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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.
Craig Bartholomew discusses how violations of the ninth commandment continue to load hardship onto Ukraine.
A review by Craig Bartholomew of Alexei Navalny’s posthumous autobiography
A review by Craig Bartholomew of John Sweeney’s book on Alexei Navalny.
In this short piece I will use the remarkable writings of the Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński (1932-2007) to explore what might be involved in understanding the other.
I sometimes reflect on the courage of investigative journalists who are committed to unearthing the truth.
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.
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.
The Kirby Laing Centre has added another exciting avenue of publishing potential with the launch in January 2025 of the first book produced entirely under the KLC banner.
Michael Wagenman reflects on the problem of abuse of power in the church, suggesting that at the heart of the problem is a misunderstanding of what power itself is and a failure to embody service in the pattern of Christ.
Walter R. Strickland II, an associate fellow of KLC, has just published a two-volume series with IVP Academic called Swing Low, offering a history of Black Christianity in America.
Proverbs, especially its short quotable quotes, are lively, colourful, provocative, and often funny. They’re a pretty good read in their own right. But outside of being relatable and a reasonably
Phones and other digital devices dominate our day-to-day lives, offering both essential productivity and utility functions, but also embedding habits that aren’t always healthy for us. Dr Darren Whitehead’s church
In our first episode of Season 2, we talk to Dr Ian Randall, who talks to us about his research into spiritual revival, the charismatic movement in Catholicism, and the
Hannah Nation introduces her recent book, Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement, helping us to better understand the extraordinary story of the Church
Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto discuss their new book, Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction. Find out about how Neo-Calvinism speaks to how we are to live as citizens of God’s kingdom
In this episode of the podcast we have an enlightening conversation with Holly Whitelaw who helps us to explore and better understand the profound interconnection of soil health, climate health
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