Pyle, Tory Refugees on the Way to Canada

Should Christians Have Fought in the U.S. War of Independence?

July 3, 2012

That’s the question asked by political scientist Tony Gill on his podcast, Research on Religion, of three Christian scholars familiar with religion and politics in 18th century America: Gregg Frazer (The Master’s College), Jonathan Den Hartog (Northwestern College, MN), and Mark David Hall (George Fox University). More specifically, he asked each: “As a Christian in … More Should Christians Have Fought in the U.S. War of Independence?

Dixie Chicks, Fly

Albums A to Z: Fly

July 2, 2012

When I shared my guilty pleasures in pop culture a couple of months ago, I included country-pop superstar Taylor Swift. But I failed to mention the Texas trio who in many ways paved the way for Ms. Swift’s genre-crossing, media-savvy success as a young woman working within and transcending Nashville’s patriarchy… Dixie Chicks, Fly If … More Albums A to Z: Fly

Italian Fan, Euro 2012

Soccer and Nationalism

July 2, 2012

Yesterday in Kiev, Spain routed Italy 4-0 to win the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, a tournament that (for many Europeans and no small number of non-Europeans) is only slightly less significant than the other international sporting competition with which it shares a quadrennium. As I wrote about early in Euro 2012, one match between … More Soccer and Nationalism

Roger Olson

Roger Olson on Pietism and Postmodernism

June 29, 2012

For once, it was easy this week to know where to start my post-vacation ritual of sifting through stacks of new publications requiring some reading attention: with Roger Olson’s article in the Summer 2012 issue of Christian Scholar’s Review, “Pietism and Postmodernism: Points of Congeniality.” A refined version of the second of two lectures he … More Roger Olson on Pietism and Postmodernism