Theology
The uniqueness of Christ
A pressing challenge for Australian Church leaders By Paul Arnott March 2004 Recently a senior Anglican clergyman shared with me his concern about what he perceives to be a growing trend in Anglican churches around Australia. He is someone who has been involved for many years in training clergy and has had the opportunity to […]
Passionate, but Not for Mel’s Movie
Why The Passion ‘outreach’ was all hype, and I didn’t fall for it. By Brian McLaren, Leadership columnist The music was appropriately dramatic: bass strings, heavy and resonant, with a mezzo-forte attack and building to fortissimo from there. Then, against a stark black background, a promotional slogan appeared in bold white capitals. It grew, filling […]
Who Killed Jesus?
“Who Killed Jesus?” So the Pharisees and the chief priests met with the Council and said, “What shall we do? Look at all the miracles this man is performing! If we let him go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Roman authorities will take action and destroy our temple and […]
Who Did Jesus Think He Was?
“Jesus thought he was the person appointed by God to bring in the climactic saving act of God in human history. He believed he was the agent of God to carry thatout- that he had been authorized by God, empowered by God, he spoke for God, and he was directed by God to do this […]
Third Quest for the Historical Jesus
The Third Quest for the Historical Jesus: A Case for its Necessity and Relevance. (by Kim Thoday). The idea of the historical Jesus is only conceivable post-Enlightenment. With the Enlightenment came a monochrome view of reality. Reality became that which could be explained by both reason and empirical verification. In the nineteenth century and for […]
Doing theology a post-modern age
Doing theology a post-modern age (by Kim Thoday) We are increasingly aware that we live in a postmodern world. The notion of postmodernity is a difficult one. It is a slippery from all viewpoints. For instance, is not ‘post’ a modernist linear view of history? And if we accept ‘post’, ‘post what’ exactly? Perhaps the […]
CONSTRUCTIVE POSTMODERNISM
CONSTRUCTIVE POSTMODERNISM (by Kim Thoday) What is the notion of ‘postmodern’ and its derivatives, ‘postmodernity’ and ‘postmodernism’? Although much of the contemporary literature often uses the terms modernity/modernism and postmodernity/postmodernism interchangeably, some clarification is I think helpful. Thus, I utilise the terms ‘modernity’ and ‘postmodernity’ to refer to the somewhat modernist notion of temporal eras, […]
The Truth about Language
The Truth about Language (James 3:1-12, Genesis 1 and 3) by Kim Thoday Language is the architecture of our existence. In the ancient world the spoken word was understood correctly as having the power to create reality. We tend to say: “you are what you eat.” The ancient equivalent is: “you are what you speak.” […]
Biodiversity and the Church
Some rough notes of a talk I’m giving this weekend to school chaplains, and next week to the Churches of Christ in South Australia. Shalom! Rowland Croucher The Bible opens with God creating the heavens and the earth, ‘all you see, all you don’t see.’ And at the end of ‘Day Six’ ‘God looked over […]
Conservative & Liberal Wings In Protestant Christianity
Quotation: “Now I beseech you…that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” Paul, 1 Corinthians 1:10, The Christian Scriptures (New Testament), KJV. Divisions within Christianity: In its earliest years, the Christian religion […]
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