Can a Christian Be an Environmentalist? (1)
The subject matter of this article is one of the most misunderstood topics of holiness and social justice in the Christian community today. The topic is obviously important, relevant, contemporary, and...
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In part one of this essay, we explored biblical law regarding the humane treatment of domestic animals. We learned that the people of Israel were not free to be simple “consumers” of the creatures...
View ArticleEmbracing Evolution
I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery story with one of my sons who was young at the time. As I was unloading the cart onto the belt, I looked over at my son who was staring at a magazine...
View ArticleGospel of Peace: Why John Wesley Should Have Been a Pacifist, and We Should, Too
Toward the end of a long-winded vice list, John Wesley, writing on The Doctrine of Original Sin, says the following: But there is a still greater and more undeniable proof that the very foundations of...
View ArticleChristians and COVID
Christians and COVID—what are the issues and possible responses? Earlier this summer, D. Gareth Jones, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy in the University of Otago (NZ) and renowned bioethicist, wrote an...
View ArticleA “Seamless Garment” Approach to Theological Ethics
In the early 1980s, Roman Catholic prelate Joseph Cardinal Bernardin urged a holistic approach to the ethics of life. Adopting an allegorical reading of John 19:23, Cardinal Bernardin said that...
View ArticleAs Scribes Trained for the Kingdom: Discerning the Question of Same-sex Union...
As I write this, my denomination (Mennonite Church USA) continues in an uneasy tension over vexing issues of sexual ethics and ecclesial polity, especially concerning same-sex union, while the primary...
View ArticleEven Now? A Christian Pacifist Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
You could almost hear the sighs of relief between the lines of handwringing op-eds in the buildup to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For all the noise about the new threat and about the undoing of the...
View ArticlePracticing Truth Together
When I first drafted my proposal for the book that would become Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (Baker Academic,...
View ArticleBuilding a Theological Bookshelf: Christian Ethics
The place to acquire a reputable knowledge and collection of works in Christian Ethics should not begin with Christian Ethics. Background work should be done first. As a relatively recent academic...
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