Theology
Eugene Peterson: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
Eugene H Peterson, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology Book 1 in the Spiritual Theology series (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005) Review by Darren Cronshaw, to appear in EA’s Faith and Life (November 2010) Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places is the first of Eugene Peterson’s books on spiritual theology […]
John Dominic Crossan
Disturbing the faith Barney Zwartz September 6, 2010 John Dominic Crossan was originally drawn to the priesthood because ”God had the most interesting game in town”. Controversial scholar and former priest John Dominic Crossan has never shied away from uncomfortable questions of faith. JOHN Dominic Crossan may be one of the world’s leading New Testament […]
DID THE RESURRECTION HAPPEN?
Did the Resurrection Happen? A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew (IVP 2009). Here is a transcript of the third of three debates between Gary Habermas and Antony Flew – and it’s one of the most irenic discussions on this theme – and about broader subjects like the existence of God, predestination, evil etc. […]
What is Wrong with Liberal Religion?
So, What is Wrong with Liberal Religion? 4/10/2010 ¢â‚¬”In my last blog entry (see below), I asked whether the kind of liberal religion evinced by Jon Meacham in a recent book review is sustainable in the long run. I answered, no. But there is another issue here. I often find myself criticizing efforts like those of […]
The End of the World: A Work in Progress
Popular Christian views of the end of the world depict a catastrophic intervention by God at a fixed time, bringing destruction, judgment and an eternal heaven or hell. But Baptist theologian Paul Fiddes of Oxford argues that the ultimate fulfilment of God’s plan for the world is, rather, an open-ended journey which unfolds as humans […]
Community in the Old Testament (Walter Brueggermann)
Conversations Among Exiles by Walter Brueggemann Walter Brueggermann is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Our society is marked by a deep dislocation that touches every aspect of our lives. The old certitudes seem less certain; the old privileges are under powerful challenge; the old dominations are increasingly ineffective […]
The Modern Search for the Historical Jesus
Some time ago at a conference we both attended, Robert Crotty gave me the hardcopy ms of a book he’d just written. Its title: The Modern Search for the Historical Jesus. It was later published by HarperCollins in 1996 as The Jesus Question: the Historical Search. Thoughtful laypeople and Theology 101 students will find it […]
How Will the World End?
Does the Bible tell us how the world will end? by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com ***** Over the history of the Christian church there has been much fascination with the Second Coming of Jesus and with when and how it will happen. The fact that it will happen is not disputed by the vast majority […]
THE PROMISE OF PARADOX
Our pastor (Rev. Dr. Chris Page) asked me to write a 500-word column for the church bulletin on each of the next four Sundays. Here’s the first (and here’s the second): Dear EDBC (East Doncaster Baptist Church) friends, Chris has asked me to write these columns while he ¢â‚¬â„¢s away (there ¢â‚¬â„¢s faith for you!). Today I […]
WHAT CAN WE BELIEVE?
Snoopy was typing a manuscript, up on his kennel. Charlie Brown: ¢â‚¬ËœWhat are you doing, Snoopy? ¢â‚¬â„¢ Snoopy: ¢â‚¬ËœWriting a book about theology. ¢â‚¬â„¢ Charlie Brown: ¢â‚¬ËœGood grief. What ¢â‚¬â„¢s its title? ¢â‚¬â„¢ Snoopy (thoughtfully): ¢â‚¬ËœHave You Ever Considered You Might Be Wrong? ¢â‚¬â„¢ This points up a central Christian dictum: God ¢â‚¬â„¢s truth is very much bigger than our little […]
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