John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 6 minAPOLOGETICSThe Meaning of Life? Why Should I Care? A Historian's take by John G. Stackhouse, Jr.Why do, or should, the Big Questions matter? Why bother trying so hard when the world’s greatest thinkers have deeply differed?
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minMY BOOKSRe-Launching “Can I Believe?”COVID-19 has affected matters great and small. Among the smaller matters has been the launch of my latest book, Can I Believe?...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.7 minAPOLOGETICSWhy “Mere Christianity” Should Have BombedSixty years ago, London publisher Geoffrey Bles first released a revision of four sets of radio talks by an Oxford literature don. The...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 minBIBLEParables & PropositionsScholars of religion well into middle age, as I am, remember the excitement of the so-called narrative school of theology breaking over...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minTHE CHRISTIAN WAYStackhouse on Wolterstorff on KantHere and here are two recent posts, for Christian Scholar’s Review, on my recent reading of an essay by Christian philosopher Nicholas...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.4 minTHE CHRISTIAN WAYHow Can I Block Out the Cruelty?The stereotype of the schizophrenic is a poor soul beleaguered by a cacophony of voices telling him what to do. But we all now are...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minBIBLESpiritual GiftsReading I Corinthians 12 this morning, under the tutelage of John Barclay’s excellent Paul and the Power of Grace, I’m reminded of my...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minBETTER SPEAKING AND WRITINGWrite BetterAt this time of year, students are receiving back papers from professors with various forms of the same advice: “Please get help for your...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.5 minAPOLOGETICS3 Geniuses on VacationGeorge Steiner, the literary critic, Wynton Marsalis, the celebrated trumpeter, and Doug Gilmour, the Hall-of-Fame hockey player, walk...