St. Mark—the Cowardly Lion
That is the uncontested ending of GMark: the earliest witnesses flatly failing for fear.
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THINKBETTER
What's wrong? How did we get here? What shall we do?
JOHN G. STACKHOUSE, JR.
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CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
Cornelius the Convert—and What a Convert!
Today is the Feast Day of the Conversion of Cornelius the Centurion. And, yes, it matters that he is not just “Cornelius,” but “Cornelius...
“And the Word Was Made Flesh…”
Today is the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. You will appreciate that I have some affinity with and affection for a Christian writer...
Best Year Ever? Yes! And also…No
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has gotten a lot of attention recently for declaring that “This Has Been the Best Year Ever.”...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Christianity and Other Religions: Clarifying Terms & Issues
I know: that’s a boring title. But an essay I wrote almost twenty years ago still seems at least occasionally useful to bring some clarity..
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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Evangelicals, World Religions, and the Destiny of the Unevangelized: What Is “Inclusivism"
What is at stake goes far beyond the question of evangelical missionary work.
What I Actually Told “The Walrus” about John Allen Chau
Canada’s aspiring magazine of ideas, The Walrus, recently printed a bowdlerized version of a letter I sent to them. To clip letters is...
Easter: Who Needs It?
The world’s great religions offer what millions of people want: a sensible, straightforward path to life. That’s why those religions are...
Christianity Is Weird, but Perhaps Not as Weird as Your Think
Christianity has what I sometimes call a “double weirdness problem.” Elements of its teaching that are truly strange—such as the...
Why Slain Missionary John Allen Chau Might Be a Martyr
[The following appeared first via Religion News Service] Now that many more details have emerged about how John Allen Chau prepared for...
Should Missionaries Just Stay Away?
The recent death of young martyr John Allen Chau has focused world attention on the legitimacy of Christian missions. Chau arranged with...
Why Gretta Vosper Isn’t the (Main) Problem
From time to time Canadian Christians look again at the Gretta Vosper phenomenon, especially the “church refuses to defrock aggressive...
Advice for Students in Unsafe Places
“But, Professor, I learned in church that God wrote the Ten Commandments himself on stone tablets and gave them to Moses. Isn’t that what...
Scandals, Scandals Everywhere: What Can Be Done?
It’s been a bad season for Catholics and evangelicals. Catholics are embroiled in a global scandal about who knew and did what about...
Dangerous Dreaming
Religion doesn’t matter. At least, it doesn’t seem to matter much in Canada. Canada’s cultural magazine, The Walrus, devoted its June...
Paige Patterson, Donald Trump, and Theological Malpractice
As Christian leaders have defended Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson over this past couple of months and President Donald Trump...
Let’s First Get a Few Things Straight
Understandably, the early Christian church was persecuted by the ancient Romans for practicing incest and cannibalism. At least, that’s...
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