The following articles were published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 49, number 03 (2026).

CONTENTS:

Feature Articles :

Sacred and Secular: A Historical Theology of Work, Part Two by Lisa Cooper

Cultural Apologetics 

Against the Wind: Grief and Supergirl   by Cole Burgett

Odysseus and the Golden Rule: Deconstructionism and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey by Cole Burgett

K-pop: On the Altar of Excellence and Belonging by So Ri Jung

Cultural Critique with Doug Groothuis:

 AI and the Eclipse of the Author: The Image of God and Biblical Ethics (Also a Viewpoint Article)

Atheism’s Desecration of Man A Review of The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity by Carl R. Trueman

Doctrinal Foundations with Matthew M. Kennedy:

 Divine Impassibility: Why it is Impossible for God to be Passible

Ethical Apologetics with Jay Watts:

The AI Doc: Choosing Humanity over AI Dread and Utopia

Suffering and Apostasy in Shusaku Endo’s Silence

Fringe Files with Lindsey Medenwaldt:

 Are Magic Mushrooms Spiritual? A Christian Response

Literary Apologetics:

 The Gods and Monsters Of  The Odyssey: A Scriptural Framework by Matt Diem

A Story of Modern Unhappiness: The Limits of Conversion in David Foster Wallace’s Something To Do with Paying Attention by Stephen Mitchell

Music of the Spheres with Melissa Cain Travis: Explorations in Science, Philosophy, and Christian Thought

 Field Notes on the Current State of Science and Faith Discourse (Also a Viewpoint Article)

Theological Trends with Anne Kennedy

LGBTQ Movement’s Evangelical History and Flawed Theology: A Critical Critique of William Stell’s Born Again Queer