The Ark, the Titanic and a cargo ship to Tarshish:
Dreher invokes Noah and the flood, but I wonder if Dreher himself resembles Jonah, running away from the secular, immoral Nineveh of the West?
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Exploring religious practice in Canada
What do Canadians think about religion? In a sentence, they think it’s a personal hobby that you ought to keep to yourself.
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A bridge and window to a Muslim school
Peter Schuurman tours a Muslim elementary school in Guelph and finds many similarities to the Christian school that used to inhabit the site.
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Standing against hate through love: Keeping vigil with Muslims
“We have a very caring community. The best security we can offer in our community is relationships.”
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Consulting the faithful:
Much of mainline theology over the last hundred years has been an attempt to repackage the gospel into modern categories. Lutheran theologian Rudolf Karl Bultmann wrote in 1941 that “the task of theology is to demythologize the Christian proclamation.”
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The uncomfortable pew:
“It’s a myth that religion is dying in Canada. There remains a solid core – about one third of the country – who deeply value faith. Another one third reject it, and the final third make up the ‘ambivalent middle.’”
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Conservative ‘Theology Matters’: Compelling conviction draws membership
Orthodox convictions – and the sense that believing key doctrines matters and that this good news ought to be shared with neighbours far and near – that lead to healthy growth.
