by Roger Olson | Oct 25, 2019 | Opinion
Many Christian academics, especially in the social sciences and religious studies (including theology and missiology), claim that every culture in the world has the right to develop its own form of Christianity without any interference from other cultures – especially...
by D. Steven Porter | Aug 9, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The following column may contain material that could be disturbing to some readers. A common story attributed to indigenous leaders around the globe goes something like this: “When the missionaries arrived, we had the land, and the missionaries...
by Jonathan Langley | Aug 8, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: the following column may contain material that could be disturbing to some readers. “I’m not a fan of Gandhi,” an Indian academic visiting the United Kingdom from Bangalore told me recently. “And I think that the complicity between colonial...
by Terry Smith | Aug 8, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: the following column may contain material that could be disturbing to some readers. In his book, “Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams,” Benjamin Myers tells a fascinating story. A Scottish theologian, Elisabeth Templeton, asked a...
by Leroy Seat | Oct 8, 2018 | Opinion
Today is Columbus Day, a federal holiday in the United States. However, only about half of the states observe that day, and four states – as well as many cities – celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead. Columbus Day was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1792, and 100...
