I missed this when it appeared last month. Several intellectuals, many from the world of religion and theology, published “An Open Letter Responding to the NatCon ‘Statement of Principles.’” Signers include Paul Griffiths, David Bentley Hart, Eugene McCarraher, John Milbank,...
Today the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the state of New York cannot limit attendance in houses of worship. Here is NPR: Gorsuch filed an unusually acerbic concurring opinion, blasting not only Governor Cuomo but also Chief...
Jamie Smith’s new book on St. Augustine looks great: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXXaM4gB1_M&w=560&h=315]...
In his piece at The Washington Post following Donald Trump’s Values Voter Summit announcement that “we will be saying Merry Christmas again,” philosopher James K.A. Smith reminds us what it really means to think politically about Christmas. Here is a taste: The biblical...
Glad to see this is catching on. Thanks, Jamie. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5IyoY7Bmno&w=560&h=315]...
Calvin College philosopher James K.A. Smith delivered the final plenary lecture at “The State of the Evangelical Mind” conference last week. Very early in his talk Smith announced that “everything going on in this conference has no connection whatsoever to...
