John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
Wisdom from Bonhoeffer…for Everyone, Not Just Someone Else
I am conducting a seminar this semester on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s great work, Ethics. In preparing for a class next week, I came across a...
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JOHN G. STACKHOUSE, JR.
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CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
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Beware the Power of “Story”
[The following is another post originally up in slightly different form at “Context with Lorna Dueck.”] “That’s my story and I’m sticking...
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Abortion and the U.S. Election
As so many conservative Christians, including some prominent evangelicals, seem to be fixated on the single question of abortion and...
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Cheap Grace, Again
You don’t need me to tell you why this famous passage from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s great work, Nachfolge (“Following”–called The Cost of...
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The Ghost of Jerry Falwell Haunts the GOP Still
The following post was prompted by the recent Pew poll that found churchgoing white evangelicals (otherwise not defined) as supporting...
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Yes, It’s Out
InterVarsity Press has advised me that my new book, Partners in Christ: A Conservative Case for Egalitarianism, has been released....
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My Dinner with Mako
Just back from New York City. Had never visited it, having visited so many, many US cities over the years. San Diego, Los Angeles, San...
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A Prayer for Every Day
This last month, while venturing hither (vacationing in the Okanagan Valley) and yon (working in Sydney, Australia), I have been...
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Great Sale for Students from Baylor University Press
My friend Dr Carey Newman has revolutionized Baylor University Press, ‘way down yonder in Waco, Texas, into a powerhouse of a place. This...
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The Hard Work of Prayer
Here is a lovely passage from the sprightly, charming, and ruthlessly honest testimony of English writer Jane Christmas as she considers,...
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Stackhouse on Volf on “Public Faith”
Good friend Miroslav Volf published a fine book a couple of years ago on A Public Faith. The journal Political Theology has released a...
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Public Speaking: Favourite Resources
I’m looking forward to conducting a week-long course in public speaking in Regent’s Summer Programs very soon. (Yes, there’s still time...
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A Good Definition of Forgiveness
I have blogged about forgiveness in some detail before, notably here and here. Today I came across a particular detail that is good...
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Review of David Martin, THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY
The Future of Christianity: Reflections on Violence and Democracy, Religion and Secularization. By David Martin. Ashgate, 240 pp., $29.95...
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Find Someone Good? Go Deeper–Notwithstanding…
In a world of voices—what seems often to be a maelstrom, even a cacophony, of competing signals—how wonderful it is to find someone...
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Jonathan Edwards: A New Book, a New Look
I’ve just begun reading the new book by friends Mike McClymond and Gerry McDermott on my favourite theologian, Jonathan Edwards...
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David Martin's Newest Book: For Your Summer Study Break
The Future of Christianity: Reflections on Violence and Democracy, Religion and Secularization. By David Martin. Ashgate, 240 pp., $29.95...
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"Getting Ready for Glory"–Academic Style
A few posts ago, I enjoyed writing to you about Steve Bell’s grandmother as described in a story by Steve and a song by Carolyn Arends,...
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Late Teens & 20-Somethings, This Is for You
Sam McLoughlin has a new book out that does what few books can do: Talk to young adults about Stuff That Matters in a way they will enjoy...
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Now You Can Finally Stop Hitting Your Kids
I don’t know of a single good parent who likes spanking their kids. I don’t know how one could. We surely hated it, but we didn’t know...