Theology
Jesus and ‘myth’ (C. S. Lewis)
C.S. Lewis on ‘Myth Become Fact’, Surprised by Joy (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1955), 236. I was by now too experienced in literary criticism to regard the Gospels as myths. They had not the mythical taste. And yet the very matter which they set down in their artless, historical fashion ¢â‚¬” those narrow, unattractive jews, too […]
The 1549 Prayer Book Holy Communion Service
The 1549 Prayer Book Holy Communion Service (spelling adapted to render it more intelligible) by Kendall Harmon I cite here the exhortation: Dear friends, and you especially on whose souls I have cure and charge, on — – next I do intend, by God’s grace, to offer all such as shall be godly disposed the […]
The ‘New’ Atheism: 10 Arguments that Don’t Hold Water
The ‘New’ Atheism: 10 Arguments that Don’t Hold Water (Michael Poole, Lion, 2009) Somewhere in Surprised by Joy, before he became ‘the most reluctant convert in all England’, C S Lewis wrote that he did not believe God existed, and that he was very angry at God for not existing. Two contemporary atheists who do […]
The Differential Feature of Christianity
“Without the hypothesis that Jesus is God-incarnate it is hard to make sense of any part of the New Testament. These claims by Jesus and the apostles, taken together, have led Christians to conclude that the valid beginning point for understanding this particular man is plainly and simply that he is truly God while not […]
WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM?
Intolerance and Fundamentalism Seminar BY Karen Armstrong So what is fundamentalism? It is essentially a revolt against modern secular society. … As part of their campaign, fundamentalists tend to withdraw from mainstream society to create enclaves of pure faith. Typical examples are the Ultraorthodox Jewish communities in New York or Bob Jones University in South […]
At What Age Should Baptists Baptize Children?
From one pastor to others: what is your experience of advising and exploring baptism with younger than ¢â‚¬Ëœnormal-age for baptism ¢â‚¬â„¢ (whatever that is) children? “”””” One response: I recently baptized an 11 year old girl. I asked her about her interests and whether or not there was a way that she could express her confession […]
The Best Books I’ve Ever Read
My journey as a Christian, lover/husband, father, and pastor/teacher/ evangelist has covered different terrains during threescore and ten-plus years. Here’s a rough chronological journey listing books that influenced me at the time. Remember, I’m not back there, stuck where-I-was. I was brought up in a ‘gentle fundamentalist’ church (Open or Plymouth Brethren) and I’m still […]
Universalism: Will God Empty Hell?
The following is an excerpt from my book LIVE! (Meditations and prayers on 22 Big Questions! In several Bible colleges I have asked the students to answer, without too much time to think, this question: ¢â‚¬ËœDoes God love the devil? ¢â‚¬â„¢ Invariably the responses are equally divided between ¢â‚¬ËœYes ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœNo ¢â‚¬â„¢ and ¢â‚¬ËœDon ¢â‚¬â„¢t know. ¢â‚¬â„¢ Of course, God is […]
HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE BIBLE (Walter Wink)
Author: Walter Wink Walter Wink is Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Auburn Theological Seminary in NYC. He has taught at numerous seminaries. He is a United Methodist minister, works for a Presbyterian seminary, and attends Quaker meetings. His books include Unmasking the Powers, Engaging the Powers, The Powers That Be, The Bible in Human Transformation, […]
The Problem of Suffering: 8 considerations
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest. Psalm 22:1. My inward parts are in turmoil, and are never still; days […]
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