Theology
The Pope
*Sightings* 4/7/08 The Pope on Immigration — Martin E. Marty Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit next week during an election year will find him cast, willy nilly, in a political role. The chiding of Catholic voters, bishops and priests, and politicians who do not make enough of churchly anti-abortion positions will occur, but most concur […]
Faith and belief
Faith and Belief. March 25, 2008 Fr Vincent Donovan was a Catholic missionary to the Masai tribe in Africa during the late 60s and early 70s. He basically redefined (rediscovered?) what mission is, from the western cultural imposition that it was, to the discovery of God in the midst of culture and life. Christianity Rediscovered […]
A Wesleyan Perspective on Human Sexuality
A Wesleyan Perspective on Human Sexuality. March 25, 2008 As I said earlier, there is some latitude in what it means to have a ¢â‚¬Å“Wesleyan ¢â‚¬ perspective. No one is likely to follow Wesley in everything he said. I ¢â‚¬â„¢m quite willing to settle for a rather open & relaxed characterization of Wesleyan theology: it is a […]
N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope
Frustrated by N. T. Wright Steve Cornell Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church I’ve been reading N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope and I’ve found myself frustrated by N. T. Wright. As one example, in part 13, Building for the Kingdom, Wright engages rhetoric that is overly reactionary and I think […]
The Seven Deadly Offset Credits
By Daryl Cagle March 12, 2008 The Vatican just announced a brand new, modern set of seven deadly sins to supplant the old seven sins which have grown pretty tired through the years. The old seven deadly sins: lust, wrath, gluttony, sloth, greed, pride, and envy were proclaimed by a sixth century pope and were […]
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins. March 14, 2008 The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man ¢â‚¬â„¢s tendency to sin. The Roman Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: […]
Pope plans to rehabilitate ‘heretic’ Martin Luther
Pope Plans to Rehabilitate ¢â‚¬ËœHeretic ¢â‚¬â„¢ Martin Luther. March 11, 2008 Is the Pope Catholic? Now he plans to rehabilitate ¢â‚¬Ëœheretic ¢â‚¬â„¢ Martin Luther Daily Mail March 8, 2008 The Pope is planning to rehabilitate Martin Luther ¢â‚¬“ whose actions instigated the Protestant Reformation – by arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only […]
Baptist Freedom
Dr. Packer together with the other clergy at St. John’s have been served with a Notice of Presumption of Abandonment of the Exercise of the Ministry under Canon XIX (Look up the indexes on our website to find the original article). To this Nathan responded: If all that is a fair representation of the happenings, […]
J I Packer’s ordination to be revoked? (Same sex unions fallout)
J I Packer ¢â‚¬â„¢s Ordination to be Revoked? March 4, 2008 A Letter from Leslie Bentley About Dr. Jim Packer ¢â‚¬â„¢s Situation Posted by Kendall Harmon I am the spokesperson for St. John ¢â‚¬â„¢s Shaughnessy Anglican Church in Vancouver. Dr. Packer has been an honourary assistant at St. John ¢â‚¬â„¢s for well over 20 years. We are a church […]
Vatican Rules on Baptismal Language
Vatican Rules on Baptismal Language. March 4, 2008 Saturday, 1st March 2008. 10:01am By: George Conger. Religious Intelligence BAPTISMAL liturgies that omit the masculine names of the persons of the Trinity are invalid, the Roman Catholic Church has declared. In a statement released on Feb 29, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said […]
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