Four Problems with Naturalistic Evolutionary Ethics
by Paul Rezkalla Gargan, the caveman, lived for only one purpose: producing offspring. His sole purpose in life was to propagate his DNA by any means necessary. Brutality and selfishness are simply...
View ArticleThe Faustian Bargain of Fifty Shades of Gray
Editor’s Note: A longer version of this piece was originally published at The Federalist: http://thefederalist.com/2015/03/05/faust-may-hold-the-key-to-understanding-fifty-shades-of-grey/ By Josh...
View ArticleHosea and Polyamory: The Sufficiency of Scripture
by Joshua Herring For two thousand years, Christians have made an extraordinary claim: that a set of books contains the words of God, written through human authors, and that this Bible is sufficient...
View ArticleBiblical Ethics and Moral Order in Creation
By Andrew J. Spencer Spencer is a PhD student in Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. His primary area of interest is the study of Christian approaches to...
View ArticlePornography: A Dangerous Deception
By Joshua Herring On April 26, the Wall Street Journal Business section offered a new prophecy: Robot Sex! Sex Therapist Laura Berman predicts that technology will enable cheap but fulfilling robotic...
View ArticleThe Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, and the Parameters for Flourishing (Part 1)
By Chad Thornhill Part 2 It may surprise those outside of the field of biblical studies that there has been intense debate in recent decades over the meaning of the handful of passages in the Bible...
View ArticleThe Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, and the Parameters for Flourishing (Part 2)
By Chad Thornhill Part 1 Much also has been made of the Pauline passages which touch on the subject of same-sex sexual activity (Rom 1:26-27; 1 Cor 6:9-11; 1 Tim 1:9-10). We should remind ourselves,...
View ArticleThe Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, and the Parameters for Flourishing (Part 3)
By Chad Thornhill For those who do not accept the Bible as authoritative, discussing exegetical nuances (see Parts 1 and 2) likely offers little reason to change their view. I would not expect it to,...
View ArticleThe Humanity of Jesus: A Response to Brandon Ambrosino
By Gary Yates Like other evangelicals, I appreciate the candor and forthrightness of Brandon Ambrosino’s article “The Best Christian Argument for Marriage Equality Is That the Bible Got It Wrong” in...
View ArticlePodcast: A Christian Perspective on Bioethics with Mark Foreman
On this week’s podcast, Dr. Mark Foreman gives a Christian perspective on some key bio-ethical issues. Dr. Foreman helps us understand how we should think about trans-humanism, fertility treatments,...
View ArticleTwilight Musings: “Women – Paragons or Pariahs?”
By Elton Higgs One way of describing the Fall is to say that Eve and Adam “bit off more than they could chew.” They plunged into territory that they were utterly unable to cope with, and the end of...
View ArticleTwilight Musings: “Gender Benders”
by Elton Higgs The worldwide Women’s Marches earlier this year brought to the fore once more the tangled morass of arguments and battles about sexuality launched in the 1960s. Marchers interviewed...
View ArticleGreat Truths, Great Division
Editors’ Note: One necessary condition for doing moral apologetics as Christians is having a clear understanding of the requirements of Christian morality. We are thankful for Dr. Thomas’ piece...
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