January 05, 2012
Evangelism and Religious Capital
As I write this, I am in the middle of an engaging new book by social historian Rodney Stark, The Triumph of Christianity. A compendium of the most significant findings in many of his earlier...
December 25, 2011
No Christmas Service?
It comes as a shock to some people that we do not have a special service memorializing the birth of Christ, especially when so many religious groups advertise pageants, plays, and concerts celebrating “Christmas.” People...
November 09, 2011
Book Review: the Bible’s Extraordinary Impact since the Publication of the KJV
Melvyn Bragg, The Book of Books: The Radial Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011. Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, 2011. 370 pages. Melvyn Bragg is the host of the popular arts program, The South Bank Show, and...
November 09, 2011
Why I Believe in God
A lot of atheists these days are taking their gloves off in an all-out effort to discredit religious faith. Sam Harris condemns what he calls “the lunatic influence of religious belief.” Daniel Dennett arrogantly claims,...