26 Wesley J. Smith, "Is Bio-ethics Ethical?" Weekly Standard, vol. 5, no. 28 (3 April 2000). Smith makes a convincing case that the so-called experts in bio- ethics have commandeered the academic and ethical discussions, ...
An informed discussion of the relationship of faith and politics by former U.S. Senator Gary Hart.
There is no fund, because Robert Byers, the actuarial head, appeared before a congressional committee and admitted that Social Security as of this moment is 298 billion dollars in the hole. But he said there should be no cause for worry ...
Critics often point out that we have become too materialistic. By this they mean that we care too much about things and stuff. The remedy, it seems, is to become more spiritual. Jesus, taking a leaf from the Hebrew prophets, ...
God and Caesar
The author offers a fascinating account of the history and growth of the Sanctuary Movement, as she demonstrates how religion shapes and is shaped by political culture.
This volume brings together respected biblical scholars to evaluate the turn toward "empire criticism" in recent New Testament scholarship.
The numbers tell the story: Buddhists, as in the past, are most numerous, with more than 100 million adherents. Muslims number 18 million with the majority concentrated in the northwest region of Xinjiang.
Bryan reexamines the attitude of the early Church toward imperial Rome, exploring how far the early Christian critique of Roman power extended & finding its roots in the established biblical & prophetic tradition.
... Stephen G. Wilson observes that the Gospel of Luke contains both the strand that allows for a delay in the parousia (Luke 19:11; 21:20-24; 22:69; Acts 1:6-8) and the strand that expects the imminent parousia (Luke 9:27; 10:9, 11; ...
In this important book, Father Drinan explores the state of religious freedom worldwide, arguing that international law and legal institutions have not gone far enough to protect religious freedom.