Our focus is the life of the Christian mind

We aim to bridge the gap between the traditional seminary and the local church

The Kirkwood Center for Theology and Ethics

Overview

The Kirkwood Center for Theology and Ethics is a non-profit Christian ministry dedicated to helping local churches educate and equip their leadership, staff and members in the disciplines of biblical and systematic theology, philosophy, church history, law, politics and cultural apologetics.

  • We are made up of scholars and ministers who have been working in the Church and the academy for decades

  • We are committed to a historic, orthodox Protestant Christianity

  • Our aim is to resource God’s people through sound, biblically faithful teaching and training.

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Covering topics from classes to politics and student organization events.

  • Peter Thiel and Antichrist: Lectures on the End of the World
    by Anthony Costello on January 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    In this interview with author, theologian and pastor, C.R. Wiley, I had the pleasure of discussing the theological views of one of the world’s most powerful men, Peter Thiel. For those unfamiliar with Thiel, Thiel is the founder of PayPal, co-founder of Palantir, and one of the early investors in Facebook.  He is one of

  • Fifty Books Later: My Top Five Reads of 2025
    by Anthony Costello on January 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    My Top 5 Books of 2025 Well, I only managed to read 50 books this year. That’s not bad, especially considering that one of them, Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, clocked in at whopping 1,016 pages (so, that’s like four books right there). Several others eclipsed the 500-page mark. And I am

  • The Intolerance of Christmas
    by Anthony Costello on December 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Is Christmas really a holiday of peace? In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus says something that suggests otherwise, when He reveals to His apostles a rather shocking “mission statement.” Christ seems to suggest to His followers that He is not the “man of peace” that they perhaps had taken Him to be. Instead Jesus seems to be

  • Of Prophets and Pedants: A “New” Split Among Evangelicals?
    by Anthony Costello on October 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    In a recent post, Michael Clary, a pastor in Kentucky, made an incisive statement about the nature of Christian academics in light of the ministry and recent killing of Charlie Kirk. Clary’s claim highlights a seemingly new divide within Evangelical Christianity. However, as I will argue, it is actually an age-old battle within the Church,

  • The Final Turning Point: On The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
    by Anthony Costello on September 11, 2025 at 2:15 am

    Update (9/15/2025 1:55 pm PST): This will be the final update to this post. According to recent reports, including a statement by Utah governor, Spencer Cox, it does look like the shooter, Tyler Robinson, had become radicalized online. In addition, Robinson was living with a boyfriend who identified as Transgender. This evidence supports my overall

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