John Stackhouse
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Faith, not Just Good Works, Needed in Africa–according to an Atheist
You’ll be seeing this one flash around the Internet, I’ll bet. I just got it and read it (thanks, Christina!) and want you to see it,...
John Stackhouse
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Give God What He Wants
“Did you have a good Christmas?” Kids know how to interpret that question. It means, “How was your haul? Did you get everything you...
John Stackhouse
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The Ethics of Filmmaking: A New Course at Regent College Next Summer
Here’s some early notice of the course I’ll be co-teaching next summer at Regent’s pretty fabulous Summer School. Now, if you’re inclined...
John Stackhouse
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Why I Gave Up "Humility"
Humility is always fertile ground for jokes, isn’t it? A friend will mention an accomplishment, and before the rest of us can tease him,...
John Stackhouse
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American Evangelicals and Politics
I discuss a number of recent books by American evangelicals on politics in Christianity Today magazine here. I also take some time to...
John Stackhouse
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Moving Decisions
My beloved and I have decided we ought to move away from our little house in the northeast corner of Vancouver across the Second Narrows...
John Stackhouse
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Sarah Palin and the (White) Evangelical Binary Mind
The question I set before myself today is the one I threw out a few days ago to y’all, namely, what does it say about American...
John Stackhouse
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I've Gotta Be Me
Here are some people I admire: the apostle Paul, Thomas Aquinas, Francis Xavier, John Calvin, J. S. Bach, Jonathan Edwards, John and...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 4: Some Celebrations
Having defended the genre of The Shack, and having offered some theological demurrals, let’s conclude with some delight in the good...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 3: Theological Concerns (Part 2)
Let’s pick up where we left off, so . . . Fourth, The Shack skims briefly over the surface of theology of religions, raising the question...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 2: Some Theological Concerns (Part 1)
The Shack dives into the deep end of the religious pool, swimming around in the Biggest Questions: the divine nature, the Trinity, the...
John Stackhouse
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Another Occasion to Be Glad to Be Protestant, Alas
The non-story of the week in religion was the Vatican’s announcement that anyone involved in the ordination of a woman to the priesthood...
John Stackhouse
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Scot McKnight and His Gang on "Making the Best of It"
Überblogger Scot McKnight, Professor of New Testament at North Park in Chicago and an indefatigable and highly esteemed writer, editor,...
John Stackhouse
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Be Loved to Love
I’ve had occasion recently to reflect again upon the Apostle Paul’s great exposition of love in I Corinthians 13: Love is patient; love...
John Stackhouse
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When People Do Bad Things to Us . . .
A friend and former student wrote recently of having her heart broken by a man who had told her he loved her and wanted to make a life...
John Stackhouse
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Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part Three, Dawkins as Mirror
In this last post, I’d like to reflect on how Richard Dawkins unwittingly and certainly unwillingly helps the Christian Church, as well...
John Stackhouse
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Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part Two, Dawkins as Ethicist
Richard Dawkins has traveled the world, sowing his particular gospel of atheism, science, rational argument, and the courage to live in...
John Stackhouse
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Does the Trinity Prove Anything about Gender? Not Much
Amid all the arguments among Christians regarding the roles of men and women in home, church, and society, one of the most prominent...
John Stackhouse
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Empty Tomb or Empty Gesture?
One of Canada’s leading newspapers, the Toronto Globe and Mail, reported this past Easter weekend on a local church who decided not to...
John Stackhouse
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The Reality of Sex
It was my privilege to give a public lecture at the University of British Columbia recently on the question, “Why Are Christians Against...