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Is 'Incoherent' Christianity Better Than None at All?

English leaders say religious education is a necessary part of primary education.

It's OK to Talk Like a Christian

Skip the trendy vocab, not the biblical terms.

Why Americans Don't Think God Talk is Weird

Robert Wuthnow says modern believers maintain a creative tension between the worldviews of naturalism and religion.

The Other Side of the Culture War

Marching under the banner of "rationality," cultural progressives fear the public influence of religion—and often dislike religious people themselves

Will America Keep the Faith?

Journalist David Aikman wonders whether our nation will squander its spiritual heritage.

Song of the Secularist

Jacques Berlinerblau offers a soaring paean to freedom from religion, but the American people don't seem to be singing along.

Tolerance—Or Else: Coercive Attempts to Impose Secular Beliefs

Secularists, D.A. Carson says, want to drive their opponents from the public square.

The Supreme Court's Religious Freedom Reality Check

A recent unanimous ruling reveals deep commitment to our 'first freedom.'

The Missing Factor in Higher Education

How Christian universities are unique, and how they can stay that way.

Schoolhouse Divided  Subscriber access only

Controversies over religion in public education are as old as public education itself.

Common Grace and Amazing Grace: A Review of David Brooks's 'The Social Animal'

Brooks's portrait of human flourishing lacks the essential elements of rescue and redemption.

Atheists in the Foxholes—as Chaplains

Why the military's inclusion of non-believing chaplains matters.

From Russia, with Love

Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion offers evangelicals more than an olive branch.

Why There Are Still Atheists

The heavens aren't the only proclaimers (and are sometimes silent).

Proselytizing in a Multi-Faith World

Why mutual respect and tolerance require us to witness for Christ.

The Gospel of Steve Jobs

The Apple CEO was able to articulate a perfectly secular form of hope.

We Must Not Despair

It's not the time to withdraw from politics.

Tragic Humanism

Terry Eagleton argues that evil is not as mysterious or as explainable as we think.

Culturally Focusing on the Family

How hipster evangelicals have fallen into the same consumerist traps as their parents.

Culture in an Age of Consumption

Why evangelical hipsters may be the best example of James Davison Hunter's 'faithful presence.'

Hipster Faith

To remain relevant, many evangelical pastors are following the lead of hipster trendsetters. So what happens when 'cool' meets Christ?

The Problem of Goodness

It's not just the problem of evil that baffles the secularist.

An Invisible Wall

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pastor in Berlin assesses Germany's spiritual climate.

The Clothed Public Square

Hunter Baker argues that Christians should not abandon God talk.

Europe's Past Is Today's Hope

Rome won't cede the continent to secularists without a fight.

Not One Sparrow

We can be 'speciesists' and show compassion for animals.

Why You Can't Just 'Love Your Neighbor'

According to Benedict XVI's new encyclical, trying to love people without knowing the truth about them leads to mere sentiment and will do them harm.

Divine Devolution

Robert Wright thinks God is okay, as long as he behaves like a secular humanist.

Learning from Secular Nations

In 'godless' Scandinavia, people are content. Is that enough?

Atheists' Outreach

Debating God on public transit draws Christian response.

The Advent of Humility  Subscriber access only

Jesus is the reason to stop concentrating on ourselves.

The Chronicles of Atheism  Subscriber access only

When The Golden Compass hits theaters this month, many will be introduced to the works of Philip Pullman, a writer who detests C.S. Lewis's fantasy world.

Deconstructing Dawkins  Subscriber access only

Alister McGrath's challenge of famous atheist is bracing—but does not go far enough.

Holy to the Core

We're tempted by moralism because we've forgotten what God wants at the center.

The Story of America?  Subscriber access only

Robert Kagan's Dangerous Nation.

When 7 x 5 = 75  Subscriber access only

And you thought secular bias on campuses was bad. Stephen Carter reviews The Decline of the Secular University.

The Conservative Humanist  Subscriber access only

Those who are pro-life and pro-family should have no problem being pro-human.

The Twilight of Atheism

Why this once exciting and 'liberating' philosophy failed to capture the world's imagination.

The French Reconnection

Europe's most secular country rediscovers its Christian roots.

That Other Church  Subscriber access only

Let's face it: Secularism is a religion. Let's treat it as such.
News Feed
Canada: Are we living in post-religious times?
It's easy to speculate that Canada has entered some sort of post-religious existence, certainly for some mainstream Christian faiths. But many who study issues of faith and spirituality in the country say, "Not so fast." (CBC News)
Opinion: One Nation under God?
The Christian consensus that long governed our public square is disintegrating. (Molly Worthen, The New York Times)
Cadet Quits, Cites Overt Religion at West Point
A cadet quitting West Point less than six months before graduation says he could no longer be part of a culture that promotes prayers and religious activities and disrespects nonreligious cadets. (AP)

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