Theology
Barna On Evangelicals
A bi-weekly e-mail from George Barna How do people with no connection to the Christian faith feel about evangelicals, born again Christians, ministers and other types of people? We asked a national sample of adults who are not associated with Christian churches and found the following: · Of the people groups whose image was evaluated, […]
The 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 […]
Interpreting The Old Testament
From a netfriend: First, I should make it clear that I believe in the authority of the New Testament. The term “fundamentalist Christian” has become a tautology in the media these days because anybody who believes that any part of the bible is in any way an authoritative document is called a fundmentalist these days. […]
Old Testament
This is email not a theological treatise but my point, whether simplistic or not, seems to have been somewhat overlooked by your hasty defence of the sacred Old Testament. My point is simply this: People frequently attack the Christian faith via the offensively brutal and militaristic activities conducted in the name of Yahweh in the […]
Following That Star
One netfriend wrote: In Zoroastrianism, the magi were/are simply priests, and not the head ones at that. But as Zoroastrian priests, they would be used to pondering symbols and looking for signs. ‘…has the God who prepared the gospel for all peoples also prepared all peoples for the gospel?’ – Don Richardson, ‘Eternity in Their […]
Thinking About The Word ‘Prophet’
Religion in Daily Life © By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org Muslims use the word “prophet” when they say, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah.” Likewise, millions of Christians use the word “prophet” every Sunday as they recite in the Nicene Creed that the Spirit of God […]
The Atonement
There are many people who regard God’s love as meaning that there is no judgement. God is love, therefore there is no hell. God is love, therefore he does not judge. God is love, therefore he has no wrath. Well, that’s a Lego God. A build-it-yourself God. Take the bits you like and make God. […]
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit: the giver of wisdom, power and love Some (theologians) would appear to dispense with the Spirit altogether. In this category belong Dr. John Robinson and the members of the ‘Honest To God’ movement, since they apparently feel no need for ‘ the dimension of the supernatural’ – the beyond in our midst […]
Dualism And Demons
From one netfriend: Does ‘traditional evangelistic[evangelical?]/Pentecostal teaching’ engender fear? If so, why? There is an over-emphasis in many of these groups on the place of demons and possession. I am currently in the process of helping a woman who had become almost obbsessed by the fear that had been generated by only a relatively short […]
Defining God As Persistent Energy
Religion in Daily Life © By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org “Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!” Those words are taken from our National Anthem. The reference to God as “Power” reminds me of the words an early Christian poet. He described God as “the […]
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