The following article is located at: http://www.booksandculture.com/articles/2011/julaug/revolutionaryfaith.html Revolutionary Faith A religious history of the American Revolution. Matt Reynolds | posted 6/24/2011 For all the heated debate over the Founders’ faith—or lack of faith—the American Revolution is often treated as exclusively a political affair, overlooking how thoroughly a range of religious convictions, yearnings, and forebodings suffused [...]

The following article is located at: http://www.booksandculture.com/articles/2011/mayjun/pulpfictions.html Pulp Fictions Jim Thompson and the sins of the father. Philip Jenkins | posted 4/27/2011 One of last year’s most controversial films was The Killer Inside Me, an adaptation of Jim Thompson’s 1952 novel. The film closely followed Thompson’s original in depicting an atrocious series of murders from [...]

Christianity: China’s best bet? As more Chinese turn to Christianity, the state is torn between embracing its benefits and the desire to assert control. Donata Hardenberg Last Modified: 01 Jul 2011 10:38 Every night, when Yang prays with her seven-year-old daughter, she knows that she is doing something illegal. Like millions of other Chinese Christians, [...]

Thursday, June 30th, 3:30 pm (CST) Dr. Byron R. Johnson discusses his new book, More God, Less Crime on “CULTURE SHOCKS” with Barry Lynn. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

More God, Less Crime by Byron R. Johnson Can religious and non-religious groups work together to combat crime? More God, Less Crime author Byron Johnson describes the book and talks about Amachi, one of the successful justice system-related sacred/secular partnerships it chronicles.  Amachi Director Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr; Amachi mentor Ericka Dill; and [...]

by David Lyle Jeffrey A Critique of ALL Religions Chinese intellectuals and the church. I was privileged recently to attend a conference on Marxism and Christianity in China. The venue was Tiantan University, close to the birthplace of Mao Zedong in Hunan province. More than ninety papers were given by philosophers and comparative literature scholars [...]

Nigeria: American Scholar Advises Christians on Secularism 15 June 2011 An American scholar, Dr Scott Carroll, has cautioned Nigerian Christians against secularising their religion so as not to deprive themselves the opportunity to lead the Christian Church in this century. Carroll gave the caution on Sunday in Lagos while speaking with the News Agency of [...]

Byron R. Johnson on the Michael Medved Show June 8, 2011 Dr. Johnson talks about his new book, More God, Less Crime LISTEN TO THE PODCAST : PART ONE PART TWO

Books & Culture Podcast-More God, Less Crime The evidence is clear: faith matters.  

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