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Biblical Critical Theory Is Not Biblical. It’s Watered-Down Marxism

02/24/2024 Mises Wire Roger McKinney

Christianity Today magazine, founded by Billy Graham, chose Christopher Watkin’s book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture, as one of its...

There Is Something Wrong with the Economic Views of Theologians

12/16/2023 Mises Wire Roger McKinney

Review of Kathryn Tanner: Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism An old professor told our class decades ago to believe nothing from the popular press about economics and only half of what the...

Killers of the Flower Moon Is about Government Failure

11/06/2023 Mises Wire Roger McKinney

Most reviewers of the motion picture Killers of the Flower Moon distill just one lesson from the story: greed is deadly. The love of money leads to evil. But the real lesson should be of government...

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Biblical Critical Theory Is Not Biblical. It’s Watered-Down Marxism

03/08/2024 Roger McKinney

Christianity Today and other Christian publications are touting a book that claims to be based upon “biblical critical theory.” It’s yet another version of Marxism that is neither critical nor biblical. It’s just more Marxism.

Killers of the Flower Moon Is about Government Failure

11/25/2023 Roger McKinney

The newly released movie "Killers of the Flower Moon" depicts what happens when politically connected people can use the state to carry out nefarious deeds. Unfortunately, government failure is one lesson that is sure to be lost here.

Government-Enforced Paid Family Leave Is Not Pro-Family

10/30/2023 Roger McKinney

Christianity Today magazine enthusiastically endorses government-enforced family leave, calling it “pro-family.” Government coercion, however, is still violence, not something to be championed.

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