Recognizing the God Who Is There, Despite our Best Efforts
by Andy Ball The Critical Posture How ironic is the contemporary mood: despite how technologically advanced and developed our society is, we are so untrustworthy about many beliefs. Even though we can be more certain than ever before about numerous things, we are cynics. Just consider the plethora of conspiracies that are so popular. If you’re not familiar with any, go check your Facebook wall. Someone will surely have posted in the...
Thomas Aquinas and the Role of Reason: An Epistemology of Faith
by Kevin L. Hester Epistemology is the philosophical study of how truth claims are justified. It answers the question how we know what is true. Since God is revealed to us as “truth,”[1] it must then have bearing upon our faith. But what is the nature of faith? Is faith only faith when there is no evidence? If faith depends upon evidence, is it still faith? The relationship between faith and reason is a foundational theological and...
Evangelical Theological Society Meeting: Review & Reflections
Two weeks ago, nearly 3000 students, professors, exhibitors, pastors, and scholars of many kinds gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. While regional bodies meet throughout the year, the national organization gathers every November for hundreds of stimulating presentations, plenary addresses, discussion forums, and a first-rate exhibit hall, featuring biblical training resources,...
The Bible and Economics
Imagine one morning you wake up and you’re suddenly the only person living on the planet.[1] How would you respond? After realizing the surrounding events, you might take up residence in that house you’ve always dreamed of living in. You can now drive anywhere you want, because, well, gas is free. You might decorate your home with the rug from the Oval Office and take all the food you want from the grocery stores. However, several...
Tracing the Crimson Thread
An earlier edition of this article was first published in The Brink Magazine, Vol. VII, Issue 1, Fall 2015 September – November. George MacDonald writes in his delightful little children’s book The Princess and the Goblin about a silvery thread Princess Irene’s grandmother makes for her. This thread is made to lead the young princess back to her grandmother—especially in the midst of danger. The problem is, the thread only works if...
There Is No Golden Age
What’s your ideal place or time in history? Maybe you’d enjoy the slow pace and small town charm of a place like Mayberry where things seem simpler and people seem kinder. Or maybe you’d prefer a more exotic setting like England during the age of Shakespeare. The past may not be your thing. You might prefer some time or place in the future when transportation is easier, cancer has been cured, and poverty has been greatly alleviated....
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