Download a copy of this article here This article was published in, and can be cited as, “Hungary’s New Church Law is Worse than the First,” Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 39, Issue 3, Article 2. Read… Read More ›
Here’s my latest piece for The Cresset on how cultural conservatives have lost their moral bearings. “Cold War themes have returned unexpectedly with the renewal of Russian informational warfare. But unlike the Cold War, Russian propaganda today targets those on… Read More ›
My grandfather was a minister who studied theology at Liebenzell Mission between 1925 and 1929. He was ordained in 1931 and immediately sent to China, where he served as a missionary until 1949.
Itt tölthető le a cikk A cikk angolul A magyar „rabszolgatörvény” és a bíróságokról szóló törvény miatti felháborodásunkban azonban se feledkezzünk meg arról, hogy az Országgyűlés a 2018. december 11-i mozgalmas ülésszaka folyamán a magyar egyháztörvényt is módosította. Az Orbán… Read More ›
My latest column for The Cresset, about lessons from Aristotle and Plato on current politics. “Democracy today is under siege. It is being replaced in parts of the world with soft authoritarian regimes that preserve but manipulate democratic trappings to… Read More ›
Here’s a review I wrote of Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine (2017) for the journal Occasional Papers on Religion and Eastern Europe. “Western Christians committed to the ideal of liberal democracy, like the author of this review, are often… Read More ›
I usually miss the big movie releases. In fact I still haven’t seen the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Keeps Waking Up, or whatever it’s called. But I did make a point to see the new documentary about Mister… Read More ›
Evangelizers often run into resistance, and so I’ve noticed not everyone I talk to about the Centrist Project gets excited. “Sorry, but it’s a waste of time. Third parties can’t succeed in America. We’ve got a two party system and… Read More ›
This Easter Sunday sermon is from 1961. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that… Read More ›
This Palm Sunday sermon is from 1961. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this… Read More ›
Demonstrators protesting Lex CEU / Source: CEU webpage Early in April, the Hungarian parliament, tightly controlled by the country’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orbán, passed a law aimed at forcing the closure of Budapest’s independent and prestigious Central European University…. Read More ›
This Lenten Sermon is from 1965. To learn more about the history behind it, click here. Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had… Read More ›
I’m not much of a joiner, especially where politics is concerned, but recently I signed up with something called the Centrist Project. It’s a group that wants to overcome political polarization, which has reached a level they believe harms our… Read More ›
