APRIL 2026 NEWSLETTER

Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed! 

This is the antiphonal declaration with which Christians since ancient times have greeted each other at the annual Paschal feast. In Christ's resurrection we receive the promise of our own resurrection to new life on that last day, when he will return to bring his coming kingdom to fruition. In the meantime, we continue the work he has given us in this life.

The past month has been an exceedingly full one. I will not try to include everything of significance in this newsletter. But I will begin by indicating that I will shortly have some good news about a project on which I have been working on and off for the past decade. Stay tuned.

In my previous newsletter, I mentioned an anthology on which several of us have collaborated and which has finally seen the light of day: Creation Regained: Disciplinary Perspectives, just out this year from Dordt Press. I have posted two tributes related to this new book, published in honour of my great friend and former colleague Albert M. Wolters, who has influenced my own writings, as well as those of many others around the world. I recently posted a related video description and announcement: A new book for Christian scholars: Creation Regained: Disciplinary Perspectives.

Some months ago I wrote a book review intended to be published in Christian Courier, a periodical for which I have written a monthly column for 36 years. Somewhat to my surprise, CC declined to publish it, so I decided to post it on my blog: Should Christians be leftists? A review. Anyone who has read my books will be aware that I am not particularly fond of the left-right political spectrum, which, among other things, hinders communication and oversimplifies the true complexities of public opinion. This plays a role in my analysis of the book under review.

Late last month I woke early one saturday morning to speak remotely to a group of professionals in Brazil who are involved in their country's public life in a variety of settings. A highly educated gathering, it even included a PhD in political science. This was sponsored by the new organization Justiça Pública, established to "promote public justice for all Brazilians through a faithful, courageous, and constructive Christian presence in the public sphere." The group takes its inspiration from the Center for Public Justice, on whose board I have been privileged to serve since last year. Read more about the event here: Justiça pública: Brazil.

At the end of the month I was at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the annual Kuyper conference. This proved to be a quite worthwhile visit. I renewed connections with people I've known for a long time and became acquainted with several I had not known before. My own role at the conference was fairly minor: I served on a panel discussing a significant book coming out of the Orthodox Christian tradition—one which I hope will be read widely in the Orthodox world. My account of the conference can be read here: Kuyper Conference 2026. I made one remark at the panel discussion which, in retrospect, I thought might need further elaboration: More on the 'Neo-Calvinist rodeo': two cheers for the market.

As I mentioned at the outset, I will soon have an announcement to make about my next project. I will definitely mention it in my May newsletter, but I will be posting it sooner on my blog, which you can access before then.

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Yours in God's service,

David Koyzis, Global Scholar