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Back to SearchThe Marquis de Sade and the Power of Ideas
Season 32
Two hundred and thirty-one years ago this month, King Louis XVI of France lost his head. His execution by guillotine was a precursor of the Reign of …
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Male Volleyball Player Offered Girls' Scholarship
Season 32
Recently, the University of Washington offered a girls' volleyball scholarship to a 16-year-old boy. Swimmer Riley Gaines, perhaps the nation's top…
2 years, 3 months ago
Motherhood Myth Busting
Season 32
Recently in Vox, journalist Rachel Cohen attempted to explain how "millennials learned to dread motherhood." Noting the troubling drop in global fe…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Middle School in Minnesota Bans Phones, and the Students are Happy
Season 32
A year after a middle school in Minnesota banned phones, the principal is reporting students are "happy." Phone-related problems before the ban inc…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Ongoing Genocide of Nigerian Christians
Season 32
In what has become a dark annual tradition, Islamic militants in Nigeria carried out targeted attacks on Christians on Christmas Eve. Up to 200 are …
2 years, 3 months ago
Faithfulness in All Things
Season 32
Christian faithfulness, especially at a time of cultural chaos, isn't really about trying to do great things for God. In a tweet, my friend Katy Fa…
2 years, 3 months ago
When Christians Are "Worse Than Infidels": Stewardship and Subsidiarity
Season 32
Each of the Apostle Paul's letters to different first-century churches contains robust explanations of complex theological concepts, such as justific…
2 years, 3 months ago
Best of The Point: Evidence for King David
Season 32
Recently, scholars announced another breakthrough discovery relating to Israel's King David. The Mesha Stele, a nearly 3,000-year-old Moabite artif…
2 years, 3 months ago
Best of Breakpoint: Asbury and the History of American Revivals
Season 32
This Breakpoint was originally published on February 21, 2023.
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Two weeks ago, what started as a routine (and, according to the preacher, "lacklu…
2 years, 3 months ago
The 2023 Breakpoint This Week Year in Review
Season 32
On our last program of the year, John and Maria talk about the most important cultural moments of 2023. If Breakpoint has helped you think clearly in…
2 years, 3 months ago