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Doubting Thomas, Reasonable Faith, and the Global Atheists Convention!
Doubting Thomas, Reasonable Faith, and the Global Atheists Convention! Dr. Geoff Francis They still call him ¢â‚¬Å“Doubting Thomas ¢â‚¬ – the disciple of Jesus who became famous for demanding evidence. When the other disciples told Thomas that Jesus had come back to life, Thomas was sceptical. He said, ¢â‚¬Å“Unless I see His wounds with my own […]
The Resurrection of Jesus: the views of Wright, Crossan and Habermas
Note from Rowland: I was browsing the Web for articles about Wright, Crossan and Habermas and their summary-views of the Resurrection of Jesus. Here are some starters. (It’s all a bit dense, but if you’re motivated, there’s gold in here). ~~ Wright-Crossan Resurrection Forum Back in March I had the privilege of attending the first […]
The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why
Phyllis Tickle, The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why (BakerBooks 2008). If Brian McLaren says a book will ¢â‚¬Ëœshape the conversation among a wide range of Christians for years to come ¢â‚¬â„¢ and if the Primate of the U.S. Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori reckons ¢â‚¬ËœThis is an immensely important contribution to the current […]
God’s Gift to a Broken World: Easter thoughts
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com We live in a world of immense suffering, and whether we call ourselves Christian or not, we are often faced with the universal question of why such suffering occurs in a world which was made by a good and loving God. At Easter we remember that when Jesus was dying […]
The Book of Revelation: only just ‘made it’ into the NT canon
Sightings 3/5/2012 Revelation — Martin E. Marty The weekend just past found some of the oldest things in Western religion to be the subject of newest concern and debate. One instance: a book of the Christian Bible, the Apocalypse or Revelation of St. John, which is the main review in The New Yorker and the main book excerpt […]
Is the Bible sexist?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4866842.ece Delilah is dangerous, Jezebel, wicked, and as for Eve… Whether they are temptresses, harlots or simply Old Testament chattels, women (it is often argued) get a raw deal in Scripture, with the odd saintly exception (the virgin Mary). But new research into Biblical women shows that the majority receive positive or matter-of-fact write-ups. Words […]
God Behaving Badly
God Behaving Badly, by David T. Lamb (IVP, 2011) The biggest conundrum for thoughtful ¢â‚¬Ëœpeople of the book ¢â‚¬â„¢ (Muslims, Christians, Jews) ¢â‚¬“ and for their critics ¢â‚¬“ is how to make sense of a God who issues hundreds of sometimes strange edicts, many of which carry ¢â‚¬Ëœsmitable ¢â‚¬â„¢ penalties or even a death sentence… A God […]
LOVE OF SELF: small group study
Notes for a Reflection/Bible Study for our Wednesday Koinonia group 22 March 2012. Although they’re rough notes/headings, you’ll get the idea. I’ve tried to summarize about 600 pages of pre-reading on the subject into one page! Feel free to use this in your small group. A. INTRODUCTION — Love of self ¢â‚¬“ command or assumption? – Thesis: [Move from] […]
Michael Hardin, The Jesus-Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus
The Gist of Michael Hardin’s The Jesus-Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus, JDL Press, 2010. When well-read Christians list the most influential exponents of their faith the names include Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, Bonhoeffer, Tillich, C.S. Lewis ¢â‚¬ ¦ Michael Hardin says we must now add the name Rene Girard. Girard ¢â‚¬â„¢s main contribution to Christian hermeneutics? […]
The Jesus Driven Life
From: Nathan Nettleton <[email protected]> Subject: Book Review: The Jesus Driven Life I’ve just finished reading an outstanding book called “The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus” by Michael Hardin (Lancaster: JDL Press, 2010). It is not easy to find, but can be ordered online from the author athttp://www.preachingpeace.org/jdlpress/ It comes with enthusiastic Foreword and […]
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