Evangelical Students: Are We Ready for Them?
I am writing an essay on Carl Henry’s ecclesiology, for the Evangelical Theological Society meetings in November, and have just finished reading his 1986 autobiography, Confessions of a Theologian. I was especially taken with the relatively pessimistic tone of his concluding reflections on the state of evangelicalism. Much of what he says sounds familiar—not unlike […]
Evangelical Ecumenism
I gave some talks on another campus recently, and someone observed to me that some of my best examples and quotations came...
What to Look for in the Super Bowl
This is the time of year for theological reflections about the Super Bowl. One of the most stimulating discussions that I can remember on...
Worship and National Holidays
A decade or so ago I wrote the piece below for the magazine Reformed Worship, in response to a request that I...
Dealing with “Alterations”
A few years ago the travel section of one of the newspapers did a lighthearted feature on some of the funniest English-language...
Using the Atonement “Putter”
I am no expert on N. T. Wright’s theology, but I know enough to reject those charges of his critics that he is weak...
Church Property Disputes
Recently I was talking with a friend who is a part of a “breakaway” Anglican congregation whose members are in a property...
Avoiding Solipsism
In my recent Newsweek column, I described the sadness that hit me on Election Day morning when I saw angry groups gesturing...
The President as a Nursing King?
I will also be blogging, every few weeks, at a stimulating new site, “Faith and Leadership,” sponsored by Duke University Divinity School. ...
The Difficulty of Self-Knowledge
Here is a passage that I often return to, from the inaugural address of one of my presidential predecessors, Edward John Carnell:
Whoever...
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