global church – sunergoi

Toward a Reformed Theology of the State

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020Scott Redd

This talk was given last November at a conference hosted by Providence Magazine. My goal was to provide several biblical-theological themes that must [...]

Solidarity and Union in Christian Persecution

May 18, 2018May 25, 2018Scott Redd

I was privileged to participate in a conference on the persecuted church hosted by the Institute on Religion & Democracy at the Dirksen [...]

Mercy and Security in the Immigration Debate

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017Scott Redd 2

This clip from my seminary’s “Wisdom Wednesday” series deals with the biblical notions of mercy and security how they influence our immigration discussion. [...]

The Ecumenism of Pope Francis

October 15, 2015Scott Redd 2

Church unity is noble goal, but one which must be pursued with care and integrity. I have a piece in First Things on [...]

Global Christianity by the Numbers

February 26, 2015Scott Redd

The visible people of God have always been a tricky group to quantify. Does one go by mere self-identification or should there be some measure of “devotion” such as church attendance, daily prayer life, or bumper sticker collection? What’s an honest sociologist to do? [...]

21 for 1

February 16, 2015Scott Redd 5

The public martyrdom of twenty-one Egyptian Christians on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea was surely intended to serve the strategic purposes of ISIS [...]

Shanghai

October 7, 2014February 17, 2016Scott Redd

Being in the city for the first time is a singular experience. It just happens that the book I am reading, Bone Clocks by [...]

The Wandering Gospel

October 1, 2014Scott Redd

I have a post up at the “Leadership Journal” of Christianity Today (full article here) about an experience one recent morning before a [...]

The saints in Damascus

September 5, 2013Scott Redd

Here is the full text of my interview with Michael Gryboski of the Christian Post for this article – thanks to Michael for [...]

Does Old Testament prophecy speak to the conflict in Syria?

September 5, 2013Scott Redd

I was interviewed for this article on OT prophecy, particularly Isaiah 17, and whether it anticipates the current conflict. Meanwhile, Dr. John Scott [...]