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CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE

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Good Christians, Rejoice!

Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. —Wendell Berry, ”Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front” Wendell Berry’s...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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HOLIDAYS

The House of Christmas

My favourite Advent poets are Luci Shaw and Mark Noll (yes, that Mark Noll). But G. K. Chesterton turned out a few good pieces also, and...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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JESUS

Advent Then and Now

Creator comes as creature, Lion as lamb. Alpha begins as new life (Omega will die), Almighty as all-needy, The Word as infant, The Rock...

Is Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” a Christmas Song?

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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THE CHRISTIAN WAY

Is Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” a Christmas Song?

How about Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” instead? You might wonder if these are trick questions…. Cohen’s song was made famous by both the...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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BIBLE

Cur Deus Homo?

Mark 14:22-25 isn’t a typical Advent passage, but it provides a few clues about the coming of the Lord: “While they were eating, Jesus...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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THEOLOGY

The Charlie Brown Christmas Problem

Charles Schultz’s classic TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was originally broadcast in 1965. And, a generation later, the problem...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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THE CHRISTIAN WAY

Come, Thou Not-Expected Jesus

That first Christmas night, the shepherds on that Judean hillside were properly terrified by the Identified Flying Object blazing above...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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DEFINING THE TERMS

Theory Ain’t Belief–Thank God!

Philosopher Alvin Plantinga buries a little gem of insight in a footnote to his massive Warranted Christian Belief (Oxford, 2000) that...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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Taking Christ Out of "Kris-mass"

This time of year, preachers are constantly telling us to “put Christ back into Christmas.” Well, maybe. My beloved and I watched the...

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Thoughts on CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE

NEW BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE

Woke: An Evangelical Guide to Postmodernism, Liberalism, Critical Race Theory, and More

A brief and balanced introduction and response to the culture of "woke" for busy people.

Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE