by Philip Jenkins | Apr 30, 2015 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Kevin M. Kruse has a new book called “One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America.” It’s a scholarly and well-researched work on a significant topic, but its assertions have been misinterpreted by several reviewers....
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Apr 30, 2015 | Opinion
On my first visit to Nepal in 1989, I was appalled at the grinding poverty in which the vast majority of its citizens lived. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the rich world came to trek, climb the Himalayas or seek some variation of...
by Larry Eubanks | Apr 29, 2015 | Opinion
Everybody should know their place and keep their place, including God. This perspective is an unfortunate result of the Enlightenment worldview, which distinguished between the sacred and the secular and formed the basis of our modern, Western worldview. It asserts...
by David Fitch | Apr 29, 2015 | Opinion
More than 3.5 million books are published in the world every year while around 500,000 people complete a marathon. This means it’s seven times easier for somebody to publish a book than to run a marathon. It’s even easier to start a blog. If you’re...
by James Gordon | Apr 28, 2015 | Opinion
It takes a lot of love, faith and courage to decide, “I shall not hate,” and to resist calls for revenge. In his book, “I Shall Not Hate,” Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian doctor, reflects on his experiences following the Israeli Defense...
by Robert Parham | Apr 28, 2015 | Opinion
Words differ globally. The U.S. uses the language of immigrants. Europeans use the word migrant. South Africans say foreign workers. Australians speak of asylum-seekers. Different words represent corresponding realities. Those who are often poor and victims of...
