Alan Branch. Affirming God’s Image: Addressing the Transgender Question with Science and Scripture. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019. “I recommend you support your teenaged daughter as she begins transitioning into a boy…and you should start calling him Tom.” Receiving these…
When confronting an evil, a faithful Christian line of inquiry frequently involves examining the good that lies beneath the evil. Absolute evil is a nullity, a nothingness. Everything created by God is good, and therefore, evil is always a corruption,…
The Puritans offer a rich vein of example and encouragement we can mine in our own discipleship. They are easy to admire for their doctrinal vibrancy. They are worthy of emulation in their heartfelt piety. And they arrest our temptation…
Introduction Over the past thirty years, complementarianism has enjoyed something of a consensus position among conservative churches in North America. Over against feminist arguments that men and women should be treated equally in every respect, complementarians have insisted that God…
It is not an unfair generalization to say that most people do not like to think or talk about death and dying. Indeed, doing so seems morbid or even macabre. In the modern context, most people rarely witness death and…
Charles Taylor argues that modernity has stripped the created world of its meaning: “The cosmos is no longer seen as an embodiment of meaningful order which can define the good for us.”[1] Historian Jacques Barzun lays part of the blame…
It is not a question we might have considered even just 15 years ago, but rest assured it is increasingly being asked by a younger generation today. Here are three foundational truths the Bible shows us about identity and our…
Introduction Much has been made in recent years of Francis Schaeffer’s apologetic approach, especially in light of his theological influences.[1] While questions persist as to the framework of his methodology, Schaeffer’s apologetic continues to influence and intrigue. Many have sought…
Mugged by Reality[1] They continually try to escape From the darkness outside and within, By dreaming of systems so perfect that no-one will need to be good. (T S Eliot)[2] In the Spring of 2020, as fear of COVID-19 gripped…
Rod Dreher is a senior editor and writer at The American Conservative and the author of several books, including The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation and Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents.…
Carter Snead is Director of de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, Professor of Law, and Concurrent Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. 1. What led you to write a book focusing on the “case for…
In light of all the church has to oppose these days with respect to matters of marriage and sexuality, it seems useful to spill some ink in an attempt to paint the very positive portrait of what, in fact, the…
