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Religious Environmentalism at the Mission of God Conference

by Aaron Rock and Joe Boot and Ryan Eras

January 4, 2023

On this episode Joe Boot and Ezra Institute Fellow Aaron Rock discuss the themes, issues, and ideologies related to the contemporary environmentalism movement. For those who didn’t get their questions answered during the conference Q&A session, we deal with several more of those questions here.

 

The Baffling Terminology of Critical Theory

by Joe Boot and Nathan Oblak and Ryan Eras

May 18, 2022 | Colossians 

Many Christians have heard of Critical Theory, but are unclear what it is and what it entails. In this first episode of a short series, we introduce the nature of Critical Theory, its Marxist origins in the Frankfurt School, and how it uses language to set itself up in opposition to the Christian worldview of the Bible.

 

Work, Culture, and Healing in the Kingdom of God

by Joe Boot

May 19, 2021

Joe Boot explains the connection between work, culture, and healing in the Christian vision of reality, and the importance of the balance between work and rest in life and in healthcare.

 

Why Worldview Matters

by Joe Boot and Nathan Oblak and Ryan Eras

February 17, 2021 | 1 Peter 

What does it mean to speak of a worldview, and why does it matter for the way that we live? Joe Boot explains the role that worldview plays in our lives, and its importance for the the work of apologetics.

 

Science, Reductionism and the Myth of Neutrality

by Joe Boot and Nathan Oblak and Ryan Eras

November 4, 2020

People require a concept of authority – whether the state, popular opinion, or the scientific expert. When people deny God they are not getting rid of ultimate authority, just transferring it.

 

A Christian Philosophy of Work

by Joe Boot

September 10, 2020

God is continually active in His created world, sustaining it at every moment. Human beings were made to worship and serve, to tend and keep God’s good creation, and our attitude toward work reflects our theology.

 

Reflecting on the Evolution Debate

by Joe Boot

April 27, 2020

Ezra Institute founder Joe Boot reflects on Reformational philosophy, Scripture, and the opportunity to debate theistic evolution with Michael Jones.

 

I Know My Redeemer Lives

by Joe Boot

April 12, 2020

The Covid-19 crisis is a reminder of how the world lives in the fear of death and in the grip of uncertainty. We who do not fear death or panic in the face of uncertainty must be prepared to display our certain hope wherever and whenever it is needed.

 

I Know My Redeemer Lives

by Joe Boot

April 11, 2020

The Covid-19 crisis is a reminder of how the world lives in the fear of death and in the grip of uncertainty. We who do not fear death or panic in the face of uncertainty must be prepared to display our certain hope wherever and whenever it is needed.

 

The Battering Ram of the Biblical Worldview

by Joe Boot

March 4, 2020

We can only offer an attractive and coherent alternative to pagan secularism if we live out and teach a vision of God’s sovereign government of all things. 

 

Q&A: Witnessing to a Hostile Culture

by Joe Boot

February 24, 2020

EICC Founder Joe Boot answers audience questions on the subject of witnessing to Christ in an anti-Christian cultural context.

 

Worldviews of the West: Scholasticism and Romanticism

by P. Andrew Sandlin

August 12, 2019

Andrew Sandlin traces the development of Scholasticism and Romanticism, two worldview movements that have contributed to the dominant contemporary worldviews of Western society.