Justice, Power, and Boundaries
Doug Stuart
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.” Lev. 19:15 It doesn’t take
Tag: social justice
Is Jesus killing America? No, Jesus is life.
Jacob Kim
Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them; and their
God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller
Dick Clark
Tim Keller recently published an article entitled, “A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory.” His article is a sort of apologia for his conception of “biblical justice” and its relationship to the social justice conversation. While we could likely agree with some of his sentiments, other things he says are just plain wrong. His characterizations of libertarianism as being in conflict with biblical justice warrant a response.
Ep 181: Grandstanding, with Brandon Warmke and Justin Tosi
LCI Staff
Justin Tosi is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University. He works on moral, social, political, and legal philosophy. Brandon Warmke is Assistant Professor
Contagious Violence (and a whole lot more)
Dr. Norman Horn
A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of being on David Gornoski’s excellent A Neighbor’s Choice radio show to discuss contagious violence, capitalism, Christianity, and some of science and economics around the pandemic (that’s what you get with me — science, econ, and theology!).
N.T. Wright on Caesar and Christ
Dr. Norman Horn
Doctor Wright points to how the early church revolutionized the way we think about our fellow human beings by caring for the poor and downtrodden and how those actions must be emulated in our current age as well. But what about some of the questions that split the churches right down the middle? Questions like: Should we employ coercion in our attempt to care for the poor and educate people? Can we implement the Sermon on the Mount in the world of politics?
Church Support for War Created Social Justice Rage
David Gornoski
Rene Girard: “’Saul, why do you persecute me?’ (Acts 22.7). This is the fundamental question. Christian conversion is our discovery that we are persecutors without knowing it. All participation in the scapegoat phenomenon is the same sin of the persecution of Christ. And all human beings commit this sin.”
Don’t Let the Left (and the Right) Steal “Social Justice”
Dr. Jamin Andreas Hübner
“There is no sport for the ignoramus like killing a useful word.” –Owen Barfield, World’s Apart, 1963 The meaning of words can be killed in countless ways
The Christian Posture Toward Others
Doug Stuart
It is part of human development that people from every generation must come to terms with and decide what to accept from the faith traditions
Presumption of Innocence is Social Justice
David Gornoski
I have a friend in Papua New Guinea named Monica Pauluswho was accused of casting sorcery spells because a person died in her village. Her
