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Not All Christians Believe in the Resurrection of Christ?

"I have friends who I am quite sure are Christians who do not believe in the bodily resurrection," says the Right Reverend N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham. This is a truly dangerous and unbiblical assertion, made all the more shocking when it is offe ...

April 16, 2006

Flogging the Easter Bunny? Resurrection Day Nonsense

While there are very real concerns about what unbelievers do with the celebration of Christ's resurrection, commonly (and regrettably) known as Easter, the more pressing concern is what Christians often do with the celebration. David Nelson, Senior ...

April 15, 2006

The Gospel of Judas — New Concerns

The media frenzy about the manuscript now known as the "Gospel of Judas" has taken a strange and interesting turn. It seems that the patrons of the project, including the National Geographic Society, may not have told the whole story about how the m ...

April 13, 2006

The Conspiracy Fixation

As I argued in my commentary published yesterday, "Deciphering The Da Vinci Code," much of the appeal of the book has to do with the conspiracy theory that lies at its heart. Conspiracy fiction sells, as do efforts to prove great conspiracies behind ...

April 13, 2006

The Contemporary Myth Gets It Exactly Wrong — N. T. Wright on The Da Vinci Code and Its Popularity

I disagree with Bishop N. T. Wright on a number of issues, ranging from the so-called "New Perspective" on Paul to the role of women in the church. Nevertheless, when he is right (and in defending such doctrines as the resurrection of Christ, he oft ...

April 12, 2006

The Family That Eats Together . . . Talks to Each Other

The New York Times picks up on the resurgence of concern that families should -- get this -- eat a daily meal together. "People are really starting to understand that this is an important thing," said Richard D. Mulieri, a spokesman for the National ...

April 12, 2006

The Baby Business

Debora L. Spar, a professor at the Harvard Business School, has emerged as one the the most influential libertarian enthusiasts for the new reproductive technologies. Her new book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commer ...

April 11, 2006

The Passions of Bach

Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times reviews two recent performaces of Bach's "passions" -- the presentations of "St. Matthew Passion" by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and of the "St. John Passion" by the choir of Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Aven ...

April 11, 2006

“The Gospel of Judas” — Still a Media Item

The National Geographic Channel's special on "The Gospel of Judas" represents the most extensive television coverage of this news item, but don't assume that the story will go away any time soon. The barrage of news coverage has ranged from the respo ...

April 10, 2006

The Aging Playboy

My commentary for today concerns Hugh Hefner and his 80th birthday, which he marked on Sunday. As I argue there, few individuals have made such an impact on their times. Hugh Hefner is the perfect parable of the pornographic lie -- that the good life ...

April 10, 2006