Marvin has a three part series on the Emergent Church, offers some critical questions, and wonders how a congregation like his, which is not located in a hip, urban enclave might make use of some “emergent” ideas.

Brandon writes that Richard Dawkins’ reading of scripture makes fundamentalism look sophisticated and he also questions whether it’s correct to say that Islamists are motivated by an unwavering faith, as “anti-religionists” like Dawkins and Sam Harris assume in making their case.

There’s a lively discussion of Andrew Bacevich’s New American Militarism at Connexions (which your scribe participated in briefly).

At Sinning Boldly, Andy considers Christian views of immanence and transcendence.

Thomas at Without Authority continues his series on Kierkegaard’s Works of Love.

You may have seen this article at Christianity Today on the resurgence of a conservative brand of Calvinism within evangelical – Baptist in particular it seems – churches. Jenell Paris and Hugo Schwyzer look at it from the angle of gender roles.