How Technology Can Discourage Deeper Thinking

Among the wonders to behold over the years in a college classroom has been the presence and use of technology, both in the design of instruction and in its reception. Students are now treated regularly to presentations of information that rival the best of public...

Down Which Path Will Your Theology Lead You?

If we were picking a patron saint for this year’s Lenten season, I think I would nominate St. Gamaliel, the level-headed Pharisee of Acts 5:33-39. Oh, I know he isn’t a saint, or even a Christian, for that matter; but the perspective he reflects in that...

Common Ground Hard to Find in Culture War

The latest round of the political WrestleMania gotcha match, otherwise known as the presidential campaign, finds the members of the tag team trying to “out-faith” each other while simultaneously painting their eventual opponent as “anti-faith.”...

King’s Early Impression of Nixon Reveal Discernment

The annual observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is always a good occasion to remember and give thanks for those whose crusade for justice a half-century ago changed the context of American life in significant ways. The tributes that will fill the pages and...