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,...
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Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
- Sep 28
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 Elowsky, Ph.D.
- Sep 20
Who was Athanasius, and why is he a central figure in the history of Christianity?
Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 297-373) was bishop of the see of Alexandria from 328 to his death in 373. He often is referred to by the...
Todd M. Johnson, Ph.D.
- Sep 14
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...
Scott Smith, Ph.D.
- Sep 11
Can we have knowledge based on Naturalism?
Very roughly, naturalism is the view that all that exists is natural, which usually is explained in terms of the physical; there are no...
What is the Trinity, and why is it so important to Christians?
Many non-Christians, and likely many Christians as well, are baffled by the Christian concept of the Trinity. We wonder how God can be...
John Bloom, Ph.D
- Aug 31
Are Science and the Bible in tension?
One certainly gets the impression from the media, some popular scientists, and some Christians that Science and the Bible are seriously...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
- Aug 27
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...
Peter Nafzger, Ph.D.
- Aug 25
What does it mean to say the Bible is the Word of God?
When people think about the Word of God, they tend to think about sacred writings. Christians believe there are such writings. But that’s...
John Bloom, Ph.D
- Aug 24
Is Earth's situation in the vast universe evidence against the existence of God?
Who hasn’t walked outside under dark sky conditions and felt insignificant against the black vastness of space? It’s perfectly...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
- Aug 20
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 19
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...
Timothy Saleska, Ph.D.
- Aug 11
What are the Psalms, and what can non-Christians learn from them?
I begin with the assumption that the Psalms are poetry. “If this is true,” I ask myself, “Why poetry? And what makes poetry worth...
William Edgar, Ph.D.
- Jul 26
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...
Leopoldo Sanchez, Ph.D.
- Jul 23
What is Spirit Christology?
Spirit Christology looks at the presence and activity of the Spirit of God in the life and mission of Jesus Christ. In a way, Spirit...
Vern Poythress, Ph.D.
- Jul 22
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
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...
K. Scott Oliphint, Ph.D.
- Jul 22
What is apologetics?
Apologetics is, simply put, giving answers and responses to objections that come to or against Christianity. The world "apologetics"...
Vern Poythress, Ph.D.
- Jul 22
Where is there room for God in modern sociology?
It is important to see that God, not man, is the origin of all the structures and regularities in all the societies of the world. Human...
K. Scott Oliphint, Ph.D.
- Jul 22
What does it mean to say that the fall affected reason?
The problem that plagues the reasoning of human beings is the problem that radically affects every human heart. It is the problem of sin....
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