by Colin Harris | Aug 6, 2014 | Opinion
If you’re likely to listen to any political advertising and media coverage this campaign season, you better keep your dog nearby. The Pied Pipers of our political life have traded their flutes for dog whistles, and you will need Fido to help you discern the...
by Colin Harris | Jul 25, 2014 | Opinion
Randall Balmer’s recent analytical biography of Jimmy Carter, titled “Redeemer,” offers a thoroughly researched and insightful review of an evolution in the evangelical narrative that coincided with Carter’s presidency. With visible expressions...
by Colin Harris | Jul 11, 2014 | Opinion
A recent review of “emerging Christianity” with the help of Phyllis Tickle’s overview and analysis in her book, “Emergence Christianity,” offered a helpful reminder of both the constant ferment and growing edge of a religious tradition....
by Colin Harris | Jun 17, 2014 | Opinion
Sometimes my ethical thinking moves along a continuum with the question “How can I help you?” on one end and the pronouncement “Here’s what’s wrong with you” on the other. The question pulls me toward compassion and understanding by...
by Colin Harris | Jun 5, 2014 | Opinion
One year after the widely publicized images of brutality against civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, observers were beginning to suggest that this exposure of racism’s ugly and violent side was a turning point in the national...
