Urgency Is Not Faithfulness
A church that quickly reacts to every controversy is echoing the culture, not God’s Word.
Public Theology Project
Why John Perkins Stood (Almost) Alone
The civil rights leader treated love of God and love for others as inseparable.
Teaching ‘the Mystery of Joy’ to Protestants and Catholics
Philosopher Peter Kreeft, like Augustine, gains a reading from both sides of the Reformation.
Public Theology Project
Why I Changed My Mind on Bible Prophecy and Politics
“It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.”
A More Literal View of ‘the Body of Christ’
Scripture’s description of the church is more than a comparison to human anatomy.
Communion, Sex, and God’s Created Order
Our bundled partisanship misses Scripture’s focus on the body.
Public Theology Project
This Easter, Let’s Lose Our Hope
We need more than reassurance, punditry, or prediction.
‘We’re God’s Guerilla Warriors’
Theologian Fleming Rutledge sits down with CT’s Ashley Hales to discuss the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and how Christianity isn’t self-help.
Theologians in Christian History
Anselm
Reluctant bishop with a remarkable mind
Martin Luther
Passionate reformer
Thomas Aquinas
The brilliant “dumb ox”
Augustine of Hippo
Architect of the Middle Ages
John Calvin
Father of the Reformed faith
Athanasius
Five-time exile for fighting “orthodoxy”
Karl Barth
Courageous theologian
Public Theology Project
What the Iran War Could Do to Your Soul
War, in every case, is hell. Let’s watch out for ourselves, lest it also make us hellish.
The Prosperity Gospel of Comfortable College Grads
It’s easy to see the errors of health-and-wealth grifters. But a subtler addition to the gospel misleads many believers.
Public Theology Project
What If Aliens Are Real? A Thought Experiment
I don’t know how likely extraterrestrial life might be. But no matter what, the truth of Christianity will stand.
A Russian Drone Killed My Brother. Is the World Tired of Our Suffering?
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian theologian meditates on self-interested calls for a comfortable peace.
Featured Books
Public Theology Project
Your Understanding of Calling Is About to Change Radically
You can do little about what artificial intelligence is doing around you, but you can do something about you.
Christian Doctrine in 70 Hebrew Words
Martin Luther called Psalm 110 the core of Scripture for its 7 short verses of foundational doctrine.
Public Theology Project
Jeffrey Epstein and the Myth of the Culture Wars
Some leaders of different political stripes teach us to hate each other, but they’re playing for the same team.
We’re Not Made to Outlast Time
At the Korean Lunar New Year, everyone turns a year older. Psalm 103 frames aging as a sign of God’s sustenance.
We Are Not Workhorses
In a culture that champions power, Proverbs 21:31 reframes what strength and victory look like for Chinese Christians.
Public Theology Project
When Christians Contemplate Assisted Suicide
Answering a reader’s tragic question requires more than a sound theology of hell.
Jesus Did Not Serve Grape Juice
Why reopen debate about what we serve for Communion? Because it matters that we follow God’s commands.
This Winter, Be Bored
This slow and quiet season is an opportunity to hear anew from God.
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