Contending for the Public Square

Contending for the Public Square

Secularists like to advise Christians that, for the sake of social harmony, they ought to keep their religion to themselves. Religion, they argue, is a private affair between an individual and his designated deity, and ought not to be dragged into the public square....
Hitler and the Grand Mufti

Hitler and the Grand Mufti

One of the great advantages we have over our ancestors is hindsight. With a clearer picture of the past, we can avoid making the same mistakes they made. But what if we’re not allowed to use our hindsight? What if we’re forced to pretend that what happened in the past...
A Terrorist’s Suicide and the Matter of Hell

A Terrorist’s Suicide and the Matter of Hell

Where does the recently deceased Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi currently reside? The death of terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raises some important questions about Islamic beliefs, as well as about the motivations of terrorists. Terrorist leaders claim that their actions...