by Paul Lewis | Sep 14, 2022 | Opinion
One issue of debate in Christian tradition has been over when life begins, when it is viable and what the status of a fetus should be. The sciences (reason) can inform us on these topics. Certainly, something happens when an egg is fertilized. But for pregnancy to...
by Paul Lewis | Sep 13, 2022 | Opinion
The Bible gives us, at best, only pointers in thinking through debates surrounding abortion. What insights we glean suggest that abortion within limits is compatible with the Bible, taken as a whole. Christian tradition has, for most of its history, officially...
by Paul Lewis | Sep 12, 2022 | Opinion
The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion. That was the determination of a majority of the Supreme Court justices in their June 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This ruling handed the issue of regulating abortions back to...
by Jacob Brenton | Jul 10, 2018 | Opinion
I feel honored to attend a seminary that very carefully considered their theological curriculum from the beginning. The founders decided not to teach theology in some neatly constructed systematic approach, but in the context of showing how theology has formed over...
by Colin Harris | Aug 27, 2014 | Opinion
Count on the campaign season to provide us with plenty of fodder for reflection on our life together. Sometimes even little phrases and word choices can become windows for looking into our own houses, and for looking out those same windows to see the world outside in...
