Jacob H. Friesenhahn

Evil, the New Atheism, and the God of the Trinity

Von Balthasar’s theology of the Trinity provides a compelling framework in which Christians can engage the problem of evil, including its recent formulations by the New Atheism.

Tripp York

“You’re welcome, Tim.”-Jesus

In a not-so-rare move these days, the Son of God took some time off from ignoring the plight of almost one billion starving humans in order to help his main man, Tim Tebow, win yet another football game. In a nail-biter, Jesus (as apparent from the post-game shout-out) gave Tebow just enough divine aid to […]

Brian D. McLaren

Faith Beyond All Answers: A Response to John Piper’s Theodicy

John Piper didn’t waste any time. Six days after the devastating earthquake in Japan, he published a post on his Desiring God blog entitled “Japan: After Empathy and Aid, People Want Answers.”  Here the revered Reformed Baptist theologian and pastor plunges (as he has done on many occasions before) boldly into the field of theodicy. […]