Over twenty years ago, sociologist Christian Smith discerned what he saw as the prevailing worldview among American teenagers and adults. He offered abundant evidence that, far from reflecting deep engagement with biblical truth and historic Christian orthodoxy, the religious views of Americans were shallow and vague. The name he posited for this informal set of […]
Continue readingFTNCI is pleased to present the following article on understanding the times from Philip Huber. It is the introductory article at his Substack publication. Please visit there to subscribe. The last few years have been some of the most disorienting any of us have ever experienced, and it can be quite a challenge to keep […]
Continue readingFor those who haven’t noticed, “Christian Nationalism” is the latest fad among conservative Christians. In theory, it sounds innocuous and completely compatible with traditional American political principles. But many of its most vocal proponents actually pit it against the American ideals enshrined in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. They scorn American concepts like […]
Continue readingThe cultural changes of the past fifty years or so have brought immense turmoil into the Christian Church.
Continue readingIdeas have consequences. Profound ideas—whether true or false—have profound consequences in any given society, from high culture and politics to everyday human relationships.
Continue readingFTNCI is pleased to introduce Jeff Kliewer’s new book, Blood-Red Church. Here we reproduce the foreword to the book.
Continue readingI’ve always enjoyed the movie Fiddler on the Roof, the tale of a Jewish family living in Russia in the days prior to the revolution of 1917. I’ve been thinking about some of its themes again. Central to the story is the role that Yiddish tradition and community play in the peasants’ lives. Tevye, the […]
Continue readingThe world is drowning in postmodernism, and the tragic consensus among many conservatives is that traditionalism is a stalwart alternative against the postmodern dangers. I say it’s tragic because traditionalism, as I will argue below, is just a lazy and nostalgia-inspired version of postmodernism. No, not the hip cultural postmodernism of the late 20th century, […]
Continue reading“Privilege” and “inequality”—these two words can start a firestorm of discussion. Many pastors and evangelical leaders have latched onto the concepts and are preaching them with fervor. One would think the terminology ran through the pages of Scripture itself. I recently saw a church doing a series on “dismantling racism” for Lent, and one of […]
Continue readingCities are being burned to the ground. Innocent people are being beaten to within an inch of their lives. Officers are being murdered and maimed while attempting to keep the peace. America is suffering from the most widespread race riots in the history of the country—if not the world. We’ve reached a critical point of […]
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