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The Unraveling Of The Global Order: A Gathering Storm?
I have been reading several books dealing with the developments leading up to World War I: Robert Massie’s Nicholas and Alexandra, Chrstopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914, The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman and Margaret MacMillan’s The War That Ended Peace. There are remarkable similarities to the conditions of the world at the beginning of the 20th century and today. Is there a gathering storm which could lead the world into another catastrophic world war? Are the current world leaders “sleepwalking” into another global calamity?
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About IIP
James P. Eckman (Jim) is President Emeritus and Professor in Bible and History at Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been at Grace since 1983. He holds the following degrees:
- B.S., Millersville University of Pennsylvania (1969)
- M.A., Lehigh University (1973)
- Th.M. (with honor), Dallas Theological Seminary (1983)
- Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1989)
He has also completed additional postgraduate work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He received the Charles A. Nash Award in Historical Theology while at Dallas Seminary. [Read More]
Featured Issues
Who Are The Houthis?
Back in February, when the United States and Israel went to war with Iran, most of us did not know much about the Houthis, that stateless militia in Yemen backed by Iran, let alone the straits on either side of the Arabian Peninsula. Now Iran and its Houthi allies control the two main routes for shipping oil out of the Middle East—the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Mississippi Public Schools: A Model For The Nation?
Rachel Canter is the Director of Education Policy for the Reinventing America’s Schools project at the Progressive Policy Institute and the founder of Mississippi First, an advocate for education initiatives in Mississippi. She recently wrote a piercing account of the state of American education, giving special focus to the success of the state of Mississippi.
Bible Study Podcast
Timothy 1st 4:6-15 Paul continues his counsel to Timothy on dealing with apostasy.
Culture & Wordview
Mississippi Public Schools: A Model For The Nation? Rachel Canter is the Director of Education Policy for the Reinventing America’s Schools project at the Progressive Policy Institute and the founder of Mississippi First, an advocate for education initiatives in Mississippi. She recently wrote a piercing account of the state of American education, giving special focus to the success of the state of Mississippi.
Ethics
Ethical Considerations In Egg Freezing New York Times reporter Emma Goldberg recently posted a fascinating article on the growing practice of egg freezing among women in the US. She put her report in the context of women who seek to improve themselves and who seek to slow the reproductive clock: “There is always a market for products, from skin care to weight loss, promising to ease the angst of womanhood. Efforts to slow down the reproductive clock are no different. The business of egg extraction is thriving, among the privileged group of people who can access it.”
