Intellectual Engagement
May 24, 2016
Courtney McEachon, Class of 2015
"I went from having no voice to wanting to be the voice of the pro-life movement."
Courtney McEachon '15 is a graduate of Yale University. Among her many courses and activities, she was a key student leader in the pro-life movement at Yale. In her efforts to bring greater visibility to the pro-life movement among college students, Courtney gained considerable insight into the role people of influence play in determining what constitutes "good" and "just" in society.
May 12, 2016
How to Train Your Bible Memory
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. — Psalm 119:11May 3, 2016
What Has Christianity Done for Us?
In an article from Christian Today, David Robertson expounds on the many contributions Christianity has made to the world, demonstrating that Christianity turned the ancient world upside down and laid the foundation for much of modern Western society, and that Christianity ushers in numerous positive changes in societies around the globe:March 24, 2016
Lead by Example: How to Create a Flourishing Culture

March 24, 2016
Why We Search for God

As we seek him, we can be confident that he is earnestly seeking us as well. –Leigh McLeroy
March 23, 2016
The Case for Confident Pluralism

December 23, 2015
Cultivate Friends You Disagree With

November 16, 2015
James Davison Hunter on A Way Forward
To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World
By James Davison HunterHow does real culture change happen? Dr. James Davison Hunter, a sociologist who is the LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory at the University of Virginia and a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum, addresses Christian assumptions about power, culture, culture change, and public engagement in a 30-minute lecture followed by 30 minutes of Q&A...
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February 23, 2015
Q & A with Professor David Skeel
Making Sense of True Paradoxes

How would you define apologetics?
At bottom, I think the Apostle Peter defined apologetics best, at least for Christians, when he admonished his readers to "always be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is in you" (1 Peter 3:15). That's how I see apologetics, as trying to explain why I believe Christianity is true, especially for those who think an ancient religion like Christianity can't possibly make sense of the complexities of our contemporary world.
February 19, 2015
The Apologetics of Love
Considering Nietzsche and Jesus of Nazareth
by Jesse Peterson
The Ethics of Nature
There could hardly have been a more fitting philosopher to follow on the heels of Darwin's mid-19th-century discoveries than Nietzsche. Nietzsche translated into ethical-prescriptive terms ("ought") what for Darwin had merely been biological-historical description ("is"). Darwin's "survival of the fittest" in the war of nature became Nietzsche's "will to power":December 30, 2014