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Cultural Apologetics with Cole Burgett

Come On, Get Happy: A Cultural Reflection on Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’

Come On, Get Happy: A Cultural Reflection on Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’

by Christian Research Institute | Mar 4, 2026

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  • The God Who Looks Back: A Review of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

    The God Who Looks Back: A Review of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

    by Christian Research Institute | Jan 7, 2026

  • The Man and the Monster: A Review of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’

    The Man and the Monster: A Review of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’

    by Christian Research Institute | Nov 19, 2025

  • All’s Well That Ends Well: A Review of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’

    All’s Well That Ends Well: A Review of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’

    by Christian Research Institute | Oct 8, 2025

  • Family First: A Film Review of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

    Family First: A Film Review of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

    by Christian Research Institute | Aug 6, 2025

Up, Up, and Away (Again): A Review of Superman (2025)

Up, Up, and Away (Again): A Review of Superman (2025)

by Christian Research Institute | Jul 23, 2025

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  • Man Creates Something Worse than Dinosaurs: A Review of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

    Man Creates Something Worse than Dinosaurs: A Review of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

    by Christian Research Institute | Jul 9, 2025

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Cultural Critique with Doug Groothuis

Election and Evangelism: Is Calvinism Anti‑Evangelism?

Election and Evangelism: Is Calvinism Anti‑Evangelism?

by Christian Research Institute | Mar 11, 2026

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  • Resurrecting the Dead with AI? Digital Necromancy and the Christian

    Resurrecting the Dead with AI? Digital Necromancy and the Christian

    by Christian Research Institute | Jan 21, 2026

  • Blaise Pascal: Three Misconceptions and the Truth

    Blaise Pascal: Three Misconceptions and the Truth

    by Christian Research Institute | Oct 1, 2025

  • The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down and Made Everything Worse

    The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down and Made Everything Worse

    by Christian Research Institute | Aug 27, 2025

  • Why Read Books?

    Why Read Books?

    by Christian Research Institute | Mar 12, 2025

Of God and Dogs, With Constant Reference to Sunny

Of God and Dogs, With Constant Reference to Sunny

by Christian Research Institute | Dec 18, 2024

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  • The Art of Bracketing in Apologetics:  Switching Ground Without Losing Ground

    The Art of Bracketing in Apologetics: Switching Ground Without Losing Ground

    by Christian Research Institute | Oct 23, 2024

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Ethical Apologetics with Jay Watts

What Does the World Look Like Without God?  Deconstruction and Unanswered Prayers

What Does the World Look Like Without God? Deconstruction and Unanswered Prayers

by Christian Research Institute | Apr 8, 2026

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  • The Problem of Platforming on Anger

    The Problem of Platforming on Anger

    by Christian Research Institute | Feb 18, 2026

  • The Incredulity of Yuval Noah Harari:  Evaluating the World’s Foremost Big Story Historian

    The Incredulity of Yuval Noah Harari: Evaluating the World’s Foremost Big Story Historian

    by Christian Research Institute | Oct 29, 2025

  • Exploring “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) Decisions with Hope

    Exploring “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) Decisions with Hope

    by Christian Research Institute | Apr 16, 2025

  • A String of Losses for the Pro-Life Movement and Our Message of Hope

    A String of Losses for the Pro-Life Movement and Our Message of Hope

    by Christian Research Institute | Aug 1, 2024

Christianity is Better: What Place for the Christian in a Post-Christian Political World?

Christianity is Better: What Place for the Christian in a Post-Christian Political World?

by Christian Research Institute | Feb 28, 2024

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  • The Roots of Planned Parenthood

    The Roots of Planned Parenthood

    by Christian Research Institute | Dec 12, 2023

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Feature Articles

Effective Evangelism with Gen Z Women in the Age of Social Media Influencers

Effective Evangelism with Gen Z Women in the Age of Social Media Influencers

by Christian Research Institute | Feb 25, 2026

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  • Sigmund Freud and The Making of Our Modern Sexual Identity

    Sigmund Freud and The Making of Our Modern Sexual Identity

    by Christian Research Institute | Jan 23, 2026

  • The Church with No Foundation: Evaluating the Teachings of Pastor Andy Stanley

    The Church with No Foundation: Evaluating the Teachings of Pastor Andy Stanley

    by Christian Research Institute | Dec 30, 2025

  • Aristotle And C.S. Lewis on Virtue

    Aristotle And C.S. Lewis on Virtue

    by Christian Research Institute | Dec 23, 2025

  • Opening-out Delight:  Romantic Love as Divine Sign in the Novels of Walker Percy

    Opening-out Delight: Romantic Love as Divine Sign in the Novels of Walker Percy

    by Christian Research Institute | Sep 24, 2025

Are Pastors and Church Government Biblical? Authority and the Church in the New Testament Era and Beyond

Are Pastors and Church Government Biblical? Authority and the Church in the New Testament Era and Beyond

by Christian Research Institute | Sep 17, 2025

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  • A Christian Exploration of the Baha’i Faith

