Cultural Apologetics: An Assessment
Cultural apologetics has enjoyed a rise in popularity in the last few years among evangelicals. Paul Gould’s excellent book Cultural Apologetics, in my mind, marked a serious shift toward thinking about the technical details of this apologetic method.[1] Gould moved beyond simply using cultural artifacts to make an apologetic case but instead focused more heavily on cultural dynamics and biblical anthropology. In 2025, the Keller...
HSF Conversations: Why Truth Matters with Bruce Little
In this episode of HSF Conversations, HSF contributor Christopher Talbot interviews Bruce Little on his new book Why Truth Matters: Francis Schaeffer on True Spirituality, Christ’s Lordship, and Inerrancy. Dr. Little is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2018), where he served as full-time faculty from 2001 to 2018 and director of the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture (2008-2013). We...
Mere Spirituality: A Modest Proposal for Evangelical Spiritual Formation
C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity likened the historic Christian faith to a hallway “out of which doors open into several rooms.”[1] He argued that these rooms are various denominations or theological traditions. The confessional distinctives are to be found in the rooms, not in the hallway. Yet, in case a reader is tempted to stay in the hallway, Lewis reminds us: “[I]t is in the rooms, not in the hall, that there are fires and chairs...
Reaching Teenagers Who Don’t Care: Apologetics for the Indifferent
In previous generations in the United States, the apologetic question may have been framed as one of authority: “who says?” Apologetics in youth ministry, in response, gave attention to the reliability and authority of the Bible. Those in youth ministry focused on topics like inerrancy and textual reliability. In the current generation, the question may be one of relevance: “who cares?” We find ourselves not so much faced with...
HSF Conversations: Accessible Church with Sandra Peoples
In this episode of HSF Conversations, Chris Talbot and Jesse Owens sit down with Sandra Peoples, author of Accessible Church. Sandra serves as the disability consultant for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. She grew up with a sister with Down syndrome and has a son with autism. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Sandra provides clear answers as to how churches can be better equipped...
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