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Do We Really Know Jesus? Adam Gopnik and the Gospels

This much is clear -- Jesus Christ just will not be ignored. Even the most secularized classes, those whom Friedrich Schleiermacher called the "cultured despisers of religion," cannot leave Jesus alone. Not even The New Yorker. The latest edition ...

May 19, 2010

Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church: An Interview with Michael Lawrence

Pastors have often noted that there is a significant leap from the academics of the seminary classroom to the life of the church.  Recognizing these difficulties, Dr. Michael Lawrence has served the church well with his new book: Biblical Theology in ...

May 18, 2010

“For the Sake of God” — Must We Surrender Sexual Morality?

The ordination of Mary Glasspool as a bishop of the Episcopal Church on Sunday drives yet another wedge into the already fracturing Anglican Communion -- and raises some of the most fundamental questions about the church and sexual morality. Bishop ...

May 18, 2010

Should We Just Stop Arguing About Homosexuality?

In today's edition of The Times, Ruth Gledhill argues that Anglicans should come to a compromise agreement about homosexuality.  Gledhill writes, "In other words, the infighting over homosexuality means that for the 77 million Anglicans worldwide, m ...

May 17, 2010

How Do You Talk To Your Kids About Christian Doctrine?

Along with the privilege of parenting comes the responsibility of answering tough questions from the children.  And some of the most difficult questions Christian parents will have to answer will be those about Christian doctrine.  On today's program ...

May 14, 2010

Starting Something You Cannot Finish: The Eschatology of Christian Mission

Commencements come and commencements go. There will be thousands of graduation ceremonies around the world this season, and each will mark an important turning point in life. We have become so accustomed to these transitions and the need for marking ...

May 14, 2010

All Roads Lead to Heaven? Kathleen Parker Does Theology

Earlier this week, Kathleen Parker used her column in The Washington Post to take on Franklin Graham and his belief that belief in Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation.  Parker argued that “Graham’s views didn’t sit very well with secular Americ ...

May 13, 2010

Real Enough? — Relics, Gopher Wood, and the Sufficiency of Scripture

For centuries, an inordinate and unhealthy attention has been directed to certain items claimed to be relics of Christ, Christian leaders, or illustrious Christians. The veneration of relics has been a major feature of Roman Catholic popular piety si ...

May 13, 2010

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