Theology
Virgin Birth: ‘God degraded Mary?’
by JOHN SHORE on DECEMBER 20, 2011 in CHRISTIAN ISSUES Pastor to rape victim: ¢â‚¬Å“He should have killed you. At least you ¢â‚¬â„¢d have died a virgin. ¢â‚¬ I got this in yesterday: Hi, John. I became acquainted with your writing a couple of months ago and love it. I so wish I could travel back in time and hear your voice […]
Roger Williams’ molecules and the resurrection
Question for young theologians (of all ages :-): Which molecules belong to whom at the resurrection? ~~ Friend in church told me he ¢â‚¬â„¢s reading about John Brown. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown’s_Body for an interesting summary of the history of the famous song ¢â‚¬ ¦ Anyway, somehow the conversation turned to the founder of the first Baptist Church in America […]
HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE BIBLE: six articles (and more)
[Corrected, slightly amended, 24/4/2017) “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” (H L Mencken) One can resist the invasion of armies; one cannot resist the invasion of ideas. (Victor Hugo) Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. (Arthur Koestler). (Sad, Arthur?). John Maynard Keynes: “When […]
Rowland Croucher’s 2011 Reading…
Hi! Stephen Webb has asked for a summary of this/recent years ¢â‚¬â„¢ best books. Challenging! I try to read a couple a week, and do a review or two each fortnight. A very brief selection: For devotions I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been trawling through the US Presbyterian Book of Common Worship and The Upper Room ¢â‚¬â„¢s A Guide to Prayer […]
A Chaplain Remembers
Alan F Wright A Chaplain Remembers: Lifelong Reflections on the Educational and Spiritual Values shaping the William Carey Chapel (South Kingsville: WestGate Publishing, 2006) Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw A Chaplain Remembers is the memoirs of the ministry and career of Alan Wright and his inspiration for the William Carey Chapel. While chaplain at Carey Baptist […]
Justifying Advocacy – Speaking Truth to Power
On Wednesday, 19 October 2011, Andrew Sloane of Morling College gave the 2011 John Saunders Annual Lecture, presenting a biblical and theological framework that justifies advocacy as a legitimate component of Christian involvement in the world, calling on ¢â‚¬Ëœpower ¢â‚¬â„¢ to be used justly for the poor and disadvantaged. The John Saunders Lecture seeks to address […]
Hope springs eternal, scientists say
Emily Bourke Updated October 10, 2011 PHOTO: Study finds human beings are largely optimistic, even in the face of a darker reality.(Matt Cardy: Getty Images) MAP: Australia English poet Alexander Pope got it right in the 1700s when he wrote “Hope springs eternal in the human breast”. A new British study has found human beings are hard-wired to […]
Danger: Pharisees at work!
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SENTIMENTALITY TRUMPS TRUTH? By Philip Rosenthal www.ChristianView.org October 4, 2011 As most Western churches slide deeper and deeper into postmodern thinking, more and more decisions are based on sentimentalism rather than truth – gradually this affects all aspects of church life. Officially, such evangelicals claim to believe what biblical Christians have always […]
WHO INVENTED THE IDEA THAT MAN MADE GOD?
Robert BanksABC RELIGION AND ETHICS28 SEP 2011 THE IDEA THAT HUMANS INVENTED GOD IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A MODERN ONE. WHILE IT ONLY CAME TO FULL EXPRESSION IN THE LAST TWO CENTURIES, ITS ROOTS ACTUALLY LIE ALMOST THREE MILLENNIA BACK. The idea that we invented God rather than God inventing us is often regarded as a modern […]
Evolution, Evil and Original Sin
DARYL P. DOMNING Of all the puzzles of existence that challenge our religious ideas, none cause more anguish and more crises of faith than suffering, death and evil. From the dawn of human sensibility these have resisted what Leibnitz called theodicy ¢â‚¬”vindication of the justice of God. Even today, many thinkers and mystics confronted by the […]
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