John G. Stackhouse Jr.'s Blog, page 10

“God Is Love.” Yes, and—

An influential pastor recently posted this graphic on Facebook to strong acclaim from his followers. See what you think of it: This way of describing God is very popular, of course. It’s always been popular in certain circles, and it … Continued

Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and You: Responses

Christians are against all these things, right? Well, mostly not. At least, we shouldn’t be. To conclude this four-part series with a fifth part, let’s just take the various elements in this series in order. To be for or against postmodernity in … Continued

Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and You: Part 4

Why are so many people shouting that they are right, their opponents are wrong, and if they have to take to the streets to make their point and silence their foes, they will? They certainly don’t seem consumed with doubt, … Continued

Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and You: Part 3

So what about those liberals—by which I mean, those socialists—by which I mean, those communists? Thus far in this little series (which starts here), we have tackled some terms whose definitions may be obscure to many readers: postmodernity, Critical Theory, and … Continued

“Prochoice,” not “Pro-abortion” and “Pro-life,” not “Anti-abortion”

As the American election heats up with the naming of Senator Harris as Mr. Biden’s running mate, we will help each other by following the wise counsel of Master Kung (whom we Westerners know as “Confucius”). The first task of … Continued

Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and You: Part 2

Are you a Cultural Marxist? Are they? How would you know? The first column in this series defined postmodernity, a form of society in which, I suggested, we all now currently reside. I am not claiming that all of us all the time think as … Continued

Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and You: Part 1

When I was a student in the 1970s and 1980s, postmodernity and Critical Theory were still cool. Soon, however, they became conventional—at least in the academy. But now?  Now they’re significant to everybody, because they’re everywhere. A column this short … Continued

Franklin Graham, John MacArthur, and Church-and-State

A few friends have seen this post on Facebook and asked me to re-post it here to make it easier for them to share. Franklin Graham quotes California pastor John MacArthur ( = the dim quoting the dim) to encourage … Continued

Salacious Stupidity

I’d love to pile on Jerry Falwell, Jr. for engaging in, and then happily Instagramming, a yacht party (!) in which he, family members, and friends decide to emulate one of the foulest comedies of our time. (I’ve never watched … Continued

“War Is Over—If You Want It” . . . but Do We?

I freely confess that John Lennon is not my favourite songwriter. His best work arose in his partnership with Paul McCartney and what followed was vastly inferior. The all-too-popular “Happy Xmas” is a case in point. Borrowing (that’s what stealing … Continued