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The Temptation of Israel’s Messiah
Timothy W. Whitaker is a Retired United Methodist Church bishop who served the Florida Area. The Gospel according to St. Luke contains a story of the temptation of Jesus by the devil in the wilderness...
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United Methodism’s Iliff Seminary Embraces Paganism
This article is contributed by Matt Jameson, a concerned United Methodist layman from Missouri. One might assume that the official seminaries established and still heavily funded by the United...
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Feminism: Incompatible with Trinitarian Thought?
Feminist theology challenges orthodox Christian teaching, including the doctrine of the Trinity. A challenge to the triune nature of God has an effect upon the way Christians pray in times of...
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CRT, Sexuality, and Divisions: Conversations from Theology in the Raw Conference
“We’re losing touch with the radical political implications that come with saying ‘Jesus is King’… When Babylon’s politics divide the church, no one wins.” So declared Dr. Preston Sprinkle, the...
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United Methodist Seminaries Promote Unitarian Universalism
When a denomination establishes and funds a seminary, it is not unreasonable to expect that institution to uphold, or at least not directly undermine, the beliefs of its sponsoring denomination....
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A Wesleyan/Reformed Conversation
On Thursday, September 15th the Institute on Religion & Democracy hosted Dr. Scott Redd of Reformed Theological Seminary and Dr. Ryan Danker of the John Wesley Institute in conversation on the...
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Christian Nationalism: A Theology of ‘White Supremacy’ and ‘Racism?’
Ever since January 6, much blame has been attributed to “Christian Nationalism.” This ideology is frequently cited as a primary motivation by those who stormed the U.S. Capitol Building. But what...
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Our Bodies Give Witness
The postmodern axiom that utilitarianism is the highest virtue has been part of the reason some faithful Christians are opting for cremation when they die. Cemeteries, after all, take up precious...
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The Perennial Importance of Creeds for Christian Faith – Part 2
An earlier article reviewed the importance of the creeds of the ancient Christian church, particularly in light of the Protestant and Reformed commitment to the Sola Scriptura doctrine, which was the...
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UM Action’s Hopes and Plans for Faithful United Methodists
It is important for any organization or program to clearly articulate the values it is committed to advancing. After the United Methodist Action program of the Institute on Religion & Democracy...
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No, Not Everyone is a “Child of God”
Many prominent leaders within and beyond the United Methodist Church often casually make such statements as “everyone is a child of God” or “we’re all children of God.” Even Paragraph 5 of the UMC...
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The Perennial Importance of Creeds for Christian Faith – Part 3
Understanding Nicene Christianity and its importance for a truly Biblical faith was the topic of the First Annual Prince Georges Conference on Reformed Theology held at Greenbelt Baptist Church in...
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The Perennial Importance of Creeds for Christian Faith – Part 4
Three earlier articles dealt with the development and meaning of the Nicene/Constantinopolitan Creed, usually simply called the Nicene Creed, and the later explication of the dual divine and human...
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Wednesday Worship with Will Stockdale
The Institute on Religion and Democracy hosted Will Stockdale, a Ministry Associate with the Presbyterian Church in America’s Ministry to State, who delivered IRD’s Wednesday Worship sermon this month...
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Anglicanism in the Public Square Conference – Part 1
On October 28, The Institute on Religion and Democracy’s John Wesley Institute was proud to begin its Anglicanism in the Public Square Conference. The Conference, which lasted two days, brought...
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Anglicanism in the Public Square Conference – Part 3
On October 28, The Institute on Religion and Democracy’s John Wesley Institute was proud to begin its Anglicanism in the Public Square Conference. That Conference, which was split into five sections...
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Jurisdictional Conferences Redefine United Methodist Church
Last month’s United Methodist jurisdictional conferences held across America have effectively, dramatically redefined the United Methodist Church. It is a hard reality to face. But these gatherings...
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Who is Jesus?
In his introduction to Athanasius’ great work, On the Incarnation, C. S. Lewis wrote that it was this 4th c. bishop who “stood for the Trinitarian doctrine, ‘whole and undefiled’ when it looked as if...
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Anglicanism in the Public Square – Part 5
On October 28, The Institute on Religion and Democracy’s John Wesley Institute was pleased to begin its 2022 Anglicanism in the Public Square Conference. That project, split into five sessions across...
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Relativism, Pluralism, and Democracy
Postliberal Order, an online newsletter started in November 2021, is a leading voice for challenging America’s origins as a liberal democracy. It is a collaboration of leading Catholic thinkers...
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