I’ve been asked by readers over the years, “Why don’t you capitalize the pronouns referring to God in your books?” The old practice of capitalizing pronouns of deity has been done in very few Bible ...
For the Christian author, every divine pronoun presents a theological conundrum of English-language proportions. Should you capitalize pronouns (or even adjectives!) that refer to God? Is it “his name ...
Earlier this year, I was interviewed for a news article about what it's like to be a conservative living among liberals. I made the point that at every neighborhood cookout, a local liberal would ...
I was taught to capitalize God’s pronouns out of respect, but no real justification was given for doing so. It might be related to the Jewish scriptural tradition of leaving out vowels when writing ...
When The Atlantic was revising its style guide for the web a few months ago, my cubicle unexpectedly turned into a metaphysical brawling zone. Our house policy is to capitalize "God" when it refers to ...
In a world wracked by war, climate change and economic inequality, this may seem a trivial point. In fact, it almost certainly is. And in a “new atheism” debate characterized by mutual bitterness and ...