health of the environment. We are looking for ways to make our homes and churches greener. But it can be difficult to discern…
As the Christmas season approaches, it is easy to become entangled in the thorny briar patch of a thousand to-dos. "I've got to find the Christmas tree stand in the…
The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why Are Christians Living Just Like the Rest of the World? By Ronald Sider. Baker Books, 2005. 144 pp. $15.00. If Christians are called…
The Politics of Jesus: Behold the Man! Our Victorious Lamb. By John Howard Yoder. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, 1994. Are the ethics that Jesus and the early church relevant…
Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism. By George Marsden. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, 1991. There is a great divide in this country between Fundamentalist, Evangelicals, and Liberals within Christianity. Understanding Fundamentalism…