The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?
Abortion is a controversial topic. While it’s been settled in the Supreme Court for decades, it remains an actively debated moral issue, pac...
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How should Christians think about politics?
Today’s post is adapted from Irving Hexham's "Christian Faith and Practice in Christian Politics," found in unit 13 of his new Understandin...
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How Should Christians Argue about Politics? (eBook Flash Sale)
While our electoral season is nearly complete, the election isn't an ending: it's a beginning. No matter who wins, how should Christians res...
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How Should Christians Approach Political Debates? - An Excerpt from Five Views on the Church and Politics
Politics and the Church is a topic that draws out our passions. Five Views on the Church and Politics offers a helpful, balanced overview of...
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The Legacy for Our Age: Rulers, Informers, & Caregivers Have Failed Us
I wasn’t born yet when a certain president addressed the nation to resign in disgrace and scandal over a break-in at Watergate. I was around...
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How Should Holiness Shape Our Public Posture? Abortion Shows Us — An Excerpt from "The Political Disciple"
"What does it look like for people to become enemies, and what might be a model of a holy public posture?"
Vincent Bacote asks this importa...
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Should Christians Participate in the Public Sphere? An Ordinary Theology of Politics
What does theology have to do with the ordinary affairs of our daily lives?
It’s a question people in the church have been asking for genera...
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Acton Institute interviews Wayne Grudem about "Politics According to the Bible"
Recently the Acton Institute interviewed Wayne Grudem about his latest book, Politics According to the Bible. In the interview they cover ...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Moral Choices
In our age of ever-present media, we can hardly go a day without hearing of the latest moral failings of our celebrities, politicians, or o...
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10 Questions to Consider Before Voting
by Roger Olson
by Roger Olson
Roger E. Olson (PhD, Rice University) is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas...
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