by Kevin Bauder | Mar 8, 2018 | America, Bauder's Reading, Central Blog, Culture, Faculty Publications, Reviews, What We're Reading
Douglas R. McLachlan. Thirsting for Authenticity: Calling the Church to Robust Christianity. St. Michael, MN: Reference Point Publishers, 2017. 394 pages. Back in the 1990s Douglas McLachlan published a helpful critique of fundamentalism entitled Reclaiming Authentic...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 4, 2017 | America, Anthropology, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Race
In one of the most insightful recent articles dealing with race, Scott Aniol argues that White Supremacy and Multiculturalism stem from the same error. Incidentally, this error is widespread within Evangelicalism. Its repetition in “An Open Letter from Christian...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 2, 2017 | America, Bauder's Reading, Theology, Worship
[B]eing distracted is not sinful per se, and we may be tempted to dismiss deep contemplation as only the province of professional scholars. But in fact, there is at least one area of life in which focused attention and deep reflection are crucial for all Christians:...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 29, 2017 | America, Jonathan Edwards, Philosophy, Politics, Theology
Writing for The Imaginative Conservative, Gordon Arnold argues that Jonathan Edwards was a founding father of American political thought. Edwards offered a political philosophy which was simultaneously Augustinian and compatible with facets of the Enlightenment. He...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 18, 2017 | America
David Barton is, at least according to David Barton. Wallbuilders Live is David Barton’s radio broadcast. In this segment, at about 26 seconds in, David Barton’s announcer, Rick Green, introduces David Barton. Speaking of David Barton on David...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 17, 2017 | America, Anthropology, Apologetics, Politics, Social Issues
Confused about the Alt-Right? Wonder how it’s different from conservatism? Here’s an explanation by Joe Carter for the Acton Institute: “5 Facts about the Alt-Right.” It’s the best short explanation I’ve seen.
