From Vista Magazine To date there have been two principal attempts to make Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age more accessible to the general reader. In How (Not) to Be Secular, philosopher James K.A. Smith presents Taylor’s magnum opus as a three-dimensional map for “thecomplex and…
Addressing a gathering of missionaries engaged in Albania last weekend, I was reminded of the enormous changes experienced by that country since the overthrow of communism in 1991. I first visited the nation Paul the Apostle knew as Illyricum (Romans…
With the usual celebrations of love for Valentine's Day, it is also a good time to reflect on the concept of agape, or public love, and evaluate how it has shaped our continent (weekly word from Jeff Fountain - 6th…
From Jeff Fountain’s book Deeply Rooted (part I here - part II here - part III here) The Schuman declaration was momentous news. In less than three minutes – less than it takes to boil an egg – the minister from Moselle had described a…
In January you expect a real winter in Latvia. Icy sidewalks, snow piles, slush, messy driving… this time of the year I walk the streets of Riga watching every step and practicing good balance. Compared to millions of people currently…