Articles for tag: Church Of England

Road Bumps on the Middle Path

By T.R. Robertson For Christians who seek to chart a path down the radical center of a hostile culture, the road can be rocky. There are others navigating a parallel route, fellow travelers whose experiences are instructive. Following the July 7, 2005, terrorist bombings in the United Kingdom, anti-Muslim sentiment spiked among the British populace, just as it did among Americans in the wake of 9/11. In response, Dr. Fuad Nahdi, editor in chief of Q-News, a leading international Muslim magazine, formed an organization called Radical Middle Way (RMW). His purpose was to use modern strategic communication methods to promote

Do We Believe What We Sing?

By Tom Lawson Calvinism, largely through the influence of the Church of Scotland between 1600 and 1900, has become the dominant position of the majority of English-speaking Evangelical Protestants. The Stone-Campbell Movement, along with groups such as the Cumberland Presbyterians and Freewill Baptists, represent non-Calvinistic groups that have emerged within this broader majority. Since the hymns and songs used in Christian worship are widely shared across denominational lines, it is not surprising that many popular Christian songs come from dedicated Calvinists. In many cases the doctrinal distinctives of Calvinism do not emerge in the lyrics of a song, even if the

FROM MY BOOKSHELF: From Mathematics to Mystery

  By Leroy Lawson Marvin L. Bittinger, The Faith Equation: One Mathematician”s Journey in Christianity (Indianapolis: Literary Architects, 2007). The Faith Equation is one book I”d have never picked up on my own. I don”t like being reminded of my ignorance. I may know a little about a few things, but I know nothing about mathematics. But what do you do when the author gives you an inscribed copy? He wasn”t trying to get into this column; he doesn”t know I write it. He just wanted to share his faith with another believer and, because of his vocation, his faith

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