When Revolutions Become Religions
May 17, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- Young and old, rich and poor, and people from every social, economic, political and...
Is Evangelicalism Headed for a Split?
BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- What those of us in the Red Letter Christian tradition are trying to do is simply to elevate the radical lifestyle that Jesus...
What happens when Jesus is not the answer?
BY: KERRY DIXON -- In my youthful zeal I reacted strongly against this ‘deviation’ from the truth and....
Me Neither: Jesus Draws His Line in the Sand
It seemed no matter how they tried to trap Jesus, he always managed to weasel out of being embarrassed in front of the crowds.
Attempts by these students and teachers of the law to expose his heretical teachi...
The Disease of Building Theology in the Theoretical
I love and am enlivened by intellectual stimulation, specifically in relation to the integration of theology and ethics. In many ways, I feel that I am hardwired for this stuff.
The other night my NieuCommu...
We Are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United States
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you tod...
Individualism, Desire and the Christian Self
It is frequently said that we live in an individualistic society.
This is not all bad. The fact that individualist philosophy values the individual’s worth is fantastic.
Not so fantastic in light of Christian...
Do Christians Believe in Democracy?
Do Christians believe in democracy? It’s a question we don’t often ask. We often think the answer is an obvious yes. For many people, believing in things like Christianity, democracy, freedom, and capita...
Why We Are Drawn to Harry Potter Theology
It’s been 13 years since the first Harry Potter book landed on store shelves and provoked some Christian conservatives to begin voicing opposition to J.K. Rowling’s world of wizardry.
“Let me say something a...
Digging Deeper: The Coming Evangelical Split
I wrote a short article a few weeks back on the split of Evangelical Christianity. It started out as simply a Facebook note and went viral at online hubs such as Red Letter Christians with Tony Campolo and Chur...