Theology
Jews and the Sabbath
The Talmud is a collection of discussions among Rabbis about the exact meaning of some of the laws in the Torah. For example, the section “Sabbath” goes into great detail about just what is to be considered “work” which is forbidden on the Sabbath. At one place the discussion gets into the area of avoiding […]
Mythology
[Another essay from my favorite liberal heretic. Rowland July 15, 2007 By Harry T. Cook The title of this essay, “Mythology,” literally means “words about story.” I’ll bend grammar a tad to make it “words about stories.” Mythology is an entire academic field. In its vast collection of primary texts we meet such unforgettable characters […]
Religion for the Robots
Sightings 6/14/07 — Robert M. Geraci Robots are getting smarter. Some optimists in artificial intelligence (AI) think that within just another decade or two they will be smarter than human beings. They will increasingly take over our most complicated work, from surgery to teaching to running our economy. Meanwhile, AI researcher Ray Kurzweil and others […]
Fuller’s Unique Position
Note from Rowland: Here’s an excellent article by Fuller Seminary’s president on the theological ethos of this, my most recent Alma Mater]. Over Someone’s Objections: Fuller’s Unique Position in the World of Theological Education By Richard J. Mouw Spring 2007 Most students come to Fuller over someone’s objections. Someone always says we’re either too conservative, […]
A Liberal Christian’s Journey
ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN THOUGHT Some personal discoveries David Merritt Melbourne November 2006 Introduction Two of our grandchildren who live in another state expect me to arrive each time with new jokes. Which is a tough ask! So I have to be on the lookout. I saw one recently that I though might be about […]
Evangelical Faith & (Postmodern) Others
Evangelical Faith & (Postmodern) Others — Kenzo Mabiala. Postmodernism is susceptible to many constructions. As an epistemic alternative it embodies belief in the vernacular, “with pluralism, borders and multiple perspectives being highlighted as a means of disrupting the centralizing impulse of any system.”[4] Hence the resulting postmodern condition defines itself in terms of “hybridity,” “incoherence,” […]
Honest to Jesus: Giving the Historical Jesus a Say in Our Future
[Note from Rowland. I’ve shared a conference or two with Greg. He’s on the liberal end of the theological spectrum, and/but always worth reading. This article sent by my liberal mate Mark]. by Gregory C. Jenks In 2000, Gregory C. Jenks was Associate Director of the Westar Institute, parent body of the Jesus Seminar. The […]
J A T Robinson and Bishop Spong (and evangelicals)
“JOHN A.T. ROBINSON REMEMBERED One of the great mentors of my life was an English bishop and New Testament scholar named John Albert Thomas Robinson. He burst into public awareness in the United Kingdom in the late fifties when he testified before a commission seeking to ban the novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. For a bishop […]
Fundamentalists and Mental Health
[The following is a quite brilliant example of satire. To us Christians/ church people – especially conservative folks – it’s ‘ouch!’ all the way through. Rowland]. ~~~ “LIFE …and how to survive it” – Robin Skinner & John Cleese (Methuen; London:1993) pp. 253 -255 John: … In fact you could claim that most values in […]
The Three Loves
From the book “Amazing Grace” by Kathleen Norris: “I began to understand that idolatry was more than the literal worshipping of graven images when I was able to see it in the context of the great commandment that Jesus gives in the gospels, to love God with all your heart and soul, and to love […]
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