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  • The Founders: How Christian Were They?

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    Vision and Values: The Founders: How Christian Were They? One of today’s most contentious culture wars is over the religious commitments of our nation’s founders. Were most of them orthodox Christians, deists, or agnostics? … … Conservative Christian authors such as David Barton, Peter Marshall Jr., and Tim LaHaye contend that most of the founders…

  • Theologians and Economists: The Impact of Modernism

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    [Series Index] Though we talk about the arrival of a postmodern era, Modernism still has considerable influence in our discussions of theology and economics. Modernism was built on human autonomy and endless human progress (defined largely as material happiness) through the application of reason. I see two general influences that distort Christian reflection on these…

  • Gorbachev a closet Christian?

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    Chicago Tribune: Gorbachev a closet Christian? …The Italian newspaper La Stampa called his visit a "spiritual perestroika." A story in the London Daily Telegraph's March 19 edition concluded Gorbachev "has acknowledged his Christian faith for the first time." Since then, speculation has been building about the significance of the visit to Sacro Convento friary and…

  • Mikhail Gorbachev admits he is a Christian

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    Telegraph: Mikhail Gorbachev admits he is a Christian Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Communist leader of the Soviet Union, has acknowledged his Christian faith for the first time, paying a surprise visit to pray at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi. Accompanied by his daughter Irina, Mr Gorbachev spent half an hour on his knees…