Conceptions of Parenthood

Update: The author emailed me with a link to a more popular treatment of his ideas due out in September. Looks good!
What does it take to be a parent? What gives one the right to claim parental authority over a child? What kind of things are parents obligated to do for their children? These [...]

What is Wise Blood About?

Anybody know?
Even after reading this, I still don’t get it. I know Flannery O’Connor is supposed to be one of those authors I am supposed to like, but after reading this book I cannot honestly appreciate the thought of reading another one of her works. Too weird and abstract for my tastes, but [...]

Lament for a Son

Nicholas Wolterstorff’s book Lament for a Son is a short book. Topping just over a hundred pages, many of which are only half written, he honors the life of his son Eric who died tragically in a mountain climbing accident. Within its contents we are given a glimpse of what it means to experience the [...]

From Darwin To Hitler

I just finished the fascinating and somewhat controversial book From Darwin To Hitler by Richard Weikart. The book is controversial because its author is associated with the Discovery Institute, an organization that advocates intelligent design and criticizes naturalistic evolution. From this it has been argued that his book is merely a hit piece on Darwin [...]

The Coming Evangelical Collapse

My good Internet friend and blogger extraordinaire Michael Spencer got picked up by both Real Clear Politics and the Drudge Report. He wrote an article called The Coming Evangelical Collapse for the Christian Science Monitor. It is a condensed version of a series he posted here.
While I am happy that Michael is getting some [...]

How far should we strip-mine humanity in order to save it?

The above question comes from one of the many penetrating articles about president Obama’s lift on the funding ban of embryonic stem cell research. Obama appeals to a “consensus” from all sides that agree the ban should be lifted and this research should go forward. Amazingly, he ignored the stunning advances in stem cell research [...]

Evil And The Justice Of God

NT Wright’s Evil and the Justice of God is one of the most interesting and thought-provoking Christian books I’ve read in a while. Unfortunately, I had to return it to the library after I finished and I enjoyed it too much to take detailed notes while reading. Paul Copan has some good thoughts that reflect [...]