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In today's polarized climate politics can be difficult to navigate—especially with friends and family. In this interview, Steve has a conversation with President Greg Christy of Northwestern College in which he discusses his lasting friendship with the late George McGovern—former…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

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Reformed Theology and Evolutionary Theory

Book Review: Reformed Theology & Evolutionary Theory, by Gijsbert van den Brink, Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2020. By Tony Jelsma, Professor of Biology, Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA Many of us who grew up in the Reformed tradition, with its value…

Tony Jelsma Dordt University

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Ending the Culture War: The Way of Saint Francis

The polarization of the United States is most recently symbolized by the mask—a small piece of cloth with two rubber bands that has become a symbol for a much broader conflict. (For an excellent theological discussion of mask wearing see…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

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Among Diversity Challenges, Science Textbooks Are Part of the Problem

Recent conversations about diversity initiatives in higher education include two complicated, interconnected issues: religious civility and progressive ideologies. For example, in October 2018, Eboo Patel wrote “Faith is the Diversity Issue Ignored by Colleges” for The Chronicle of Higher Education,…

Emily Grace Northwestern College

Rachel Griffis Sterling College

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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

I got to church very late last Sunday. So late, in fact, that the minister was leaving the pulpit precisely as I arrived. I know that in many congregations people might think I’d missed the most important, the central feature…

Sarina Gruver Moore

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Why is Fear an Evangelical Habit of Mind?

This past weekend, a man entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and massacred 11 people gathered for worship. The assailant was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, three Glock .357 handguns, and a heavy dose of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Minutes before entering the synagogue,…

Kristin Kobes Du Mez Calvin College

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Intellectually Engaging My Fundamentalist Students

As a scholar of physics, a product of Christian liberal arts education, and current physics professor at a Christian liberal arts college, I hold the value of critical thinking in high regard. In preparing my physics class material, my ultimate…

Emily Grace Northwestern College

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Are We Even Paying Attention

In late October, a gunman opened fire on a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing eleven people, making it the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Earlier the same week, a white supremacist killed two black customers at a grocery store…

Mark Almquist-Murray

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Reimagining the Christian School Sacrifice

“We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.” – Psalm 78:4. “But as for you, continue in what you have…

Dirk Walhout

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Politics and Friendship: An Interview with Northwestern College President Greg Christy

Reformed Theology and Evolutionary Theory

Ending the Culture War: The Way of Saint Francis

Among Diversity Challenges, Science Textbooks Are Part of the Problem

Let the Circle Be Unbroken

Why is Fear an Evangelical Habit of Mind?

Intellectually Engaging My Fundamentalist Students

Are We Even Paying Attention

Reimagining the Christian School Sacrifice

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