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Two Biographies of Albert Einstein

The year 2007 saw the release of two important biographies of Albert Einstein.  Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson [Simon & Schuster] is my favorite work on Einstein.  Isaacson is CEO of the Aspen Institute and a former executive ...

May 15, 2008

A Christian Perspective on Death

Does the biblical worldview inform the way Christians should think about death? Ligon Duncan thinks so and has written a helpful book to help Christians think biblically on the subject. On today's program, Duncan joins Dr. Mohler for a conversation ...

May 6, 2008

A Look at “The Shack”

Almost out of nowhere, William P. Young's The Shack has stormed to the top of the bestseller list in Christian fiction. On today's program, Dr. Mohler gives an extended analysis of the book and makes note of its serious, even dangerous, theological ...

April 11, 2008

The Defining Moment and the Art of Leadership

As acknowledged by his friends and his foes, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the most significant Presidents in the nation's history.  While debates over his policies, actions, and legacy will surely continue, his leadership gifts continue to im ...

February 14, 2008

Restoring Ecclesiology

A particular emphasis upon the nature and structure of the church has been central to the Baptist vision.  In other words, ecclesiology is in many ways the chief contribution and distinctive of the Baptists.  Sadly, you would not learn that by observ ...

February 11, 2008

Freud and the Modern Mind

The makers of the modern mind are many, but few can match the influence of Sigmund Freud. Freud's basic ideas have now become part and parcel of the contemporary mindset. His terms are now part of our vocabulary and his idea of the unconscious has fo ...

February 4, 2008

A Worldview Clash in View — A Gift from Literature

No one should underestimate the extent to which fundamental worldviews produce very different understandings of reality.  These different understandings of reality produce radically different perspectives on the real-life issues with which we are con ...

February 4, 2008

One to One with Bill Goodman

I was very pleased to join host Bill Goodman for a conversation on "One to One," Kentucky Educational Television's interview program. Bill Goodman adds a great deal to the intellectual conversation in Kentucky, and I enjoyed the conversation. We disc ...

January 30, 2008

“The Winds of Faith” and The Looming Tower

The emergence of Al-Qaeda and other Islamic terror organizations is a story that demands far greater attention than most Americans have yet invested. Given the importance of this story -- not only for understanding 9/11, but for understanding the pre ...

January 24, 2008

Creation, Evil, and a Man Named Job

The Book of Job remains an enigma for many Christians. Beyond this, it has been misused as a text for protest atheism and as a pretext for much theological mischief. Robert S. Fyall offers a virtually unprecedented approach to Job in Now My Eyes Ha ...

January 23, 2008

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