Image courtesy of emw at Wikimedia Commons, under a Creative Commons license With Sunday night's Oscar win for best picture, “Spotlight,” the movie about the Boston Globe's investigation into systemic child abuse by Catholic priests, provided renewed validation of the press's role to hold the powerful accountable in our society. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Faith in the “Spotlight”
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On Christian Radicalism
For its cover story last month, Christianity Today published an article on contemporary Radicalism. The article struck me as controversial and provocative because it held out criticism of controversial and provocative people: David Platt, Francis Chan, and Shane Claiborne among others. The overall tone is quite critical of the icons and the culture of emerging Christian radicalism: These teachers want us to see that following Christ genuinely, truly, really, radically, sacrificially, inconveniently, and uncomfortably … [Read more...] about On Christian Radicalism