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What's So Funny About God?: A Theological Look at Humor

What's So Funny About God?: A Theological Look at Humor

by Steve Wilkens

If you don't believe God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror. Humor is a truly human phenomenon—crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, socia… Read more…

Faith and Reason: Three Views

Faith and Reason: Three Views

by Steve Wilkens

Life confronts us with an endless stream of questions. Some are trivial. But some draw us into the deepest dimensions of human inquiry, a place where our decisions have profound implications for life and faith. Is there a God, and if so, how can I know anything about who or what God is? Is the quest for truth an elusive dream? How should I live and what shou… Read more…

Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics: An Introduction to Theories of Right and Wrong

Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics: An Introduction to Theories of Right and Wrong

by Steve Wilkens

Ideas have consequences. And sometimes those ideas can be squeezed in to slogans, slapped on bumper stickers and tweeted into cyberspace. These compact messages coming at us from all directions often compress in a few words entire ethical systems. It turns out that there's a lot more to the ideas behind these slogans--ideas that need to be sorted out bef… Read more…

Everything You Know about Evangelicals Is Wrong (Well, Almost Everything): An Insider's Look at Myths and Realities

Everything You Know about Evangelicals Is Wrong (Well, Almost Everything): An Insider's Look at Myths and Realities

by Steve Wilkens and Don Thorsen

While evangelicals make up a significant portion of American society, they still constitute a mystery for many. They exert considerable influence on virtually every aspect of American life and culture, yet by those who don't appreciate them they're seen as rednecks, crypto-fundamentalists, and people without education. Wilkens and Thorsen contend tha… Read more…

Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives

Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives

by Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford

Why do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It's our choice? Yes, but there are forces, often unseen, that shape every decision we make and every action we take. These hidden, life-shaping values and ideas are not promoted through organized religions… Read more…