Counter Culture?
Are Christians called to be countercultural? The way the word gets thrown around these days, it would seem as though some Christians believe that being…
Musings Chiefly on Love
Over the past few days I've been musing on love--specifically on love for God, love for others, and how they are related. Following are some…
Creation Order and Gender Hierarchy
The debate over women in ministry is never-ending, but it has taken center stage these past few weeks as several prominent defenders of "biblical manhood and womanhood" have launched a full-scale polemical war against women who preach
Beyond the Binaries, Part 6: Abortion in Christian History – Protestants and American Evangelicals
The view that abortion is murder from conception has actually been the minority view in the Western church for most of Christian history. Perhaps acknowledging this complexity and diversity of thought will evoke a spirit of humility within us as we engage the issue today.
Beyond the Binaries, Part 5: Abortion in Christian History, The “Early Church” and The Roman Catholic Church
“The Christian tradition has taken a generally negative view of abortion, but the moral basis and perceived implications of this negative view have varied greatly.”[1] So begins philosophy professor Peter Millican’s entry on abortion in The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought. This is, as we’ll see, an accurate summary.
Thomas L Horrocks 