Theology
Liberals And Liturgy
From a netfriend: Dear All, I’m prompted by the observation that liberal theology can often (though not always) be accompanied by rather traditional liturgical worship to consider whether this comment – which my experience suggests is often valid – may be related to our other recent debate about whether questioning the faith can be ‘dangerous’. […]
Postmodernism And Pastoral Counselling
Truth, text and therapy: some observations on postmodernism and pastoral counselling by Rod Benson, (c) 2002 Rod Benson. INTRODUCTION This paper discusses aspects of the apparent impact of postmodernity on Christian counselling theory and practice. It explores the nature of postmodernity in order to understand its present strengths and weaknesses. It summarises selected evangelical assessments […]
Problems With Fundamentalism
A netfriend wrote: I argued that there is a fundamental insecurity implicit in the stance taken by fundamentalists. This is underscored by [his] perception of being at the top of a slippery slide. His is a feeling with which I can resonate, having felt it myself when I was younger. Much of the attraction of […]
Post-Modernity: A Response
Original article: There is no doubt that the world has changed enormously in the past decades, and it is undeniable that the way we do ministry has to change. What worked twenty years ago may not work today. Mark’s response: This is vitally important in the area of Christian education which dismally lags behind. OA: […]
Infallible Bible?
A netfriend wrote: I’m uncomfortable with this notion of infallibility, as I’ve said. I’m even uncomfortable with the idea of the closed canon, for several reasons. Perhaps this is heresy. Let me give you just one of these reasons. It’s a scenario, a thought experiment. I don’t expect it will ever happen, any more than […]
Open Theism
January 17, 2003 John Piper’s foreword to Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity Edited by John Piper, Justin Taylor, and Paul Kjoss Helseth $15.99 Retail Trade Paperback Crossway Books 416 pages Available from DGM in February 2003 Foreword John Piper The stunning thing about open theism in American Christianity is […]
The Many Millenniums
Quodlibet Journal: Volume 5 Number 1, January 2003 http://www.Quodlibet.net © Keith L Callbeck Just as the door to the great abyss cannot be located on a map, the duration of the thousand years cannot be located on a calendar. One does not draw nearer to heaven by means of a space shuttle or nearer to […]
Literalism
“Ken Smith” wrote in message . The formation of the Creation Science Foundation goes back to around 1977 if my memory is correct. It was certainly well under way by the beginning of 1981. In my first lecture to students in MA100, Introduction to Applied Mathematics, that year I mentioned that we would be using […]
Nomo Pomo–A Postmodern Rant
Why we can and should talk about something else. by Kevin A. Miller I’m sitting here on a gray, snowy Saturday, looking out at flurries and longing for that warm, sunny time before we’d heard the word postmodern. It’s hard to remember now, but a decade ago, seminars were given on preaching, not on “Preaching […]
One Word Amongst Many
(by Kim Thoday) As Pastors, Ministers and Priests we will occasionally have an earnest parishioner ask why Christians will come to so many different interpretations of the Bible over a particular issue. I think that it is very important for us to take these questions seriously and sit down with the person and work through […]
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