Theology
Review/summary: Changing our Mind, David P. Gushee, 2nd ed., 2015
Throughout history the three major branches of the Christian Church – Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant – have disagreed on many things, but they have shared a rare point of unity in their antipathy towards the ‘Christ-killing’ Jews. For two millennia this anti-Judaism/anti-Semitism was fuelled mainly by three New Testament passages: Matthew 27:25 (‘his […]
Abortion: Pope Francis’s Message of Mercy
True and Generous Forgiveness’: Pope Francis’s Message of Mercy to Abortion Survivors Austen IvereighABC RELIGION AND ETHICS3
The Trinity: One God in Three Persons… ed. Bruce Ware and John Starke (review)
An extended review of One God in Three Persons: Unity of Essence, Distinction of Persons, Implications for Life, edited by Bruce Ware and John Starke (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015), pp. 265. By KEVIN GILES Wayne Grudem says that for twenty-five years he has believed that how the Trinity is understood
The Trinity: Michael J. Ovey’s doctrine…
Michael J. Ovey
Sam Harris: one of the new atheists…
So who is Sam Harris, and what has he done to upset Ben Affleck? August 28, 2015 Andrew Masterson Sam Harris believes liberals are unwilling to confront Islam. Photo: Jeremy Danger For a man dedicated to promoting the virtues of tolerance and reason, Sam Harris can come across as notably intolerant. A high-profile US neuroscientist, […]
Theonomy, Autonomy, and Pneumonomy
By Thomas Scarborough The term theonomy, from theos (god) and nomos (law), although it has more recently been associated with Christian Reconstructionism, is in its broader meaning the belief that ‘revelation, rather than reason, is the central locus for ethical guidance’. The term autonomy, from auto (self) and nomos (law), is the belief ‘that moral […]
Linguistics and Theology
by Thomas Scarborough Historically, linguistics has been central to theology. At the same time, theology has been slow to respond to linguistics
Climate Change: There is no Conflict between Science and Faith
There is no conflict between our faiths and the science of climate change The Pope ¢â‚¬â„¢s encyclical asks everyone to be good stewards of the earth. As representatives of the three Abrahamic faiths, we stand together with him Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX Shutterstock (4849343v) Pope Francis I General papal audience at St. Peter ¢â‚¬â„¢s Square, […]
Richard Rohr: Creation as the Body of God
Fr. Richard Rohr Become a fanFounding Director, Center for Action and Contemplation Creation as the Body of God “Creation is the primary and most perfect revelation of the Divine.” — Thomas Aquinas “God remains in immediate sustaining attentiveness to everything that exists, precisely in its ‘thisness.'” — John Duns Scotus The Incarnation of God did […]
Earthquakes – more about geological forces than divine forces
Natural disasters like Nepal earthquake expose human frailty May 6, 2015 Paul Monk We can’t stop a wide range of natural and social phenomena, but the consequences can be alleviated by a lot of work on governance. Illustration: John Spooner. We are still in the first stages of reacting to the earthquake in Nepal: shock, […]
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