John G. Stackhouse Jr.'s Blog, page 39
April 18, 2015
ICYMI Update
In case you have, well, a meaningful life and thus not one distributed thinly across multiple social media platforms like some of us sad, needy folk, here’s a few recent publications by your servant that you may not have seen . … Continued
April 14, 2015
The Saguenay Case: Another Vestige of Christendom
The Supreme Court of Canada is due to release its judgment on the Saguenay case. And, alas, once again I find myself opposing friends and co-believers on a matter of church and state. The case centres on the city council … Continued
April 10, 2015
Troy Polamalu: Feeling God’s Pleasure
“The glory of God is a man fully alive.” — Irenaeus “When I run, I feel his pleasure.” — Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire Troy Polamalu played football like we all wish we could play anything: all-out…and effectively. He played safety for the Pittsburgh … Continued
April 1, 2015
Franklin Graham Converts to Islam
ASHEVILLE, NC (RNS) — In an announcement that has shocked the evangelical world, evangelist Franklin Graham, son of the world-famous preacher Billy Graham, declared that he has recently converted to Islam. Graham made the surprising declaration at a news conference held … Continued[image error]
March 26, 2015
The Great Transfusion
As we travel through Lent, we recall Luther’s speaking, in a letter to Georg Spenlein (1516), of Holy Week as the occasion of the Great Exchange: Therefore, my dear brother, learn Christ and him crucified. Learn to pray to him and, despairing … Continued[image error]
March 25, 2015
Bad News for Religion Ph.D.’s…and Yet…
Here’s some bad news that no one finishing a Ph.D. in religious studies will find as all that surprising: the job market isn’t improving. At least, it’s not better in the US, but I have no reason to think it’s better … Continued[image error]
March 20, 2015
Why I’m Not Cheering the “Loyola” Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has now decided, albeit in an almost even split vote, the case of Loyola High School, a private Jesuit school in Quebec. The issue is whether such a school can be compelled to teach the … Continued[image error]
March 11, 2015
Canada’s Cultural Future: A Conference
I look forward to helping kick off a major conference here in Vancouver less than a fortnight from now. “Our Whole Society” doesn’t sound terribly provocative, but the convenors and scheduled participants and already-registered attenders know that the subject of … Continued[image error]
February 21, 2015
News We’d Like to See
Law Society Approves New Religious Law School by Irshad Chan-McCoy, Diversity Editor (TORONTO) (OF COURSE) To the surprise of many observers, and the dismay of a number of opponents, the Law Society of Ontario today approved the application of Sunlight … Continued[image error]
February 19, 2015
The Continual Unpredictability of a Straight Line
As one looks at Jesus in the Gospels, one sees the Lord carving through the world as a straight line of integrity, purpose, holiness, and truth. He is The Way, the way to move directly from point to point of … Continued[image error]
