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Sep 1, 2011 Essay The good society

Shakespeare to the Rescue?

Like a prophet, Shakespeare pried loose the monolithic worldview of his day.

Sep 1, 2011 Essay The good society

Reforming Economics: Capitalism and Its Discontents

The biggest losers of the financial crisis.

Aug 5, 2011 Essay

Impressions from an Emergent India

Present-day India is full of contradictions and anomalies, but as its global profile rises, the face of the country will change.

Jul 15, 2011 Essay

Evangelicalism and Neocalvinism: Friends or Enemies?

I have often wondered whether I can be both an evangelical and a neocalvinist—whether I can reconcile my evangelical priorities to abide in Christ and seek and save the lost with my neocalvinist priorities to claim Christ’s kingship over creation and fill the earth with culture.

Jul 13, 2011 Essay

Learning Proper Manners for the Religious Roundtable: Kuyper and Convicted Civility

How Kuyper can help us see and know our religiously diverse neighbours.

Jul 11, 2011 Essay

How Abraham Kuyper Saved My GPA (Or, Why College Ministries Need Kuyper)

When believers do not have a way to integrate their spiritual commitments into their everyday life, they experience their faith as reductive, compartmentalized, and inadequate—and this problem is particularly acute for college students.

Jul 8, 2011 Essay

Faith, Work, and Beards: Why Abraham Kuyper Thinks We Need All Three

Is there a more imaginative way to connect or even go beyond the usual rather thin theo-vocational visions?

Jul 6, 2011 Essay

“Pray more” is not counselling

The work of counselling helps persons discover new things about themselves and develop these patterns in a helpful direction.

Jul 4, 2011 Essay

Art: a Gift of God

Art serves the pivotal role of tapping into our imagination to offer a vision of what human flourishing might look like in the various spheres of life.

Jul 1, 2011 Essay

Neither Salad Bowl, Nor Melting Pot

The body of Christ preserves both unity and diversity without privileging either.

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