Theology
Some Presbyterians see salvation by other faiths
By DYLAN LOVAN The Associated Press Wednesday, February 10, 2010; LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Presbyterian Church USA’s statement of faith says God through Jesus Christ delivers followers “from death to life eternal.” But one in three members of the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination seem to believe there’s some wiggle room for non-Christians to get into […]
Karen Armstrong’s God
by Tibor Krausz Why Karen Armstrong’s Case for God isn’t one. Anyone back there? February 8, 2010 The Jatravartids, a species of blue aliens living on the planet Viltvodle VI, believe the world was sneezed into existence by the Great Green Arkleseizure. As a result, they ‘live in perpetual fear of the time they call […]
Feminism and Patriarchy
“The critique of God as both father and almighty has deep difficulties. Beyond the obvious biblical challenges, it is flawed even its analysis of the problem. It assumes that patriarchy is inherently oppressive, never minding the many contradictory examples one can find in history. After all, since most societies throughout the ages have been patriarchal, […]
Timeline: Fundamentalism vs Contemporary Theology
TIMELINE : FUNDAMENTALISM VS CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY By a friend. January 2010 (with some help from Karen Armstrong’s “On The Bible” (Allen& Unwin: 2007): ‘I used some of the dates and incidents mentioned in that. Her analysis of Mrs Humphry Ward’s “Robert Elsmore” demonstrates the unrest caused by Higher Criticism in 1888.’) ***** 1000s CE – […]
An Education in Fundamentalist Scholarship
– Bruce Prescott …. Roman Catholics can trace a direct line of institutional continuity all the way back to the first century. At times, Baptists have envied that heritage and have tried to supplant it. One of the most popular attempts to do so was written by J.M. Carroll, who served as president of Oklahoma […]
The Crisis of Faith
by Duncan Park In spite of loud protestations to the contrary, I maintain that it’s actually all over for ‘The Faith’ as we know it. Forget the evangelical razzamatazz, the fundamentalist bluster, and the catholic arrogance. The situation for faith is so desperate I believe a “state of emergency” should be declared in the Church. […]
Catholics and Ecumenism
Disaffected Catholics and ‘bad Catholics’ by Richard McBrien on Jan. 11, 2010 Essays in Theology This column has called attention for a number of years (the first time in 1969) to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This ecumenical program, observed annually between Jan. 18 and Jan. 25, was originally proposed in 1908 by […]
Karen Armstrong On The Bible
From a friend: From Karen Armstrong’s “On The Bible” (Allen & Unwin:2007) … many modern assumptions about the Bible are incorrect. …. From tyhe first, the biblical authoprs contradicted each other and their conflicting visions were all included by the editors in the final text. The Talmud was an interactive text that, properly taught, compelled […]
Tom Wright on the Resurrection
From a friend: Wright’s Surprised by Hope was stimulating reading and simple without being simplistic. The resurrection documents are themselves simple based on testimonies of eye witnesses, but full of tensions (factual, psychological, theological, political) as you would expect when those involved were facing something unprecedented. While it isn’t credible to claim we can prove […]
Documents from Vatican Archives published
Homage and heresy – Holy See lets faded missives see the light of day NICK SQUIRES January 2, 2010 …. a collection of documents from the Vatican’s Secret Archives that has been published for the first time. The Holy See’s archives contain scrolls, parchments and leather-bound volumes with correspondence dating back more than 1000 years. […]
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