Geoffrey W. Sutton PhD, Psychology and Culture

Why is a Christian Professor on Trial? Elizabeth Dias of TIME magazine ( 2016 ) reviewed facts and opinions in a pending trial of Wheaton College professor, Larycia Hawkins. Following the shootings in San Bernardino, Hawkins wrote, “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book.” She also observed, “And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God.” As Dias notes, faculty have expressed different opinions. Dias includes comments pointing to differences among evangelicals in matters of theology. And Dias finds that some faculty support Hawkins. Not surprisingly, there is evidence of fear. At the end of the article we learn that Dias studied theology at Wheaton College. A careful look at the issues from insider, professor Noah Toly, can be found in his January 8, 2016 post . At length, Toly explains his reticence in making a public response and appears to re-assure his administration that his di...