Mainline Decline “One of our finest hours was when our Presbyterian Publishing House, Westminster Press, published books on the death of God theology.” Thus spoke the 1996-97 moderator of the PCUSA, as he accepted the 1996 Alumnus of the Year award from Chicago Divinity School. This “finest hour” helped promote a sustained and growing rejection […]
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The Spirituality of Politics
As we approach the 2020 presidential elections, Christians should think deeply about their vote. Clearly, no current political party has any right to lay claim to being the G.O.P, “God’s Own Party.” Traditionally, believers (myself included) have sought to avoid taking a public political stance in order both to respect the political choices of fellow believers […]
Only Five Black Lives Matter?
Systemic Racism The accusation of “systemic racism” is everywhere—in the news media, in the halls of government, in churches, and, above all, in politics. The term implies that our country’s entire “system” is shot through in all areas and by all people with the belief that one race (the white race) is better than all […]
Have Yourself a Merry Little Non-Gnostic, Twoist Christmas
By Dr. Peter Jones No turkey, no decorations or presents, no hearty meals, and most of all, no celebration of the birth of Jesus. What a miserable time of “celebration.” And yet the Gnostics of the past called themselves Christian. The Gnosticism of the second and third centuries was the greatest heresy in the history […]
Confronting Neo Paganism Part 2
In the Culture and in the Church III. The Revolution Is Just Beginning: What ever happened to the New Age? I recently registered for an online forum, Beyond Awakening: The Future of Spiritual Practice. You could say Beyond New Age. Hailed as “the most important conversation for the planet today,” the program consists of interviews with […]
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The State of Our Dis-Union: Day six: Question and Answer Panels
by Joshua Gielow | April 9, 2021Join our speakers as they tackle the tough questions from the State of Our Dis-Union: Symposium.
The State of Our Dis-Union (Entire Symposium)
by Joshua Gielow | April 9, 2021Thank you for participating in our recent online symposium: The State of Our Dis-Union. Would you take 3 minutes to fill out this brief survey? Thank you for your input!https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R7V52SM
The State of Our Dis-Union: Day Five
by Joshua Gielow | April 9, 2021Thaddeus Williams: First Things First: Evangelism in the Age of Social JusticeIt has become trendy to identify social justice as a “Gospel issue,” or even as “the heart of the Gospel.” If we do not rally behind this or that social justice cause we are told we suffer from an incomplete or truncated Gospel. How can we […]
The State of Our Dis-Union: Day Four
by Joshua Gielow | April 8, 2021Jon Harris: The Social Justice Religion This presentation traces the history of social justice derivatives and how they parallel an Augustinian construction of confession, conversion, and a liturgy of praise and penance. It will also examine how social-justice-driven political movements have syncretized with Christianity and other religions. The main case study will be the Black Lives Matter movement. The […]