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Book Review: Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul

December 2, 2016 by Bob Trube 2 Comments

Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul,  John M. Barry. New York, NY: Viking, 2012. [Publisher link is to paperback edition] Summary: A study of the life of Roger Williams focusing on the intellectual influences upon Williams, his journey to Massachusetts, banishment and founding of Rhode Island, and his signal ideas of freedom of conscience and government by consent of the governed. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: church and state, elections, freedom of conscience, John M. Barry, Political Science, politics, Rhode Island, Roger Williams

After the Election Part 2: Diversity and Unity this Thanksgiving Holiday

November 21, 2016 by Joshua Wu Leave a Comment

The election is over. Now what? In this series, I will use Romans 12 to frame reflections of this presidential campaign and hopefully encourage us to live faithfully as we return to the “ordinary time” of the American political calendar. See Part 1  here. Editor's note: For previous statistical analysis and nonpartisan political reflection from Josh's expertise, see this link. … [Read more...] about After the Election Part 2: Diversity and Unity this Thanksgiving Holiday

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: bible study, church, church and state, Civility, diversity, elections, humility, Political Science, politics, Romans 12, Thanksgiving

Why Might Christians Be Involved in Nonviolent or Violent Protests? Lessons from Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests at Urbana

December 31, 2015 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

How can Christians decide when to be involved in conflict, and how can they know when to stop? In the past two years, Christians in Ukraine have faced all of these. How have they responded? From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was written by Nathan Matias and Galina Pylypiv … [Read more...] about Why Might Christians Be Involved in Nonviolent or Violent Protests? Lessons from Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests at Urbana

Filed Under: Urbana2015 Tagged With: church and state, dietrich bonhoeffer, liveblogging, peacemaking, Ukraine, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

Book Review: The Good of Politics

August 7, 2015 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

In our current toxic political climate one might ask the question, “can anything good come of politics?” James W. Skillen would answer that affirmatively. In  The Good of Politics  (Baker, 2014), Skillen's main contention is that to be created in the image of God means, among other things, that we are political creatures and that political life, along with things like work and family, is part of God's creation intention for us. It is not a consequence of the fall. Like other aspects of the human condition, political … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Good of Politics

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Book Review, church and state, James W Skillen, Kingdom of God, politics, religion, The Good of Politics

Outrageous Idea 2: Arguments for Silence

October 12, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson 3 Comments

In chapter 2 of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, George Marsden examines three "arguments for silence" common in the university for why Christians should keep their faith out of their academic work: The argument of "science vs. religion" The argument of multiculturalism and diversity The separation of church and state In case, Marsden summarizes the basic argument, then provides counter-arguments in favor of Christian scholars being open about their faith. I'll summarize chapter 2 below, but … [Read more...] about Outrageous Idea 2: Arguments for Silence

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, ESN Book Club, Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship Tagged With: church and state, george marsden, multiculturalism, science, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship Discussion

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