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The State of Theology Survey and Trouble with the Trinity

As I noted in my previous post on the 2025 Ligonier/Lifeway State of Theology Survey, the statement to which most evangelical church members strongly agreed was the one affirming the doctrine of the Trinity: There is one true God in … Continue reading

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Modern Worldviews and the Deity of Christ: A New Series

Worldview Bulletin is an evangelical Christian newsletter available on Substack and by email with over 6,000 subscribers produced by Chris Reese covering philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and apologetics. I have been subscribing for several years. Basic subscriptions are free, but … Continue reading

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The State of Theology Survey: What Most American Evangelical Church Members Believe

What do most members of evangelical churches in America believe? As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the Ligonier/Lifeway State of Theology Survey for 2025 defined evangelicals by beliefs as those who strongly agreed with all four of the … Continue reading

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The State of Theology Survey and the Definition of Evangelicalism

“The trouble with this way of defining evangelical is that it creates both false positives and false negatives.”   The most recent State of Theology Survey, produced by Ligonier Ministries (founded by the late R. C. Sproul) and Lifeway Research … Continue reading

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Christian Reflections on the Passing of Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall (1934-2025), famed for her decades-long study of chimpanzees and for her advocacy of animal rights and environmentalism, passed away on October 1, 2025, at the age of 91. Christians should have no trouble appreciating her legitimate and significant … Continue reading

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A Data Scientist Analyzes the Book of Mormon. What Could Go Wrong?

“Like many people (not just Mormons), the Bald Coder assumes an oversimplistic, false dichotomy in which comprehensive scientific proof and subjective opinion are the only two options.” A YouTuber calling himself the Bald Coder (apparently Guarav Agarwal?) has made four … Continue reading

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Did Paul Merely Try to Persecute Christians? A Response to Robyn Faith Walsh’s Second Argument

In a follow-up video to her earlier video arguing that Paul did not persecute Christians, which I discussed in my previous blog post, Robyn Walsh offers another argument in defense of her claim. In this video, she reports that two … Continue reading

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Did Paul Persecute Christians? A Response to Robyn Faith Walsh

I can’t stand it. I just can’t stand it when scholars play fast and loose with the facts. On Bart Ehrman’s YouTube channel earlier today, Robyn Faith Walsh asked, “Did Paul Really Persecute Christians?” In less than seven minutes, she … Continue reading

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Is It Wrong to Say that Christ Is Fully God and Fully Man?

Posts are showing up on Facebook arguing that it is theologically incorrect to affirm that the incarnate Christ is “fully God and fully man.” Supposedly, these expressions should be avoided in favor of the creedal wording “truly God” and “truly … Continue reading

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“Temple of Solomon” and Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Response to Robert Boylan (re-post)

Note: This post originally appeared on October 1, 2016, on IRR’s Religious Researcher blog, which no longer exists (in that form). In a recent online article, I explained that the expression temple of Solomon (using the prepositional phrase of Solomon … Continue reading

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