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Category Archives: Society
The Christian Art of Dying Well
A piece of mine has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute blog, in which I respond to Kimbell Kornu’s conversation-starting essay, The Nihilism of Modern Medicine. Modernity, however, lacks the capacity successfully to reckon either with life or with death. When life … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Society, Theological, Theopolis
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Wisdom and Folly in Christian Responses to Coronavirus
In observing Christian responses to the coronavirus, perhaps nothing has stood out to me so much as the way that it reveals fundamental habits of mind, either characteristic of wisdom or of folly. The wisdom literature is often rather neglected … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Ethics, In the News, Society, Theological
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How Has Modernity Shifted the Women’s Ordination Debate?
A piece of mine on the subject of the plausibility structures for women’s ordination was published yesterday over on the North American Anglican. Within it, I argue that the strength of the women’s ordination position depends heavily on certain features … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Guest Post, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological
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The Rhetoric of Race
I have written an article in the latest Theopolis Conversation on the subject of race, in response to Vincent Bacote. Within it I briefly discuss a few of my concerns about the rhetorical shape of current conversations about race in … Continue reading
Welcoming the Stranger: A Final Immigration Response
My final response in the Theopolis conversation on immigration has just been published here. We beware of treating the condition of the uprooted immigrant as paradigmatic. As Christians, who are committed to the universal value of Christ, we can easily … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Politics, Society, Theological
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True Hospitality and the Immigration Debate
The Theopolis blog is hosting another conversation, this time on the subject of the immigration debate. I was invited to kick this discussion off and my opening post has just been published. A neighbour-focused ethic is an ethic of love, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Exodus, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Society, Theological, Theopolis
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Theopolis Junior Fellows Program
The Theopolis Institute’s Junior Fellows Program has been revised and is open for applications! Join us for intensive training in July and January.
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Liturgical Theology, Society, Theological, Theopolis, Video, Worship
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Devilish Diversions
I have posted a reflection on Luke 4 over on the Political Theology blog. Within it, I discuss the ways in which the devil sought to divert Christ from his mission and how Luke’s framing of the temptations of Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ethics, Ezekiel, Guest Post, Lent, Luke, NT, NT Theology, OT, Politics, Society, Theological
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New Booklet: How Did We Get Here?
The Davenant Institute has just published a new Davenant Digest by me, on the subject of the causes for our current sexual landscape. You can get a free online copy by subscribing to the Davenant email list or you can … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Davenant Institute, Ethics, My Books, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Technology, Theological
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Theopolis Podcast: The Virtue of Nationalism, with Yoram Hazony
On the latest episode of the Theopolis podcast, Peter Leithart and I are joined by the Jewish biblical and political scholar, Yoram Hazony, for a long and stimulating conversation about his recent book, The Virtue of Nationalism. I summarized and … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Podcasts, Politics, Society, Theological, Theopolis
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