Alan F. H. Wisdom

A Provocative Confession: Jesus as the TruthOctober 12, 2020

Wisdom summarizes Burnett's keynote at the 2020 TM conference: confessing Jesus as the truth has always been provocative, always contested, and never confessed for long without…

A Framework, Not a Roadmap: Christians Can Foster Peace, Justice, and Freedom in the Middle EastIssue 3, 2013

The Bible doesn't supply a roadmap for Mideast policy, but it does offer a framework. Wisdom draws principles from the biblical story: God owns the land,…

The Political Dilemmas of Arab ChristianityIssue 3, 2013

Middle Eastern Christian minorities have a painful political history, and they've sometimes made the mess worse. Wisdom traces how Arab Christians moved between democratic statesmen like…

Arguing From Evidence: Why Support Israel?Issue 2, 2013

Evangelical support for Israel is often dismissed as purely theological, a matter of obscure end-times prophecies. Wisdom argues there's plenty of evidence that doesn't require special…

Stretching Scripture Too Far: Apocalyptic Prophecy as Mideast Policy GuideIssue 2, 2013

Christians who hold a high view of biblical inspiration are sometimes most tempted to wring policy prescriptions out of texts that weren't written for that purpose.…

Lands of Promise and Conflict: The Middle East in Biblical UnderstandingIssue 2, 2013

Anyone trying to understand the Middle East has to reckon with the fact that the events of the Bible took place there. Jews, Christians, and Muslims…

Two Views of MarriageIssue 2, 2012

The 220th General Assembly's overtures to redefine marriage are the next logical step after 2011's repeal of fidelity-and-chastity ordination standards. Wisdom walks through the proposed changes,…

Is Marriage Worth Defending? Part IIIssue 2, 2010

Can the church hold to its teaching on marriage while society goes another way? Alan Wisdom reviews the forces that weakened marriage and the evidence for…

Is Marriage Worth Defending? Part IIssue 1, 2010

Is it worth the cost for Christians to keep defending an embattled institution? Alan Wisdom reads marriage through Scripture and church history, then answers the arguments…

How to Read the PUP Report: Picking Up the Rhetorical Clues to What’s ImportantIssue 5, 2005

How do you read a long denominational report without getting lost? Alan Wisdom says to start with the bold-print recommendations, watch the verbs, and see why…