Theology

The War to End All Wars Was Won on a Cross

On Easter, we recall that the hope of lasting peace lies not in human institutions, but in the risen Christ.

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The Holy Week Reader—Friday: Kavod! The Weight of Glory

Peter Paul Ruben’s extraordinary “Raising of the Cross” helps reflect on Divine love, human flourishing, and the weight of glory.

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The Holy Week Reader—Thursday: Go and Do Likewise

Maundy Thursday has much to say both about the location of human flourishing and the role violence might play in it.

Judas' betrayal of Jesus shows that Divine love is willing to give human beings despite the risks, because love must be free
The Holy Week Reader—Wednesday: Volo Ut Sis

Christ’s treatment of Judas, despite his betrayal, illustrates the Divine Love that was willing to bring human beings into being despite the risks. Because that’s what love does.

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The Holy Week Reader—Tuesday: Living Faithfully Under Sentence of Death

Holy Tuesday is about preparation, endurance, and hope despite the grim realities around us. In the face of the certainty of death, we are shown how best to live.

Was Jesus a Pacifist?
The Holy Week Reader—Monday: A Savior Who Overturns Tables

The cleansing of the temple reveals the character of our Messiah and is a model for those who would follow him.

Ep. 106 | Why Christians Should Be Liberally Educated

Why should Christians care about a classical, liberal arts education? Managing Editor James Diddams & Nadya Williams discuss on the latest Provcast

Ep. 101 | So Reinhold Niebuhr and John Wesley Walk into a Bar…

Can you be a Wesleyan Protestant and a Christian realist? Mark Tooley, an ardent Methodist, and Robert Nicholson discuss this question on the latest Provcast

An Instrument of Providence: Abraham Lincoln and James Pennington

1863 saw the ratification of the Emancipation Proclamation, but also horrible violence in the New York City draft riots at the North’s continued involvement in the Civil War

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