The following articles were published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 49, number 01 (2026).
CONTENTS:
Feature Articles :
Also part of our Philosophers Series
Sigmund Freud and The Making of Our Modern Sexual Identity
by Alisa Ruddell
Editors’ Note: This essay engages Sigmund Freud’s thought and legacy with candor and historical precision. An accurate analysis necessarily involves frank discussion of sexual behavior, impulses, and theories advanced by Freud and his intellectual successors. Author Alisa Ruddell examines this material critically from a Christian moral perspective. Discretion is advised for readers who may find such material unexpected or unsettling.
Cultural Apologetics with Cole Burgett:
The God Who Looks Back: A Review of Avatar: Fire and Ash
Come On, Get Happy: A Cultural Reflection on Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’
Cultural Critique with Doug Groothius:
Resurrecting the Dead with AI? Digital Necromancy and the Christian
Election and Evangelism: Is Calvinism Anti‑Evangelism?
Effective Evangelism:
Effective Evangelism with Gen Z Women in the Age of Social Media Influencers
by Lisa Cooper
Ethical Apologetics with Jay Watts:
The Problem of Platforming on Anger
Fringe Files with Lindsey Mendenwaldt:
The Lunar New Year Animals: A Christian Examination of the Chinese Zodiac
Theological Trends with Anne Kennedy
The Teaching of Preston Sprinkle, Biblical Sexuality, and the LGBTQ Conversation
