Review: Does the Bible Support Same Sex Marriage?

Review: Does the Bible Support Same Sex Marriage?

Preston Sprinkle has long made clear that he affirms a historical Christian sexual ethic: that any form of sexual activity outside the bounds of monogamous, heterosexual marriage is sin. This he argues, has been the unanimous historical Christian position across...
Baptizatus sum

Baptizatus sum

It is said that, when Martin Luther struggled with fear or despair, he would write on his desk, in chalk, baptizatus sum (“I am baptised”). He found strength and comfort in the thought of his baptism. Baptism was, as it were, an objective anchor against doubt and...
Review: The Deconstruction of Christianity

Review: The Deconstruction of Christianity

There may be few terms traversing the contemporary religious landscape as confusing and polarising as “deconstruction.” When John Cooper, some years back, declared war on deconstruction, his comments were met by an overwhelming blend of support and derision. Many...
The evangelical pope

The evangelical pope

One of the struggles that emerged from the Protestant Reformation was the battle over authority. The Catholic Church vested—and continues to vest—equal authority in Scripture, tradition, and the magisterium (the teaching authority of the church). In Catholic thought,...
Review: The Ballot and the Bible

Review: The Ballot and the Bible

I recently had the opportunity to join the launch team for Kaitlyn Schiess’s latest book, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here. Reading as a non-American afforded me something of an outside...