Schiavo Case Puts Human Dignity on Trial

March 07, 2005 by Doug Groothuis

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Colossal Questions for Tragic Times

February 17, 2005 by Doug Groothuis

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Colossal and perennial questions assault us during times of unspeakable anguish. As the death toll in southern Asia climbs higher and the spirits of the living sink lower, it may behoove us to ask some of those questions. Yet if you were to enter “tsunami, philosophy, and religion” on Google, you would not find simple answers to why a natural disaster should wreak such devastation. Despite the instant information available everywhere, wisdom about deeper matters seems to elude our grasp.

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Review of Carl F. H. Henry, The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism

1947; Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003

July 23, 2004 by Doug Groothuis

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Small books by great authors can bring large rewards in short order. Such is the case with this diminutive classic on evangelical identity and vision by the late theologian, philosopher and journalist, Carl F. H. Henry. Richard Mouw, Christian philosopher and president of Fuller Theological Seminary, wrote in his preface to the new edition that this is no museum piece; it remains a bracing charge to conservative Protestants today. Dr. Henry, who was translated to glory in late 2003, was a key founder of the evangelical movement, a prolific author, and a tireless activist for Kingdom causes. Dr. Henry was at the hub of three pivotal evangelical institutions. He served as a founding faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary (before it removed biblical inerrancy from its doctrinal statement), the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and Christianity Today (which has moved from the theological vision Henry laid out as its first editor).

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