We Were Wrong!

This week’s blog post takes the form of an essay by Bob Osburn that was recently published by the Center of the American Experiment in a fascinating symposium, entitled Fragmented Families and the Silence of the Faithful: How Religious Leaders and...

Entrepreneurs and Environmentalists

Dr. Robert OsburnSome time back I introduced professors, pastors, and other leaders in the northeast Indian state of Manipur to the story of Christianity’s contribution to the development of nations.  One topic I addressed is finding the proper balance between...

Just Imagine

© 2015 Bryan Dowd We welcome yet again the thoughtfully intriguing guest reflections of University of Minnesota Professor Bryan Dowd.  His savvy reflections ought to cheer us every time we hear news about higher education gone awry.  The news may...

The Potential of Pluralism

Dr. Robert OsburnI not only read World magazine, but I sometimes gift subscriptions to it.  It fearlessly exposes the occasional evangelical impostor and our sometimes-frivolous tendencies to hucksterism (e.g., Mark Driscoll’s attempt to purchase New York Times...