


John Stackhouse
3 min read
Write It Out and Write It Down
“So why didn’t you get the job? I thought you were the clear favourite?” “The president said that I was too ‘feisty.’” “What in the world...

John Stackhouse
2 min read
Face Coverings in Public? Civil Rights Aren’t Enough
A few times now I have criticized the public regulation of face coverings such as has been imposed this week by the Quebec government:...

John Stackhouse
1 min read
I Don’t Like Niqabs and Burqas — but They Should Be Legal
Just as Quebec has outlawed the public wearing of face coverings, those laid-back, liberal-libertine Scandinavians have found a similar...



John Stackhouse
2 min read
One Hour at a Time
[The following is my address to the academic chapel of Crandall University this past September.] “The lyf so short, the craft so long to...

John Stackhouse
2 min read
The Purveyor of Pleasure Brought Nothing but Pain
The Washington Post’s Theresa Vargas reminds us of the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten as “the dark side of Playboy.” And it is a...

John Stackhouse
2 min read
Which God?
Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto recently provided the stage for a debate between celebrated Christian apologist Alister...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Keeping Relationships in an “Unfriending” World
Perhaps you can help me with this. I’m trying to decide whether to find a new mechanic for my car. The problem with my current mechanic...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Race and Racism: Waking Up, Again, to the Obvious
The convulsions over race and racism continue south of the border. Accusations accumulate, fingers point, victims and their families...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Why Can’t Colin Kaepernick Get Hired? Taylor Swift Provides an Answer
John Feinstein of The Washington Post is wondering aloud about NFL owners who are willing to hire criminals—notably DUI offenders and...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Another Scandal: Why Are We Still Surprised?
Dr. Arthur Porter is officially dead and charges against him have therefore been dropped. He is merely the latest hero to be toppled from...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Polygamy: Forbidden Once Again—but for How Much Longer?
My friend and “Context” colleague Lorna Dueck recently set out an eloquent case against the legalization of polygamy in Canada on the...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Are There Any (Real) Liberals Left?
The story of the resignation of the UK’s Tim Farron as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party is easily interpreted as an indictment of...


John Stackhouse
7 min read
A Dash of Cold Water for Christian Anarchism
[NOTE: This originally appeared in Geez (Winter 2012): 38-39. I sent a copy to a friend recently, and it made me think others might like...
John Stackhouse
7 min read
Treasure in Heaven: A Review of Gary Anderson’s “Charity”
In his fine study of Sin: A History (Yale, 2010), Notre Dame professor of theology Gary Anderson rendered an understanding of his subject...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Taking a Break from Trump
Yes, yes, I know. It’s horrible, but one can’t look away. The slow-motion car wreck that, for many of us, is the U.S. presidency...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
The Royal Family and the Choice between Duty and Love
“And so Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, faced with the choice between duty and love, bravely chooses duty.” Or so went one report...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
The Paradoxes of Canada’s National Sport
“He shoots! He scores!” It’s playoff time in the National Hockey League, and we Canadians alter our social lives accordingly....
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Jimmy (and Billy) Kimmel and the Power of One
Television audiences throughout North America and beyond have been riveted by the recent opening to talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel’s...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Evangelicals, Elites, and Alternative Facts
Molly Worthen, a reputable scholar of American evangelicalism who teaches at the estimable University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill,...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Should Muslims Pray in School? Should Muslims Even Go to School?
Canadian society faced another challenge this past month as a school district in suburban Toronto wrestled with the accommodation of...