Catholics on the Evangelical Trail
George Weigel heralds an "Evangelical Catholicism" whose adherents strive to bring Jesus into every area of life.
Postmodernism is about your truth and my truth, but never about the truth. Evangelical Catholicism, like all Great-Tradition Christianity, is about being found by the One who is the way, the truth, and the life, and clinging to him. Postmodern spirituality is about man’s search for God. Evangelical Catholicism, like all Great-Tradition Christianity, is about... Continue Reading
What We Talk About When We Talk About Oldsmobiles
A summary of Rob Bell's new book trailer
The trailer makes the book sound like it will be a total redefinition of the Christian faith, and I suppose such a trailer will be quite a tease for some people. Nevertheless, it sounds like the same song, second verse. That’s why I doubt that this book will attract the same attention among evangelicals as... Continue Reading
The 10 Plagues of The Bible Mini-Series
Thoughts on The History Channel’s “The Bible” Miniseries
THE BIBLE is not The Bible: Let the reader understand. Of course THE BIBLE is claiming to tell the Biblical story from Genesis to Revelation. Christians who know and read their Bible and who attend Bible study and Divine Service regularly will see the movie for what it is: another attempt by Christians (even if... Continue Reading
The Gay Marriage Beauty Pageant
Review: What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense
What is Marriage is what’s called a “natural law” argument. It makes no claim about the morality of homosexuality. It doesn’t have to. The authors explain that marriage is something and that something simply can’t be changed without fundamentally altering the nature of things. It’s like this: We all remember the atomic structure of water... Continue Reading
‘The Bible’ on History Reaches 13.1 Million Viewers
“The Bible,” a series on the History network, reached 13.1 million viewers
The numbers exceeded all expectations, especially the performance among younger adults, because it had been thought that the audience for Bible stories might be heavily tipped toward older viewers. The record pace being set by cable programming continued Sunday night as “The Bible,” a series on the History network, reached 13.1 million viewers, the... Continue Reading
The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism
A Review of A.C. Grayling's anti-God book
As he rightly says: ‘One mark of intelligence is an ability to live with as yet unanswered questions.’ True, but one way of avoiding having to do this is to pretend that questions have been answered, when they have not been. While wholly satisfied with his own supposed proofs that God is not necessary for... Continue Reading
Back to the Bible
Economics and new technology rekindle Hollywood's interest in Old Testament epics
Everything about the set of Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming biblical epic, Noah, cries big budget. From the ark (a towering, multi-level construction built to Genesis’ specifications); to the A-list cast (Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins); to the large, meandering crews of teamsters (whose strict lunch and break rules are pushing shooting hours off schedule),... Continue Reading
“Lincoln” – My Complaints, Part II
Who is the real hero of abolition in the United States? Is it Abraham Lincoln? Hmm
My biggest complaint with Spielberg’s Lincoln is that it gives the impression that one great, pure man brought about “the greatest measure of the nineteenth century.” The reality is that while most of the country followed Lincoln’s lead, Lincoln was following the lead of runaway slaves, free blacks and abolitionists. And none of this would... Continue Reading
The Creedal Imperative
A review of Carl Trueman's book
Apparently, this book is too cool for a subtitle. Carl Trueman has a market on cool by rebelling against cool. Especially skinny jeans. But I digress. I’m thinking something like, “The Indicatives are Imperative.” But that’s just me. Does your church catechize or teach with creeds? Sure it does. Trueman makes the case that all... Continue Reading
Should We Teach Religion in the Public Schools?
A Review of Religious Literacy: What Every America Needs to Know -- and Doesn't
Prothero does undress the situation for us on how little most Americans know even about the popular faith that they profess to follow. Here is a small sample of the astonishing condition he reports we are in: Only half of American adults can name even one of the four Gospels. Most Americans cannot name the... Continue Reading
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