by Richard Wilson | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
Isaiah 11:1-10 offers a full, vibrant glimpse of hopes for peace, giving readers a touchstone for another Advent season where our proclamations of “peace on earth” are spoken with quivering lips and a fear that our voices will crack. Global political strife is as high...
by Richard Wilson | Nov 15, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on July 8, 2003. At the time of publication, Wilson was professor of theology and chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. The idea of a Christian America is deeply entrenched in...
by Richard Wilson | Jul 5, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 7, 2001. At the time of publication, Wilson was professor of theology and chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. It is republished today following the Fourth of July...
by Richard Wilson | Mar 15, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on March 11, 2003. At the time of publication, Richard Wilson was the Columbus Roberts Professor of Theology and chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts in Macon,...
by Richard Wilson | Jan 16, 2019 | Opinion
Over the 33 years since the first national observance of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the controversial holiday has become a process of selective memory. Year by year, the day has become an echo chamber for the last few minutes of the iconic speech, delivered...
