An interesting subject of discussion the last few days has been the County Clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, Kim Davis. She has made national news by refusing to issue a marriage license to a homosexual couple, not once, but four times. She now sits in a Rowan County jail, put there after being held in […]
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I just finished reading two articles on higher education, one by Walter Russell Mead in The American Interest and other in National Review Online, the latter which goes nicely with a third article entitled “New Analysis Shows Problematic Boom in Higher Ed Administrators” in the Huffington Post. Together these articles paint a discouraging picture, especially […]
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The academic year is almost upon many of us again. In that spirit, it seems fitting to write about academics. The following are random thoughts about the present and future of higher education in America, particularly Christian higher education. It is not an exhaustive analysis, nor is it very deep or even nuanced. So please […]
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I just finished another book I would commend to our readers. Gregory Alan Thornbury has published Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry. Crossway, 2013. As the title indicates, the author, current president of King’s College in New York City, and erstwhile “geek” (more below), the book represents both […]
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My Berean colleague Mark Smith wrote a very astute piece for this blog on the recent announcement by Ohio Governor Jon Kasich as a candidate for the presidency in 2016. He received an interesting and stimulating comment, to which I wish to reply as a separate blog. If you want the entire comment, go to […]
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Quote of the Day (and Comment)
21 Jul 2015
The relationship between virtue and institutions has been debated for many years, even centuries, by political thinkers, not to mention even clergy. For Christians this is a particularly important issue. To what extent can we rely on the arrangement of political and legal institutions to “check ambition” and prevent mischievous abuse of power? Do we […]
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Some Questions to Ponder: Just Asking
15 Jul 2015
I have a few questions for thought today. I am not answering them, though the reader may well have some idea where I am on them. So just read and ponder. Please feel free to comment too. I have not read the Iran nuclear deal yet, but I understand it will aid Iran in developing […]
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Back to the Core Issue
11 Jul 2015
I have remained pretty silent on the following topic, but now I want to make a plea to my academic colleagues—not at my university only but those in all colleges and universities, and especially those at Christian institutions. First, though, the problem, followed by the solution, or at least my solution, plus responses to anticipated […]
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Human Flourishing, the Bible and Books
06 Jul 2015
I just finished reading a very helpful book for Christians interested in how they should think about capitalism, wealth, and the Bible. The author is John R. Schneider and the title is The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth (Eerdmans, 2002). It is 13 years old and I thought I would […]
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This is Part Two of my long blog concerning Pope Francis’s global climate change (and generally environmental and poverty focused) encyclical Laudato Si, issued last Thursday. I am a little to sorry to say this part will be at least as long as the first, but look at this way: You could read the full […]