Note: This article discusses suicide, child sexual abuse and domestic violence. It may be distressing for some readers. On June 30, child liberation theologian and abuse survivor advocate Ryan Stollar died by suicide, following a lengthy struggle with his...
We do not think of evangelical moviegoers as seekers out of grisly, flesh-ripping horror. But maybe we should, given that the most popular faith-based drama of the summer season so far is “The Conjuring 2.”
This past month I had a unique opportunity to attend two conferences. One was at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., and the other was at Columbia University in New York City. While the topics were very similar, there was…
There was plenty of anger to go around on social media following the early Sunday morning massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. And with 50 dead and 53 wounded by a lone gunman claiming allegiance to ISIS, that…
Dear Graduates, It is possible to live a life other than your own. In other words, you have one life. You can choose to do anything you want and study and learn whatever you want. People, places, things and thoughts…
How are Christians to respond to the politics of division and polarization?
A Baptist pastor from Muhammad Ali’s childhood neighborhood in Louisville, Ky., eulogized the fallen champ and hometown hero as “a product of a difficult time” who “dared to love black people at a time when black people had a problem…
A Southern Baptist theologian is denying accusations of reforming the doctrine of the Trinity to advance a social agenda that wives must submit to their husbands. Bruce Ware, a professor of theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.,…
Washington National Cathedral has announced it will remove Confederate battle flags that are part of two large stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
When he discusses his faith, the Republican candidate sounds a great deal like the businessman-turned-politician who coined his campaign slogan.
I know very little about my family history, partly because it is so complicated. My ancestors came to Canada and the United States from Scotland, England, Sweden and Germany (and who knows where else). It’s easy to get tangled up…
The number of atheists in the United States has “roughly doubled” since 2007, up to 3.1 percent of the adult population, according to the Pew Research Center. When combined with the rise of Americans who claim no religious affiliation, the survey may…
A Baptist expert on religious liberty rebutted a Baptist state newspaper editorial suggesting American Muslims do not qualify for the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist…
