Calvinism
With Keller’s death, ‘young, restless and Reformed’ new Calvinists are at a crossroads
By Bob Smietana and Kathryn Post — June 6, 2023
(RNS) — The Reformed resurgence swept through evangelicalism in the early 2000s, fueled by Calvinism, charisma and complementarianism. Despite the fall of a number of leaders, the movement retains staying power.
The countercultural drama of Ash Wednesday
By Jacob Lupfer — February 17, 2021
(RNS) — The day offers an opportunity for the devout, the skeptical and the merely curious to embrace the reality of sin.
They’re still here: The curious evolution of Westboro Baptist Church
By Hillel Gray — July 17, 2018
(RNS) — No single congregation in America has had the kind of recognition, or notoriety, that the Westboro Baptist Church achieved in the 1990s. While still fiercely anti-homosexual, it has seen a subtle shift in its messaging that injects ideas about Jesus and love, clarifies doctrine and even invokes positive language.
Desiring God, mental health, and the truth about ‘chronological snobbery’
By Jonathan Merritt — February 16, 2018
"Thank God for psychologists and Lexapro," writes Jonathan Merritt. "Without them, I might be dead today."
Novelist-as-theologian Marilynne Robinson is changing the way we think about Calvinism
By Martin E. Marty — November 20, 2017
Here is an open-faced confession of interest in Robinson’s fiction, along with an overt plug that readers of “Sightings” pay attention—or more attention—to Robinson.
Let’s talk about … Calvin, for a change
By Martin E. Marty — November 13, 2017
Both wings of the Protestant Reformation produced heirs with complex histories, and mixed expressions, including participation in and execution of murderous conflicts such as the Thirty Years’ War.
Mazel tov to my Protestant friends!
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 25, 2017
(RNS) — Should Jews mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation? Yes. But.....
Hurt by the church? It’s time to talk about it
By Jonathan Merritt — February 6, 2017
Critiquing the church has become taboo among many, but sharing our suffering may help you heal from spiritual wounds.
The Gospel Coalition and how (not) to engage culture
By Jonathan Merritt — June 6, 2016
The ministry blocks dissenters and ignores journalists who might ask difficult questions. This is not engaging culture, but evading culture.
The great evangelical divorce: continuing the conversation
By David P. Gushee — February 15, 2016
The author responds to numerous questions about his latest post saying conservative and progressive evangelicals are heading for a divorce.
Who are ‘the least of these’? Scholars say Mother Teresa and others may be wrong
By Jonathan Merritt — May 22, 2015
The common understanding of Jesus’ famous phrase may be inaccurate and inconsistent with the way most Christians throughout history have understood it.
Jonathan Edwards’ works made available for free as interest in Puritanism surges
By Jonathan Merritt — February 3, 2015
The release of Edwards’ work comes at a moment of renewed interest in the preacher. But can a message that focuses on the damnation of sinners and torments of hell awaken the modern masses like it did for Edwards and others?
Billy Graham’s grandson warns against New Year’s resolutions
By Jonathan Merritt — January 1, 2015
Never shying away from controversy, Tullian Tchividjian is picking another fight--this time, with New Years resolutions. He says the practice of setting them can be spiritually damaging.
Watch Marilynne Robinson’s “Lila” redeem every tired, stupid plot in Christian fiction
By Jana Riess — December 5, 2014
The eligible widower, the plucky heroine, the superiority of life in a small town: Marilynne Robinson's novel "Lila" has all the usual tropes, but she manages to make all things new.
World Magazine column demonstrates evangelicals’ double standard
By Jonathan Merritt — November 17, 2014
The magazine attacks a pro-evolution Christian group for presenting a pro-evolution Christian perspective at their gathering. No, seriously.
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