One Step Enough
Steven D. Smith
What the paper says
In a world that they perceive as increasingly unfriendly toward (or uncomprehending of) their beliefs and practices, devout Christians face difficult choices. The 2016 election presented such difficulties in stark form; so do the wedding vendor cases in which some Christians’ opposition to same-sex marriage can come into conflict with antidiscrimination laws. What to do? Some Christians favor retreat strategies; others advocate resistance, even reconquista. This essay, written for a festschrift issue honoring Professor Robert Cochran, considers how Professor Cochran has thoughtfully and faithfully addressed such challenges, in his writing and in his life. The essay suggests that Professor Cochran exemplifies an approach that is neither militant nor defeatist, but rather is in line with the beloved Christian hymn by John Henry Newman Lead, Kindly Light.
Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00 |
| M · momentum | 0.20 × 0.15 = 0.03 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
† Text relevance is estimated at 0.50 on the detail page — for your query’s actual relevance score, open this paper from a search result.