Here’s my chat with Joshua Mauldin of the Center for Theological Inquiry at Princeton, New Jersey about the new book he co-edited with Dallas Gingles and Rebekah Miles called The Future of Christian Realism: International Conflict, Political Decay, and the Crisis of Democracy. Audio podcast, with video below:   Mark Tooley: Hello! This is Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Here in Washington, DC. And also, editor of Providence, A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy with the pleasure today of chatting with Joshua Mauldin, who is Associate D ..read more

Roman Catholics should consider different classes of liberalism and how they affected the society and culture of today, according to two Catholic thought leaders seeking to engage with both secular pluralism and post-liberal movements including Integralism. Bishop Robert Barron sat down with Catholic philosopher D.C. Schindler on March 14 to mull over the goods of classical liberalism and those who, spurred on against exaggerated forms of liberalism, swing to an absolutist, contrary position. Among the ideas discussed was that the church proposes, rather than imposes, in public life. It is ne ..read more

Scholars of the Wesleyan movement presented at the first of the John Wesley Institute‘s regional events, the School of Methodism, February 9-10 in High Point, North Carolina. The two-day event explored our history as Wesleyans, what we believe, how we read scripture, what it means to live out our faith, and how our lives are shaped and formed by the worship of God. The School of Methodism is designed to equip participants in five areas: History, Theology, Scripture, Formation, and Worship. Speakers dove into the riches of the Wesleyan movement and engaged the question of what it means to ..read more

Distinguished New Testament scholar Richard Hays has co-authored a book apparently renouncing his earlier long-held traditionalist views on marriage and sex. A United Methodist and former dean of Duke Divinity School, in 1996 he authored the widely acclaimed A Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation, A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics. That book affirmed traditional Christian sexual ethics, confining sexual behavior to husband and wife. So, Hays’s reversal has excited comments by critics and new allies. The reversal is not surprising. Hays ..read more

Institute on Religion & Democracy Board Member Eric Patterson joined the IRD staff and guests on April 11 to speak on his new book, A Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition: Christian Foundations and Practices. This brief introduction surveys Christian thinking on an array of topics related to security and peace from a just war perspective. Drawing primarily on Scripture and theology, Patterson explores the moral dimensions of order, justice, and peace in light of key Christian doctrines such as love of neighbor, stewardship, vocation, and sphere sovereignty. He also examines the perennial ..read more

Scholars of the Wesleyan movement presented at the first of the John Wesley Institute‘s regional events, the School of Methodism, February 9-10 in High Point, North Carolina. The two-day event explored our history as Wesleyans, what we believe, how we read scripture, what it means to live out our faith, and how our lives are shaped and formed by the worship of God. The School of Methodism is designed to equip participants in five areas: History, Theology, Scripture, Formation, and Worship. Speakers dove into the riches of the Wesleyan movement and engaged the question of what it means to ..read more

The Institute on Religion and Democracy hosted the Rev. Dr. Richard Allen Hyde, Pastor of Community United Church of Christ of San Carlos, to deliver our Wednesday Worship sermon on April 10. Dr. Hyde, a Congregationalist minister, spoke to the IRD staff and guests on the passage of Mark 16:1-8 and offered an Easter meditation. Video of the worship service can be accessed below. If you are interested in joining IRD for an upcoming time of worship and lunch together, please contact Events and Outreach Director Sarah Stewart at SStewart@TheIRD.org. The post Wednesday W ..read more

Scholars of the Wesleyan movement presented at the first of the John Wesley Institute‘s regional events, the School of Methodism, February 9-10 in High Point, North Carolina. The two-day event explored our history as Wesleyans, what we believe, how we read scripture, what it means to live out our faith, and how our lives are shaped and formed by the worship of God. The School of Methodism is designed to equip participants in five areas: History, Theology, Scripture, Formation, and Worship. Speakers dove into the riches of the Wesleyan movement and engaged the question of what it means to be a ..read more

Leading scholars of the Wesleyan movement presented at the first of the John Wesley Institute‘s regional events, the School of Methodism, February 9-10 in High Point, North Carolina. The two-day event explored our history as Wesleyans, what we believe, how we read scripture, what it means to live out our faith, and how our lives are shaped and formed by the worship of God. The School of Methodism is designed to equip participants in five areas: History, Theology, Scripture, Formation, and Worship. We dove into the riches of the Wesleyan movement and engaged the question of what it means to be ..read more

My Southern Baptist friend Daniel Darling of the Richard Land Center interviewed me about Christian Realism, Methodist schism, and Just War teaching, among other topics. Enjoy our exchange here. The post Podcast: Christian Realism, Methodism, Just War appeared first on Juicy Ecumenism ..read more