Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

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John G. West
June 19, 2025
Religion and Civic Life
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Are the Gospels like Hollywood movies that fictionalize history?

John G. West
June 19, 2025
Religion and Civic Life
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In my book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, I critically examine the views of evangelical New Testament scholar Michael Licona on the historical accuracy of the gospels. I think some of his proposals are at variance with the historic Christian view of the Bible from the early church until the rise of modernism. Read More ›
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John G. West
May 2, 2025
Religion and Civic Life
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From Christianity Today to Christianity Astray?

John G. West
May 2, 2025
Religion and Civic Life
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Co-founded by evangelist Billy Graham, Christianity Today (CT) has long been regarded as the voice of mainstream evangelical Christianity in America. But in recent years, its status as a paragon of evangelicalism has become increasingly suspect. So much so that theologian Bill Roach now dubs the publication “Christianity Astray.” Read More ›
Darwin’s Corrosive Impact on Faith and CultureDarwin’s Corrosive Impact on Faith and Culture
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John G. West
March 18, 2025
Intelligent Design
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Darwin’s Corrosive Impact on Faith and Culture

John G. West
March 18, 2025
Intelligent Design
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John West, author of the book Darwin Day in America, examines the corrosive impact of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution on faith, morality, medicine, racism, and more. Dr. West is Vice President of Discovery Institute and Managing Director of its Center for Science and Culture. His other books include Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why America’s Christian Leaders Are Failing—and What We Read More ›

Francis Collins and the Temptation of Stockholm Syndrome Christianity
John G. West
February 24, 2025
Discovery Institute
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Francis Collins and the Temptation of Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 24, 2025
Discovery Institute
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Over the past 15 years, Francis Collins has been one of the most powerful scientists in America. He also is the most recognized evangelical Christian scientist in America. In this presentation based on his new book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Dr. John West critically examines Collins’ public record in a variety of areas at the intersection of faith, morality, and science. Read More ›

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A wolf hiding among a flock of sheep, leading the way or waiting for the right moment to act - Concept of identity and difference, of being unique among others, or metaphor for hidden risk and danger
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John G. West
February 3, 2025
Religion and Civic Life
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Introduction to Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 3, 2025
Religion and Civic Life
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Those of us who are Christians often regard atheists, agnostics, and secularists as the prime movers of America’s cultural collapse. Without question, they have helped spur our country’s descent into chaos, anger, loneliness, and despair. But we need to face an uncomfortable truth: Christians who aid, abet, and even encourage the rejection of historic Christian teachings are also playing a key role in our disintegration. Read More ›
C.S. Lewis’s Challenge to Scientocracy in Cambridge and Beyond
John G. West
January 6, 2025
CS Lewis, Intelligent Design
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C.S. Lewis’s Challenge to Scientocracy in Cambridge and Beyond

John G. West
January 6, 2025
CS Lewis, Intelligent Design
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Beloved writer C.S. Lewis was a searing critic of the misuse of science for totalitarian ends. Dr. John West explores the increasing relevance of Lewis’s views for today in this talk delivered in Cambridge, UK in August 2024. As part of his talk, West also discusses Lewis’s move from Oxford to Cambridge and reveals little-known details about Lewis’s inaugural lecture Read More ›