    A Christian Exploration of the Baha’i Faith

    by Christian Research Institute | Aug 13, 2025

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Fringe Files with Lindsey Mendenwaldt

Taoism: The Way to Ultimate Reality? A Christian Response

Taoism: The Way to Ultimate Reality? A Christian Response

by Christian Research Institute | Apr 1, 2026

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  • The Lunar New Year Animals: A Christian Examination of the Chinese Zodiac

    The Lunar New Year Animals: A Christian Examination of the Chinese Zodiac

    by Christian Research Institute | Feb 4, 2026

  • Channeling the Dead—A Christian Response to Mediums

    Channeling the Dead—A Christian Response to Mediums

    by Christian Research Institute | Oct 22, 2025

  • Behind the Crystal Ball: The Spiritual Risks of Seeing Psychics

    Behind the Crystal Ball: The Spiritual Risks of Seeing Psychics

    by Christian Research Institute | Oct 15, 2025

  • Crystals: Vibrations, Energy, and Healing Power?

    Crystals: Vibrations, Energy, and Healing Power?

    by Christian Research Institute | Jul 16, 2025

Consciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid Dreams

Consciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid Dreams

by Christian Research Institute | Apr 24, 2025

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  • Another Book About Cults? A Review of J. W. Ocker’s ‘Cult Following’

    Another Book About Cults? A Review of J. W. Ocker’s ‘Cult Following’

    by Christian Research Institute | Feb 26, 2025

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Reviews

Amaze Amaze Amaze Grace!  ‘Project Hail Mary’ and the Stories We Can’t Stop Telling

Amaze Amaze Amaze Grace! ‘Project Hail Mary’ and the Stories We Can’t Stop Telling

by Christian Research Institute | Apr 15, 2026

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  • Examining ‘Wicked’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Through Varied Perspectives

    Examining ‘Wicked’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Through Varied Perspectives

    by Christian Research Institute | Dec 17, 2025

  • ‘The Sacred Chain’ without an Anchor: A Christian Adrift in Darwinian Seas

    ‘The Sacred Chain’ without an Anchor: A Christian Adrift in Darwinian Seas

    by Christian Research Institute | Dec 3, 2025

  • Pop Culture’s Idea of Shame and Spirituality: A Review of ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’

    Pop Culture’s Idea of Shame and Spirituality: A Review of ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’

    by Christian Research Institute | Nov 25, 2025

  • ‘Alien: Earth’ and the Search for Immortality

    ‘Alien: Earth’ and the Search for Immortality

    by Christian Research Institute | Nov 12, 2025

G.K. Chesterton’s ‘Orthodoxy’ and Christian Enchantment

G.K. Chesterton’s ‘Orthodoxy’ and Christian Enchantment

by Christian Research Institute | Sep 10, 2025

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  • The Graveyard Spiral of Walton’s ‘New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis’

    The Graveyard Spiral of Walton’s ‘New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis’

    by Christian Research Institute | Aug 20, 2025

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Theological Trends with Anne Kennedy

The Teaching of Preston Sprinkle, Biblical Sexuality, and the LGBTQ Conversation

The Teaching of Preston Sprinkle, Biblical Sexuality, and the LGBTQ Conversation

by Christian Research Institute | Mar 25, 2026

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  • Deconstructing Faith and Marriage when a Spouse Comes Out: A Review of ‘Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage’ by Kelly Foster Lundquist

    Deconstructing Faith and Marriage when a Spouse Comes Out: A Review of ‘Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage’ by Kelly Foster Lundquist

    by Christian Research Institute | Feb 11, 2026

  • Is Good Christian Parenting a Myth? A Review of ‘The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families’ by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

    Is Good Christian Parenting a Myth? A Review of ‘The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families’ by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

    by Christian Research Institute | Dec 10, 2025

  • Does the Bible Teach Complementarity? A review of Gregg R. Allison’s  ‘Complementarity: Dignity, Difference, and Interdependence’ and Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher’s ‘Jesus and Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ’

    Does the Bible Teach Complementarity? A review of Gregg R. Allison’s ‘Complementarity: Dignity, Difference, and Interdependence’ and Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher’s ‘Jesus and Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ’

    by Christian Research Institute | Nov 5, 2025

  • Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Lens on Sex and Marriage: Summary Critique of ‘Lower Than The Angels: A History Of Sex and Christianity’

    Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Lens on Sex and Marriage: Summary Critique of ‘Lower Than The Angels: A History Of Sex and Christianity’

    by Christian Research Institute | Sep 3, 2025

Christian Idolatry? Evaluating Bethel Church and Bill Johnson

Christian Idolatry? Evaluating Bethel Church and Bill Johnson

by Christian Research Institute | Jul 30, 2025

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  • Beth Allison Barr: Becoming the Leader She Knew She Could Be: A Review of ‘Becoming the Pastor’s Wife:  How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman’s Path to Ministry’

    Beth Allison Barr: Becoming the Leader She Knew She Could Be: A Review of ‘Becoming the Pastor’s Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman’s Path to Ministry’

    by Christian Research Institute | Jun 25, 2025

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