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The Latest from the Director and Friend's Blog

Gordon Wenham and his books
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Gordon Wenham: Rest in Peace

Craig Bartholomew points out that the Rome Statute defines genocide in a way that fits Israel’s assaults on Gaza, and he points to challenging recent works by Louis Theroux and Omar El Akkad.

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Opinion: The Blindfolding of Lady Justice

Craig Bartholomew observes that the blindfolding of Lady Justice is ambiguous, connoting impartiality on the one hand and (satirically) that power is able to force her to turn a blind eye, as is the case in the West’s approach to international law at present.

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Bucharest's Civic Centre by fusion-of-horizons
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Opinion: Living Through the Politics of the Lie

Craig Bartholomew discusses the growing tolerance for lies as the native language of politics, how darkness masquerades as the light, and the Christian calling to live according to the truth.

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The Latest KLC News

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The Big Picture 13 is Now Available

The Big Picture 13: Health & Wellbeing is out now. This issue discusses what it means to live well and to be healthy, what God’s shalom entails, and how we should navigate serious challenges to our wellbeing, such as tragedy, grief and mental illness.

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KLC is Now on Substack

KLC is now on Substack. We have launched this new platform in an effort to make our excellent publications easier to find and share. All of our back issues of The Big Picture are already available.

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APT 9: The Way of Wisdom

We have resumed publication of Apologizing for Public Theology for the new year. Dr Benjamin Quinn explains the connection of biblical wisdom literature and public theology.

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EiC: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age

In this latest edition of Ethics in Conversation, Andrew Kirk reviews Michael F. Bird’s recent book: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age: A Christian Case for Liberty, Equality, and Secular Government.

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