Why Are Churches “Declining”?
We can attempt to answer that question any number of ways, but sociology can offer some helpful insights. I read Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith’s
We can attempt to answer that question any number of ways, but sociology can offer some helpful insights. I read Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith’s
Fortunately, the sociological literature on hope is a growing field. Can a bunch of sociologists offer us some insight on hope? I was recently part
We are becoming merely homo phagon—humans who consume, from the Greek phago, to devour. We are all mouth.
Of course, things could be worse. You could find yourself in a frightening blank nothingness in which you can’t find any WiFi. You might have
Even if we build various systems and institutions to help us do that lamb-feeding work, every day is still, in essence, an exercise in coming
Domination and destruction are easy and cruel. Serving, building, creating: that takes humility, which is true strength. So how can we provide a counter-narrative in
This is the commemorative hundredth-anniversary book for Alpine Avenue Christian Reformed Church, the church in which I grew up. The anniversary occurred in 1981 when
The soup is nothing but beans, veggie broth, and vegetables. OK, there’s a little salt. I say it’s virtuous not with pride but with a