Politics+Current Affairs

Dispatches from Baylor: Let Women Lead
We see female professors excel when the people around them support their callings.
Adam and Eve Can't Save Your Marriage
What Bruce Feiler's reading of 'the first love story' leaves out.
For the First Time, Russia Ranked Among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
USCIRF annual report expands countries of particular concern.
Trump Continues Contraceptive Fight; Sanders Defends Pro-Life Democrats
The political lines on abortion blurred (a bit) this week.
Whatever Is Pure: Cedarville Requires Professors to Apply Philippians 4:8
Faculty push back against stricter standards keeping curse words, R-rated movies, and sexual content out of their curricula.
Open Your Home to the Homeless, Even When It Makes You Uncomfortable
Welcoming the stranger carries real risks. But hospitality is a New Testament expectation.
Templeton Prize Winner: Alvin Plantinga, Who Proved God’s Not Dead in Academia
Christian philosopher honored with $1.4 million award for reshaping theism.
Blasphemy Blocks Re-Election of Indonesia’s Top Christian Politician
But after losing Jakarta race, Ahok finds some favor in court.
The March for Science Is Willing to Get Political. But Will It Welcome Religion?
How evangelical scientists square their place in the global movement.
On Immigration, Welcoming the Stranger Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle
Why Christians should support reforms that recognize both the dignity of immigrants and the rule of law.
Your Smartphone Is Neither a Cancer nor a Cure-All
A balanced, biblical take on the devices we can’t seem to live without.
Gleanings: May 2017
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our May issue).
Bearing Burdens After Obamacare
The future of Christian health care sharing.
The Most Dangerous Thing About Being a Missionary in a Hostile Country
It all depends on how you understand ‘safety.’
Forgiveness: Muslims Moved as Coptic Christians Do the Unimaginable
Amid ISIS attacks, faithful response inspires Egyptian society.
Here’s the Million-Dollar Answer to How Persecuted Christians Persevere
Under Caesar’s Sword researchers release final analysis of 25 countries.
ISIS Attacks Major Christian Monastery in Egypt
Security stops Sinai assault on St. Catherine and its biblical library, but symbolism matters more.
Neil Gorsuch’s First Religious Liberty Case Is a Playground Fight
Evangelicals eye how new Supreme Court justice will impact this term’s only remaining church-state case.
Baptist Baylor Picks First Female President
Business dean Linda Livingstone takes over in wake of the Texas university’s rape scandal.
The Hard-Edged Hope of Wendell Berry
Why his vision of humble communities and humane economies is just what the world needs right now.

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