Erasmus on the “Problem of the Turk”
Posted onI recently came across a small treatise by the 16th century Christian humanist Desiderius Erasmus–the same Erasmus who gave us the Textus Receptus (the New […]
Category: Christian Non-Violence
AUDIO: My interview on Ordinary Folk podcast
Posted onI was recently interviewed on the Ordinary Folk podcast. We talked about theology, politics, the relationship between church and state, and superheroes. Click the image […]
How Shall We Then Vote?
Posted onThere seem to be two basic attitudes in the church in regard to the question of how Christians should vote. The first is that politics […]
Michael Sattler: Radical Christian
Posted onThough Protestants have in more recent years come around to the principle of separation of church and state, this was not so in the beginning. […]
The Gospel According to Batman V Superman
Posted onFresh from the theater after having seen Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, I have been reflecting upon one particularly fascinating theme within it. In […]
Christian Involvement in Politics Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Posted onWhen Christianity became the official state religion of the Roman Empire in 380 (after being granted the status of an approved religion by Emperor Constantine […]
Fighting Injustice, Condemning Violence: Jesus’ Gospel of Social Justice and Restoration
Posted on(the previous title for this post was “What Does Easter Sunday Have To Do With Social Liberation?” This material is also included in my book […]
Habakkuk and God’s Judgment Upon Militarism
Posted onI’ve been reading through the minor prophets (the twelve small books named after the prophets behind them in the Old Testament) and today I got […]
World Vision, Same Sex Marriages, and Christian Hypocrisy
Posted onRecently, the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision changed their policy of not hiring individuals in same sex marriages (http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/march-web-only/world-vision-why-hiring-gay-christians-same-sex-marriage.html). The change in policy does not […]
Is “Just War” Really Just?
Posted onThat great church father and “just war” theorist, Augustine of Hippo, had this to say (among other things) in justifying war:“What is the evil in […]