Theology

Joseph and the Unintended Authoritarian Politics

His economic policies were later used by Pharoah to oppress the Hebrews in Exodus. What can this teach us about politics today?

Boomers: Serve Like Your Whole Life Is Ahead of You

What will our generation do with the increased life expectancy God has blessed us with?

Choose This (Labor) Day Whom You Will Serve

Exodus reminds us that our work can be exploitative, idolatrous, or kingdom oriented.

Public Theology Project

When to Respond to Slander (and When to Ignore It)

Correcting the record or remaining silent both involve the same thing: seeking to know Jesus.

It’s a Theological World After All

We need trained theologians to help us think through ideological and ethical questions in light of God’s Word and world.

Public Theology Project

How a TikTok Trad Wife Decodes Our Cultural Moment

A viral video reminds us that God works through disciples, not edgelords.

Public Theology Project

Why the American Church Can’t Fix Loneliness

Broken bonds and burned bridges can’t be mended by imaginary networks of relationships.

N.T. Wright: What Jesus Would Say to the ‘Empire’ Today

How Jesus and the Powers, cowritten with Michael F. Bird, calls Christians into the political sphere.

THEOLOGIANS IN CHRISTIAN HISTORY

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Anselm

Reluctant bishop with a remarkable mind

Martin Luther

Passionate reformer

Thomas Aquinas

The brilliant “dumb ox”

Augustine of Hippo

Architect of the Middle Ages

John Calvin

Father of the Reformed faith

Athanasius

Five-time exile for fighting “orthodoxy”

Karl Barth

Courageous theologian

Wanted: No Visa Issues, Fast Wi-Fi, and a Ballroom that Inspires Intimacy with God

Global Christian organizations scour the world in search of the best conference sites.

An Anxious Generation—of Parents

Jesus told us not to worry, but worry is our culture’s parenting default. It’s harming our kids.

Some Evangelicals Are Leaving Protestantism for Other Traditions

A number of high-profile Christians have converted to Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. What is driving them away?

Homeschooling for the Common Good

I never thought I’d be a homeschool parent, not least because I support public education. An improbable shift changed my perspective.

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Died: Doris Brougham, Missionary Who Taught English to Taiwan

For more than 70 years, Brougham used Studio Classroom and her trumpet to introduce Taiwan to Jesus.

Public Theology Project

You Cannot Lie Your Way to the Truth

Falsehoods are easy to tell in politics, and they can even creep into the church. But nothing takes us farther from the Truth himself.

The Evangelical Diploma Divide

How a new class division burst into American evangelicalism—and what it means for church unity.

How to Read the Bible in Color

Why a group of multi-ethnic editors began working on a new commentary of the New Testament.

Persecuted Chinese Christians Still Need Prayer After Prison

Police continue to harass and monitor believers long after their release.

Why Christians Rebuke Evil in the Name of Jesus

In a moment of great fear, Sonya Massey understood the power of the name of Christ. We should too.

5 Books on Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

Chosen by Kristin Elizabeth Couch, author of Deep Roots, Good Fruit: Seeing the Fruit of the Spirit Through Story and Scripture.

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