Two recent contributions from the United Kingdom shed some light on the elusive phenomenon knows as the "emerging church" or,…
Making sense of the emerging church movement
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Commentaries on our age
Each contributor [to Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age] delivers a reading of Taylor’s work, helping to evaluate its…
Traditionalism and female subordination in church
In her article, "The Persistence of Patriarchy," subtitled Hard to believe, but some churches are still talking about male headship,…
Democrats and evangelicals try to forge coalition for immigration reform
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) was introduced in 2009 to close a loophole in immigration law that discriminated against…
The “inter-religious” university and the Christian right
In early June, the Claremont School of Theology announced that it would merge with its local Jewish and Muslim counterparts…
Pew survey: Jesus to return by 2050?
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press released a new survey last week, focusing on people's predictions…
The poverty of atheism
Famously posing a peculiar problem of translation, names are a necessary feature of our academic craft. We like to call…
Obama’s religion ambassador
President Barack Obama has filled the post for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. On June 16, the White House sent…
Christian voices oppose educational reform
President Obama's recent initiative, Race to the Top, has received growing opposition from the National Council of the Churches of Christ in…
Louisiana prays for relief from spill
After more than two months and 120 million barrels of oil, many Gulf Coast residents have lost faith in our…