As a Christian who studies academic theology I am often led to consider the way these two areas of my life interact with one another. Obviously, my Christian faith is central. It is the ...

Calvin's basic idea about human nature is that it is innately religious and that mankind is in rebellion against its creator Calvin's overarching theological theme, that true wisdom consists in the ...

Our hearts and souls can’t fulfill the Great Commandment without our minds. Jesus was once asked to identify the greatest and most important thing for followers of God to do (Matt. 22:36–37). His ...

Perhaps the most important question in the world is whether or not God exists. But most people, raised and trained well in the intellectual (or anti-intellectual) environment of our culture, when ...

I once attended a seminar on “vocation” delivered by a Benedictine monk. He recounted how, if someone bounced up to him with a beaming smile and declared, “I am convinced God has called me to be a ...

While putting together a book of readings recently, I ran across some old questions that have occupied scholars, theologians, believers, and probably even atheists over the centuries. Do we have a ...

as all humans are made in God’s image, they have an inbuilt capacity and desire to know God, including: human openness to beauty and goodness as aspects of God human intellectual ability to reflect on ...

The story behind the series (from John Ortberg): This series actually was inspired by Dallas Willard’s book, Knowing Christ Today. The title of the series came when I saw a sign with a question on it: ...