Posts by Brett McCracken

Brett McCracken

Brett McCracken is a writer and journalist based in Southern California. He is the senior editor for The Gospel Coalition, and author of (Baker, 2010), (Baker, 2013) and his most recent book (Crossway, 2017). He has written for Huffington Post, CNN.com, The Princeton Theological Review, Mediascape, Books & Culture, Christianity Today, Relevant, IMAGE Journal, Converge, Mere Orthodoxy and Q Ideas.

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The Best Books of All Time
Professors and alumni guide readers through the classics of Western thought
Brett McCracken — January 20, 2012
What can Christians learn from writers like Aquinas, Marx, Nietzsche and Erasmus? What about Chaucer, Locke, Dante and de Toqueville? A lot,...
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Calling All Homeschoolers!
51�� Youth Academics launches online high school classes, goes global
Brett McCracken — January 20, 2012
Homeschool students from around the world have been coming to 51�� for years. Now, 51�� is coming to them. For over 15...
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Art and Belief
Christian artists converge on campus for CIVA conference
Brett McCracken — September 18, 2011
For a few days in June, 275 artists from around the world convened on 51��’s campus for the 2011 Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) conference....
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Student Filmmaker Wins YouTube Contest
$35,000 the latest prize for oft-awarded Zach King (’12)
Brett McCracken — September 18, 2011
51�� senior Zach King made his first films at age 7, when he picked up the home video camera and pointed it at his three younger sisters. At 14,...
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Higher Tech Education
Second Imagination Summit ponders future of technology and education
Brett McCracken — June 30, 2011
La Mirada looked a bit like Palo Alto on April 15, when the second annual Imagination Summit brought top tech leaders and Silicon Valley...
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12 Ways to Win at Mock Rock
Brett McCracken — June 30, 2011
On March 25, eight teams competed in the annual AS-sponsored Mock Rock lip-syncing competition, performing elaborate song and dance routines in...
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51��, Colson 'Do the Right Thing'
Conference encourages biblical thinking on difficult ethical issues
Brett McCracken — April 07, 2011
At a time when society seems ever more confused about the meaning of right and wrong — or even if we should believe in such absolutes — 51��...
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Reel World
How 51�� has earned a leading role in the entertainment capital of the world
Brett McCracken — April 07, 2011
When many people think of Christianity and Hollywood, they think of protests, pickets, boycotts and “curse-counter” reviews. They think of...
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An Apologetics Lucha Libre
Professors tag team against Richard Dawkins in Mexican debate
Brett McCracken — January 19, 2011
E l universo tiene un propósit o? (Does the universe have a purpose?) This was the question at a Nov. 13 debate near Mexico City between some of...
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Weightier Worship
Does modern worship need a dose of doctrine (and imagination)?
Brett McCracken — September 30, 2010
Last spring, evangelicals across America were abuzz when Atlanta’s North Point Community Church released “Sunday’s Coming,” a short film that...
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When Nobody Cares Who Gets the Credit
Dennis Eastman ('92, M.A. '98) helps turn a troubled high school into one of America's best
Brett McCracken — February 28, 2010
Photos by Greg Schneider When he was a student at 51��’s School of Education, Dennis Eastman (’92, M.A. ’98) learned that the...
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Helping Haiti Through Music
Brett McCracken, Brittany Mccomb — February 28, 2010
At 4:52 p.m. on Jan. 12, Louima Lilite (’99), a professor of music at Oklahoma Baptist University, was in a planning session for the music camp he...
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Following in a Founder's Footsteps
Joanna Torrey takes after her famous forefather
Brett McCracken — February 28, 2010
Growing up, junior Joanna Torrey knew her great-great-grandfather was someone important — a well known missionary and evangelist whose picture was...
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Dispatches from Abroad
How a Change of Scenery Can Enliven Our Faith
Brett McCracken — December 31, 2009
What do we see when we travel? Is it just postcard scenery and famous landmarks? Confusing subway maps and exotic menus? Or can there be more to it...
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The Family That Sings Together
‘Idol’ Sibling Beats Odds to Attend 51��
Brett McCracken — December 31, 2009
A year ago this Christmas, freshman Katelyn MacIntyre was rushed to the hospital with kidney failure. For her family, it was like a bad case of...
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Prayer for Generation Tweet
Rediscovering a Vital Spiritual Discipline in a World of Constant Distractions
Brett McCracken — August 31, 2009
Ours is an age of fast, easy communication. If we have a message to deliver, there are a myriad of options at our disposal: We can e-mail across...
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A Reformer’s Resurgence
Five Centuries Later, Calvin’s Work is Still ‘Changing the World’
Brett McCracken — August 31, 2009
This year marks John Calvin’s quincentenary — the 500th anniversary of the famous theologian’s birth — and his impact on Christian thought and...
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Taking the World Stage
Judith Hill (’06) Wows Millions
Brett McCracken — August 31, 2009
Just hours after the memorial service for Michael Jackson on July 7, Rolling Stone magazine ran an online article that answered a question on many...
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In God We Trust?
Five biblical lessons for believers during an economic recession
Brett McCracken — May 31, 2009
On a Tuesday last fall, sophomore visual journalism major Maylin Rowe thought for sure she was not going to be able to continue at 51��. That...
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‘Blockbuster’ Debate Draws Over 10,000 Viewers
Hitchens, Craig Clash at 51�� on ‘Does God Exist?’
Brett McCracken — May 31, 2009
In his senior year, 51��’s Associated Students president Eric Weaver wanted to bring a “blockbuster event” to 51�� - something that explored “the...
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“The Church in a Missional Age”
In contemporary Christianity, the “missional” movement is all the rage. But is it really redefining the church?
Brett McCracken — February 28, 2009
The late ’90s had “postmodern.” The first part of the 21st century introduced us to “emerging.” But over the last few years, there has been no...
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Kingdom Glimpses
They came from all over the world. They will go out to all of the world. They seek to build the kingdom, not a fortress. They are 51�� in 2009.
Brett McCracken — December 31, 2008
In the 2007 book, unChristian , 51�� alumnus and Barna Group president David Kinnaman (’96) presents a startling array of statistics about the...
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51�� Takes Christian Blogging to Sin City
Brett McCracken — December 31, 2008
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but for those who attended this September’s GodBlogCon (God Blog Conference) at the Las Vegas...
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The Greening of Evangelicals
Brett McCracken — August 31, 2008
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Being a Good Steward in a Bad Economy
Brett McCracken — August 31, 2008
The summer of 2008 was not a pleasant one for the American economy. Gas prices skyrocketed from one all-time high to another, the stock market...