Notes from a Byzantine-Rite Calvinist

As I mentioned in a previous post , this newly published volume, Creation Regained: Disciplinary Perspectives , is a tribute to my great fri...

My Global Scholars Canada newsletter for March 2026 is now posted for your reading pleasure. Included are a speaking engagement in eastern ...

I now have my own copy of this anthology:

Christian Courier has published my article, Iran's uncertain future . An excerpt: Iran has had an outsized influence in the Middle East...

I am pleased to report that a new book has been published to which I and several other authors contributed chapters. It's called Creatio...

As an undergraduate student in the mid 1970s I was taking a course at the University of Minnesota and one day happened upon a demonstration ...

Last month I was interviewed by Gabriel Ennes for his Apologética cristã podcast. The conversation was in English. Although I am by no means...

From 22 to 25 February I was privileged to visit the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, where I was a guest speaker. ...

I have just posted my Global Scholars Canada newsletter for February 2026 . Included are material related to Christian Nationalism, memories...

My most recent column has been published at Christian Courier 's website: Trump is sowing chaos for no good reason . An excerpt: Minneap...

A friend recently informed me that the daily First Things newsletter for 27 January 2026 contains a reference to an article I wrote for the...

Several weeks ago I was interviewed by Jairo Mendoza for the Spanish-language Cápsulas de Teología podcast. The subject matter: Can Christia...

My Global Scholars Canada newsletter for January 2026 is now posted for your perusal. Included this month are a reflection on mentoring you...

My latest in Christian Courier :  Justice for Ukraine may rely on Canada and Europe . An excerpt: Next month marks four years since Russia’s...

“Being a Christian does not make you immune to the temptations of political ideologies.” Five years ago Jeff Fountain interviewed me on an ...

Christian Courier has just published my latest:  What Trump’s actions in Venezuela mean for Canada . An excerpt: In this second quarter of ...

Five years ago today many of us watched in disbelief as a mob of protesters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC, egged on by a Pr...

If one feature of my ongoing ministry can be said to give me the most joy, it is mentoring young people. I've been doing this in some fa...

I am not generally accustomed to showing readers what I received for Christmas, but my beloved wife gave me a fascinating book that is at on...

I have now posted my Global Scholars Canada newsletter for December 2025 . Included this month are an (almost) award for my latest book, an ...

I am pleased to report that my book, Citizenship Without Illusions , which has been out for just over a year, has been designated a finalist...

This past saturday, 29 November, an event was held to launch a new book:  The Intellectual Legacy of Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977): A Hopefu...

As I have done every year for the past few years, I was privileged last friday morning (afternoon London time) to speak with the latest grou...

One of the more significant studies in my discipline of political science is Robert Putnam's award-winning  Making Democracy Work: Civic...

In chapter 1 of Political Visions and Illusions , I call into question the use of left and right as labels for identifying people's poli...

My Global Scholars newsletter for 2025 is now posted. Included this month are my thoughts on a controversial billboard, two podcast intervi...

Last week's conversation on Christian Nationalism has now been posted online. Listen here:

The recent tragic death of Charlie Kirk, the young founder of Turning Point USA, prompted these thoughts from me: Social media stardom . An ...