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Why Might Virtue Ethics Matter for the non-Christian?
The natural law which guides humans and resolutely compels them toward the fulfillment of the human telos is at work in every person...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Aug 16, 2023
What is the Significance of the Lord's Prayer?
It might seem an odd question: Does the Lord’s Prayer represent a worldview? It might even seem a bit indecent. How could a model prayer,...
William Edgar, Ph.D.
Oct 10, 2022
What is the Natural Law?
In his Epistle to the Romans (2:14-16), Saint Paul affirms that when the Gentiles who do not have the Law—that is, the law revealed by...
Fr. Stephen Brock, Ph.D.
May 21, 2022
What are Worldviews, and Why Should University Students be Mindful of Them?
As the word itself suggests, a worldview is an overall view of the world. It isn’t a physical view of the world (like the sight of planet...
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Apr 18, 2022
Are Christian Convictions Difficult to Have in the Practice of Law?
A Christian lawyer is, for some, an oxymoron. Can a follower of Christ also practice law? The question seems to imply that some...
Jonathan Austin, J.D.
Apr 10, 2022
In What Ways is God the Foundation for all Knowledge?
According to a Christian worldview, God is the foundation of all knowledge simply because God is the ultimate foundation for everything
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Mar 21, 2022
Is Christianity a Western or White Religion?
Many people think of Christianity as a Western or White religion. After all, at the time of the Reformation, 92% of all Christians were...
Todd M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Feb 21, 2022
Is it Fair to Think of Christianity as a Western Religion?
In academic circles and in western society more broadly, there is currently a lot of antipathy toward the western intellectual tradition...
Donald Fairbairn, Ph.D.
Jan 20, 2022
Why is it Important to Ask Good Questions When Engaging Other Worldviews?
Learning to ask good questions is an important skill for everyone to learn, especially followers of Jesus. It not only helps us think...
David A. Horner, D.Phil.
Jan 7, 2022
Why, as Christians, are Some of Us Called to Law?
The Hebrew prophet Jeremiah is helpful to modern Christians as they wrestle through the process of working in a fallen world and living...
Jonathan Austin, J.D.
Dec 2, 2021
Should Christians embrace global citizenship?
The Christian life is lived out both locally and globally. Obviously, Christians live in a particular city within a particular country,...
Todd M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Oct 9, 2021
What responsibilities do Christians have towards the world?
Long volumes by some of Christianity’s most gifted thinkers and writers have been offered attempting an answer to this question. It is...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Sep 28, 2021
Is religion disappearing around the world?
The 21st century began with two big surprises in global religion. First, despite the prognostications of leading academics in the...
Todd M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Sep 14, 2021
What is virtue ethics, and why should it matter to a college student?
Virtue ethics is a way of thinking about the being and doing of a person that focuses not on a particular norm or list of directives, but...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Aug 27, 2021
What responsibilities do Christians have towards their wider campuses?
Christians have long been tempted to the error aptly labeled quietism—the studied attempt to bifurcate one’s life and restrict...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Aug 20, 2021
What is the importance of cultivating proper character in one's college years?
The old debate between nature and nurture has, I think, largely been settled: it’s a draw. But the tremendous advantage of the nurture...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Aug 18, 2021
How should university students engage with the culture of the world?
The question arises: since the fall of mankind is radical, affecting all areas of life, is the cultural mandate abrogated, or replaced by...
William Edgar, Ph.D.
Jul 26, 2021
Where is there room for God in the academic world?
The Bible proclaims that Christ is Lord. He reigns with God the Father even today over the entire universe (Eph. 1:20-22). Those who...
Vern Poythress, Ph.D.
Jul 22, 2021
Where is there room for God in chance?
Chance might be the last place where we expect to find God. Chance, we might think, is completely out of control. Well, yes, chance is a...
Vern Poythress, Ph.D.
Jul 22, 2021
What is apologetics?
Apologetics is, simply put, giving answers and responses to objections that come to or against Christianity. The world "apologetics"...
K. Scott Oliphint, Ph.D.
Jul 22, 2021
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