Francis Wayland: The First Baptist Ethicist

Francis Wayland (1796-1865), a Baptist minister who served as president of Brown University from 1827-55, was the first Baptist ethicist and was America’s foremost ethicist during the pre-Civil War era. His popular “Elements of Moral Science,” first...

Worldview: The History of a Concept

David K. Naugle’s book, “Worldview: The History of a Concept,” has proven to be very influential among apologetically oriented evangelicals since it was first published in 2002. Naugle chairs the philosophy department at Dallas Baptist University....

Neo-Conservatives Attack Islamic Moderate

Soner Cagaptay, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy – a prestigious neo-conservative think tank with ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – has been publishing articles defaming Turkish Islamic philosopher and scholar...

Kenneth Starr: Man of Principle or Hired Gun?

During his time as independent counsel investigating the legality of President Bill Clinton’s Whitewater investments, Kenneth Starr, newly appointed president of Baylor University, often stood in the driveway of his home and gave pious lectures to newsmen hoping...

An Accurate Look at Timothy McVeigh’s Beliefs

Since Joseph Farah at WorldNetDaily maligned me for saying there are “extremists” within the Christian faith, a number of right-wing bloggers have echoed his statements over the internet. In addition to denying Christian extremism, Farah and his blogging...