A Confession of Faith
Kevin T. Bauder One might think that creedalism was a thing of the past, but what’s old is new again. I recently encountered a confession… Read More »A Confession of Faith
Articles on Culture
Discerning the Christian Imagination: Consensus and Canonicity
Determining if a poem, hymn, musical piece, novel, devotional work, painting or other work should be considered a helpful work of Christian imagination is mostly… Read More »Discerning the Christian Imagination: Consensus and Canonicity
Shapers of Christian Imagination
How is Christian imagination shaped? A true but not very helpful answer would be to say, “everything shapes imagination”. Visits to the doctor, watering the… Read More »Shapers of Christian Imagination
Christian Imagination Fleshed Out
What does the Christian imagination look like when it is fleshed out? We can imagine it as a spectrum, beginning with Scripture itself and working… Read More »Christian Imagination Fleshed Out
The Foundations Are Not Destroyed
Last week we saw David presents three responses in Psalm 11 to the perception that the foundations of society are crumbling around us: In the… Read More »The Foundations Are Not Destroyed
Responses to Crumbling Foundations
When the foundations of society appear to be crumbling around us, what should the righteous do? Psalm 11 answers that question. But before we look… Read More »Responses to Crumbling Foundations
If the Foundations are Destroyed
The question I have been seeking to answer over the past several weeks is how can we praise the Lord in the midst of a… Read More »If the Foundations are Destroyed
Island Culture
Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island off Normandy, France. Water levels have varied over the centuries, but at its highest, the island would be completely… Read More »Island Culture
Forming a Great Commandment Culture
In the context of giving the Law at Mt. Sinai and the promise that if they follow God’s commands as a nation, God will bless… Read More »Forming a Great Commandment Culture
By the Waters of Babylon, Episode 13 now available: “Three Forms of Culture”
There is a lot of talk about culture today, but very little clarity as to what, exactly, the word means. Further, discussions tend to lump… Read More »By the Waters of Babylon, Episode 13 now available: “Three Forms of Culture”
Taste Formed and Deformed by Culture
Taste is never shaped in isolation. We learn to love what we love from our family, our church, our school, and our society. In other… Read More »Taste Formed and Deformed by Culture
How Christians Have Responded to the Secularization of Culture
Over the past several weeks I have been tracing how western culture was impacted in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the rise of secularism. An… Read More »How Christians Have Responded to the Secularization of Culture
Secular Culture
In blog posts over the last several weeks, I have been trying to help us understand what kinds of influences and values have converged to… Read More »Secular Culture
Secular Worldview
As we Christians seek to live Christianly in the culture in which we find ourselves, it is important that we recognize how values contrary to… Read More »Secular Worldview
Episode 5 of “By the Waters of Babylon” Podcast Now Available: “Christians in Culture”
I have posted episode 4 of my new podcast, “By the Waters of Babylon.” You can listen here. In this episode, I first explore three… Read More »Episode 5 of “By the Waters of Babylon” Podcast Now Available: “Christians in Culture”
Episode 2 of “By the Waters of Babylon” podcast is available: “Singing the Lord’s Song in a Pagan Culture”
I have posted episode 2 of my new podcast, “By the Waters of Babylon.” You can listen here. In this episode, I continue my discussion… Read More »Episode 2 of “By the Waters of Babylon” podcast is available: “Singing the Lord’s Song in a Pagan Culture”
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
What we have seen over the past several weeks is a dynamic interplay between four realities: worldview, theology, culture, and cultus. Worldview and theology affect… Read More »Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
The Liturgical Nature of Culture
I am arguing that liturgy forms our religion, and religion forms our liturgy. When I left off last time, I defined religion as worldview +… Read More »The Liturgical Nature of Culture
Ten Mangled Words – “Equality”
Equality is one of those ideas whose basic meaning is understood, but whose presence is demanded where it cannot possibly be expected. After all, equality… Read More »Ten Mangled Words – “Equality”
What’s wrong with the recent evangelical “social justice” movements?
The term “social justice” has become quite a buzz word in evangelical circles in recent years. Social matters like immigration, racial reconciliation, and sexuality are… Read More »What’s wrong with the recent evangelical “social justice” movements?