A recent article at The Atlantic explores this phenomenon
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The two seeming synonyms are, in a sense, opposites. And the difference matters more than you may think.
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Rethinking your approach to Bible reading and interpretation? Consider these 10 guidelines from a religion scholar.
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The seeds of a dismantled patriarchy are first planted in the earliest books of the Hebrew Bible.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about doubt lately—what it is, why we resist it, and whether it is actually a gift to people of faith. If you’re in the midst of a faith crisis, check out my interview with Austin Fischer, pastor and author of Faith in the Shadows.
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Jonathan Merritt, who writes On Faith & Culture for RNS, invited Diana Butler Bass — to write this guest column on his blog.
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A few years ago, I experienced a miracle at a writing conference outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Following a talk I gave on storytelling, a group of women approached me and one stepped forward: “We have a word from God for you.”
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An interview with Ann Voskamp on her new book, The Broken Way.
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IVP has finally responded to their authors' protests of their controversial gay marriage termination policy by allowing an exception for their authors.
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InterVaristy will begin firing employees who voluntarily share that they have progressive views on marriage.
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Does religious freedom have limits? If so, then surely child abuse exceeds those limits.
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The “masculinity crisis” is perpetuated in Christian self-help books like John Eldridge’s Wild At Heart, which ascribes glory to the man who conquers mountains, charges hills, and takes no prisoners (his loving wife excepted). What message do they send to those who connect more with God-as-the-great-Lover than God-as-the-ultimate-He-Man? Not much that’s biblical, in my view.
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Amid the seismic shifts happening within American Christianity, a growing number of the faithful now oppose the death penalty. Though evangelical Christians have generally favored the death penalty, even the National Association of Evangelicals has shrunk back from its previously supportive stance. Enter Shane Claiborne, an evangelical leader and author who has recently released a book, “Executing Grace: How the death penalty killed Jesus and why it is killing us.”
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Wayne Grudem has some explaining to do. To oppose Giuliani, Grudem argued that character mattered. To support Trump, Grudem argues that “flawed” character isn’t disqualifying.
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I suspect that McCleneghan’s book on sex that seeks to free Christians from shame will be persuasive to many believers who feel some cognitive dissonance when it comes to sex.
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A theologian makes the case for Trump. Did he overstep?
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An evangelical Christian and avowed feminist argues that God intends every woman to work.
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