by Craig Branch – (Introduction to Areopagus Journal Vo. 6 No. 2, March-April 2006) There is a scene early on in C.S. Lewis’s novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in which the character Lucy has just returned from her first journey into Narnia and has told her siblings about this magical place. … Read More
by Craig Branch – (The introduction to Areopagus Journal Vol. 5 No. 1 January-February 2005) One of the primary goals we have for producing Areopagus Journal is to provide a sound theological treatment of important worldview issues in a way that bridges the gap between the rarified air of intellectualism and the dumbed-down level of … Read More
by Craig Branch- This is the introduction to Areopagus Journal Vol. 5 No. 5 September-October 2005. This I say and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer as the Gentiles [unbelievers] also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of … Read More
by Gary L. Greene – What happens when we read a story? In many ways, the same thing that happens as we live, as we go places, as we meet people. Attentive reading is much like attentive living. As we encounter people, places, events, observations, we try to take them as they are, for what … Read More
by Charlie Peacock – I have at least two qualifications for writing on the subject of how to make the most of a concert experience. One, I’ve given concert performances (on some level) for thirty-eight years. Secondly, I’ve done a bit of study and writing on the subject (in the context of what it means … Read More
by Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin Before thinking about the question of how to look at art in museums we should say a few things about the art museum as a public institution itself. It was only since the eighteenth century that the idea of a separate building dedicated to the public display of paintings, sculptures and … Read More
by James S. Spiegel- A popular slogan in our culture is that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”1 This sentiment reflects a familiar perspective on art and beauty today. According to this view, an artwork (such as a song or a painting) or a part of nature (such as a flower, a sunset, … Read More
Art is a gift of God’s common grace in which all humans may meaningfully participate. This implies that that Christians may participate in art for arts sake. They may even see art as a vocation for glorifying God. Beauty is not relative. From a Christian perspective, there is such a thing as real, objective beauty … Read More
by Gene Edward Veith – The Turner Prize is England’s most prestigious award for contemporary art. Past winners have included mutilated animals in formaldehyde; a dirty bed; lead castings of the items on a Kentucky Fried Chicken menu; and an empty room. This year’s finalists include rotting fruit, a bronze rendition of pornographic blow-up dolls, … Read More
by Craig Branch – This is the introduction to the Areopagus Journal Volume 4. No. 1, January-February 2004 Why does an apologetics ministry choose to cover the topic of “Art and the Christian” in its journal? Perhaps the very reason we ask that question reveals the need. In most people’s minds, art is relegated … Read More
by Mary Branch – “Have you considered adoption?” Amid the discussion of reproductive methods, this is a question that is commonly asked of the infertile couple. But what about couples who do not struggle with infertility? Is this a valid question for all Christian families? Before we were married, my husband and I both expressed … Read More
by Scott B. Rae – A few months ago, a woman in our church approached me excitedly to tell me about an unusual occurrence that was taking place in their family. Motivated by altruism alone, their daughter had agreed to be a surrogate mother for their daughter in law. The egg of the daughter in … Read More
by Craig Branch – Veritas (Introduction to Areopagus Journal Vol. 3 No. 1, January-February 2003) This is the first issue of Areopagus Journal for 2003 and it is the inaugural issue of our new format. We made some changes. Rather than a quarterly journal, we are now a bimonthly journal. Your subscription brings six issues … Read More
by Steven B. Cowan – A recent issue of Free Inquiry [Vol. 22:2, Spring 2002] contained an article relevant to Areopagus Journal’s focus on bioethics. The article, “Homsap: Elixir of Holiness” (pp. 9-12), by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, clearly demonstrates the anti-life implications of metaphysical and evolutionary naturalism (a.k.a., atheism). Dawkins is critical of President … Read More
By Raymond J. VanArragon – There is no doubt that one of the most significant matters of human concern is the existence of God. If an omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good being created the world and everything in it, that is a fact of enormous importance for how we understand ourselves and how we live our … Read More