Ethics and Culture

Christian Influencers Don’t Know the Purpose of Theology
Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Caleb Wait discuss how theological formation, when done primarily through digital media, online platforms and influencers, can be counter productive in the life of the church.

Law, Gospel, and Egyptian Christianity – Horton, Smith, Abp Samy Shehata, Shady Anis
Michael Horton and Adam Smith have an extraordinary opportunity and insightful conversation with Archbishop Dr. Samy Fawzy Shehata and Dr. Shadi Anis of the Anglican Diocese in Cairo, Egypt. They describe the diocese’s guiding vision for how gospel-centered ministry combines sound Reformed doctrine with outward-facing service (Sudanese refugee care, a center for Muslim-Christian relations). The […]

God’s Left Hand
Early voting has already begun here in Texas, where I live. On November 3, Americans will return to the ballot box for the midterm elections. For some of us, this is an energizing time. We love doing our part to participate in our democracy and choose our leaders.

The Alternate Enchantment of the Reformation
Since the 2007 release of Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age, the Christian intellectual sphere has reverberated with talk of disenchantment, a historical process that helped create the modern world. According to Taylor, the old enchanted realm was “the world of spirits, demons, moral forces

How Should Believers Respond to Claims About ‘AI Welfare’?
In a humorous moment in the movie Fiddler on the Roof, the main character, Tevye, looks into the camera and remarks, “You may ask, how did this tradition get started? I’ll tell you—I don’t know! But it’s a tradition.” This sets the scene for the movie’s story of Tevye adapting to the changing world around him […]
