Proselytizing about proselytes
The consistently interesting Peter Berger wants to convert you to his position on proselytes. Jesus, like the Buddha and Muhammad, was essentially a
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Why Christmas Is for Losers
Most people know that the religious roots of Christmas can be found in the great redemptive event of Jesus Christ’s birth or incarnation,
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Van Til on Reformation Today
In 1963, the esteemed Reformed theologian and apologist Cornelius Van Til gave an address in Baltimore, Md. on the topic of Reformation in the
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God and Kings and “Chosenness”
Emma Green has an engaging piece at The Atlantic on the film Exodus: God and Kings, a film that continues Hollywood’s long tradition
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Wayward Teens, ISIS, and Original Sin
Peter Berger has another interesting post, this one on the recent trend of Western youths converting to Islam and travelling to Syria to
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Just in time for Christmas
For those lonesome souls, restless with wondering about ancient verse, a restlessness that ghosts your reading life like an albatross coasting on silent
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Bavinck on the incarnation: “the central fact of special revelation”
Here is a great quote by Bavinck on the incarnation, one that is fitting for this Advent season. You can find the whole
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Fathers of Daughters
This article over at the Huffington Post by Justin Ricklefs gets so much right about being a father to daughters. I would only add
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Tim Keller on Preaching in a Secularized Environment
While the nature and extent of secularization has been questioned of late (see this post on Peter Berger’s recent shift in thought), there
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Lincoln’s Parlor
This morning from the parlor Lincoln used during his time in Congress, and a draft copy of the emancipation proclamation. Love this town.
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