Jack’s mother always sets an extra plate on the table in case the emigrated neighbours return. But they never come back. And Jack’s nephew asks why his friend emigrated. Very likely, because his parents felt hopeless. But what should theology bring for a nation: hope or hopelessness?

The Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence is Protestant as well as evangelical and, therefore, unique as a theological institution. The faculty forms church workers and pastors theologically, spiritually and practically based on Scripture and rooted in the Calvinist tradition with a direct openness to contemporary realities.

Jesus Christ is the best coach for success. Mission teams proclaimed this during the Olympic Games in France this summer. Our columnist from Paris describes the atmosphere during the past weeks.

Francis Schaeffer looked like the hippies he debated with. But that was style, not content, says an expert forty years after his death. Schaeffer said that everybody had a belief, even an atheist.

For Thomas Aquinas, sin was not important enough to discuss at the beginning of his works. You must read for a long time before hearing him speak about sin. Still, Thomas is a theologian whom no one can ignore.