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Original items from the Trinity Forum
Newton, Wilberforce, and the Spirituality of Abolition
Mon 12 Mar 2007 by Jonathan Aitken
Wilberforce was no mere humanitarian; his motivations were much deeper (Part 1 of 2).
Wilberforce has come down in history as something of a lone-ranger humanitarian, but Jonathan Aitken, executive director of the Trinity Forum in Europe and author of a new biography of John Newton, sets the record straight by looking at newly available letters of Newton that throw additional light on what was at one point Wilberforce’s great secret—his evangelical faith. First of two parts.
Beyond Moral Bewilderment
Tue 06 Feb 2007 • Responses: 1 • by Dallas Willard
Where is Moral Knowledge?
Senior Fellow Dallas Willard says that moral knowledge is no longer readily available to most people in the normal course of our lives. He shows why this has happened and explains by contrast how the enduring influence of Jesus on the world is due to his sound, intelligent, and testable answers to the basic questions of human life. His life and teaching is real knowledge, by which we can and should live.
To Compose from Fragments
Tue 30 Jan 2007 by T. M. Moore
Creativity Is a Kingdom Calling
T. M. Moore looks at the role of creativity with the help of two recent books on the topic from Philip Johnson and Michael Kimmelman. Whatever the crisis of the moment, we are yet called to create a better world from the fragments before us.
A Short History of Happiness
Tue 12 Dec 2006 by Wilfred M. McClay
Fragile, but not Illusory
We want happiness, but the harder we chase it, the further off it seems. How can we talk about it without sounding cynical or trite? Senior Fellow Bill McClay, in a cheerful but deeply realistic piece, looks to history and human nature—and some Russian literature—to help us understand it and to bring our expectations about happiness into line.
Civilization’s Crisis and Europe’s Choices
Tue 05 Dec 2006 by David Aikman
Ideology, Intolerance, and Identity
Senior Fellow David Aikman discusses the European crisis highlighted by militant Islam and considers its sources, current factors, and—given historical precedents—the prospects for a revitalized Continent.
Reflections on the 2006 U.S. Elections
Wed 22 Nov 2006 by Al McDonald
A look backward and forward to put recent events in perspective
Senior Fellow Alonzo L. McDonald looks at likely outcomes of the 2006 elections and puts the situation in perspective in an essay directed particularly to friends outside America. He draws on his international career and an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the American national character and suggests what to expect from the U.S. in the next two years. More unilateralism may be in the forecast.
The Dynamics of Cultural Change (Part Two)
Thu 09 Nov 2006 • Responses: 1 • by William Edgar
Part Two of Two: The Process of Cultural Transformation
Senior Fellow Bill Edgar talks about the tensions we face as we work and pray for real transformation in people and cultures. In this second of two parts, he discusses strategies for cultural change that are respectful both of God’s will and our own responsibility.
The Human Race
Mon 30 Oct 2006 by Paul Johnson
A Success or a Failure?
Historian Paul Johnson reflects on the history and prospects of the human race in a provocative lecture to the Trinity Forum in Europe. At the rate we are going, will the human race survive? Does it deserve to survive? It’s rarely a pretty picture, he says, but yet there is hope.
The Dynamics of Cultural Change
Tue 24 Oct 2006 • Responses: 2 • by William Edgar
Part One of Two: The Possibility of Cultural Transformation
Senior Fellow Bill Edgar talks about the tensions we face as we work and pray for real transformation in people and cultures. In this first of two parts, he discusses a biblical perspective on change that acknowledges both the authority of Jesus and our own responsibility to act. Which of our strategies are wisest and most attuned to the way change actually happens?
The Business of Business
Wed 11 Oct 2006 • Responses: 6 • by Dallas Willard
Business is a profession, and professions have a moral role in society
In this exclusive article, Senior Fellow Dallas Willard discusses the purpose of being in business. He argues for a return to the view of commerce as a profession like law and medicine and discusses what this would mean in practice. So, if you are in business, what does true success look like? There is, he says, much more to business than its mere survival and profit.
