The Theology of Jonathan Edwards  wins 2013 Christianity Today Book Award in the field of  Theology / Ethics Michael J. McClymond and Gerald R. McDermott (Oxford University Press) “This truly impressive volume combines two virtues that rarely coexist. It is accessibly deep. Many books cover their subject matter in an accessible manner, and many others [...]

WACO, Texas (Sept. 14, 2012) — C. Stephen Evans, Ph.D., University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Baylor University, has won first prize in the C.S. Lewis Book Prize Competition, awarded for the best book published in the philosophy of religion or philosophical theology written for a general audience in the last five years. The [...]

July 18, 2012 Baylor Media Communications People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in the Journal of Positive Psychology: Actions Don’t Always Speak Louder Than Words — at Least, [...]

Column: Southern Baptists cleanse past America remains torn by racial problems — and Sunday morning is still America’s most divided hour — but even the most cynical observer must admit we’re making progress. Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention— founded in 1845 to defend slavery — elected its first black leader, New Orleans pastor Fred [...]

Same-sex marriage is one of the most contentious and vexing issues now facing our nation. It is perhaps in part for that reason that the new study on same-sex parenting by University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus, which finds that young-adult children of parents who have had same-sex relationships are more likely to suffer [...]

Evangelicals and the Coming Romney Victory May 9, 2012 Gerald R. McDermott A new poll from Virginia, a key swing state, suggests that evangelicals will help put Mitt Romney in the White House this November. It has become a truism in recent years that evangelicals are critical to our national elections. As New York Times [...]

March/April 2012  In Victorian times, an Anglican rector was once traveling in southern Italy. Mistaking him for a Catholic priest, a group of peasants begged him to give spiritual succor to a famous bandit who lay dying in a nearby inn. The rector offered what prayer and consolation he could, as the grateful bandit acknowledged [...]

Jan. 3, 2012 Follow us on Twitter:@BaylorUMediaCom Humble people are more likely to offer time to someone in need than arrogant people are, according to findings by Baylor University researchers published online in The Journal of Positive Psychology. “The findings are surprising because in nearly 30 years of research on helping behavior, very few studies [...]

The Tocqueville Forum is pleased to announce that Professor Jean Bethke Elshtain will receive the fifth annual Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Award for Teaching and Humane Letters. This award, generously supported by Michael Maibach – a former student of Father Schall – and The Maibach Fund, has been created to honor individuals who exemplify [...]

Evening Conversation with Byron Johnson More God, Less Crime When: Wednesday, November 2 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Where: The University Club 1135 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC  20036 We are delighted to invite you to an Evening Conversation with author and professor Byron Johnson. Please join us on November 2 at the University Club [...]