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Locke, Wesley, Romanticism
Richard Brantley states the thesis of his 1984 Locke, Wesley, and the Method of English Romanticism early in his…
David the Anti-Saul
Why does the Chronicler begin his narrative with Saul, and why with Saul’s death? As William Riley…
Infant Mortality
The Economist reports on the racial gap in American infant mortality rates: “Black babies born in America…
Joshing With God
The TLS “Poem of the Week” was James Fenton’s “God, a Poem.” It opens with this complaint…
Religion of Fullness
In his contribution to Joy and Human Flourishing, Jurgen Moltmann observes that modern theories of religion trace…
In Defense of Vengeance
Robert Solomon argues (The Joy of Philosophy) that “Vengeance is the original passion for justice. The word…
Big Philosophy
Robert Solomon’s The Joy of Philosophy is a defense of philosophy as a joyful wisdom, a la…
Fanny Price
Few readers love Fanny Price. Some hate her as deeply as Mark Twain professed to hate her…
God’s Purpose and the Church
In his Christian Ethics and the Church (67), Philip Turner provides a masterful summary of “the link…
Sign of Victory
Bach’s Cantata 80 is an elaboration of Luther’s “Ein Feste Burg.” The second movement of the Cantata…
Crown of Hair
According to 2 Chronicles 23:11, the people put a “crown” on the head of seven-year-old Joash, the…
Man of Blood
Twice in 1 Chronicles, David says he was prevented from building the temple because he shed “copious”…
David’s Census
The thesis of John Wright’s 1993 essay on the Chronicler’s account of David’s census (1 Chronicles 21)…
Justified in the Spirit
What is the Spirit’s role in justification—the justification of Jesus and of sinners? In Protestant theology, the…
Butterfly Center
My grandson screams and runs away from a butterfly, flutterflower, wings fine as petals. The butterfly, gentlest creature,…
