Around the Web: The Nashville Statementfrom The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood There are a number of issues that are taking the front seat in the Christian's engagement with our surrounding culture—among them issues of race, entertainment, family, and gender. Recently, the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood issued its Nashville Statement, affirming their position on Biblical sexuality, gender, and marriage. In this week's View, we take a look at that statement and some orthodox Christian responses to it—why some people signed it and some people didn't. We hope that hearing these perspectives will help us all see and respond to this issue from a Christian worldview. Commentary from around the web on the Nashville Statement: Mark Yarhouse: On the Nashville Statement Scot McKnight: The Nashville Statement: A Pastoral Approach Rosaria Butterfield: Why I Signed the Nashville Statement Alastair Roberts: On the Nashville Statement and My Signing of It Preston Sprinkle: My Nashville Statement David Cassidy: On the Nashville Statement Samuel D. James: The Nashville Statement's Imperfect Clarity Rod Dreher: Is the Nashville Statement A Surrender?
Around the Web: Why Proclaiming Christ as King Provides the Basis for Religious Freedom for Those Who Don'tAndrew Bennett with Brian Dijkema | from Comment "Many wonder how an exclusive faith can be reconciled with a pluralist politics. In this interview, senior editor Brian Dijkema sits down with Canada's first (and only) ambassador for religious freedom (and director of Cardus Law), Andrew Bennett, to talk about why Christian mission does not preclude religious freedom, but requires it. " Around the Web: The Case for NationsRoger Scruton | from Ethics & Public Policy Center "The “clash of civilizations,” which, according to the late political scientist Samuel Huntington, is the successor to the Cold War is, in my view, no such thing. It is a conflict between two forms of membership—the national, which tolerates difference, and the religious, which does not. It is this toleration of difference that opens the way to democracy." Around the Web: Christianity in a Secular SocietyGabe Lyons with Daniel Darling | from The Way Home podcast "What does Christian witness look like in an increasingly pluralistic and secular society? Why is religious liberty so important for human flourishing? How can Christians lead the way in shaping the future of the country?" Michael Cromartie ’76, 1950-2017"To know Michael was to know a saint who loved the Lord with his whole heart and soul and strength and mind, and whose joyful witness displayed his love for his neighbor." Tributes to Michael's life and legacy from around the web: New York Times (1) | New York Times (2) | Weekly Standard | Christianity Today National Review (1) | National Review (2) | World Magazine | ERLC First Things | Real Clear Politics | Washington Post | Christian Post 2017 Kuyper Lectures | Dr. James SkillenDr. James Skillen, past president of the Center for Public Justice, delivered the annual Kuyper Lectures at Covenant College in March 2017. Skillen's lecture topics were “God’s Kingdom & Our Politics”, “Institutions & Piety on Earth? Our Kuyperian Challenge”, and “All the More as You See the Day Approaching”. View email digest | Volume 1, Issue 14The View email digest is designed to bring thoughtful, challenging, and encouraging ideas and stories to your inbox. We invite you to share feedback with us on how this email digest could improve. What kinds of content are you interested in reading, listening to, and watching? We want this email to be a service to you and the church as a whole, and we value your ideas. You can send us your feedback by replying to this email. If you are not a direct recipient of this email and would like to receive future issues, please subscribe here. Web versions of all digest issues are available here. "Around the Web" content is provided to promote and encourage conversation and is not necessarily endorsed by Covenant College. |