Theology
Confirmation class
(A theological liberal approach. Rowland). March 25, 2007 Confirmed Agnostics By Harry T. Cook As a parish minister, I have as part of my job description the responsibility to oversee the religious formation of the congregation’s children and youths. They come to me – or are sent to me – when they are 14 and […]
A review of The Dawkins Delusion? By Alister McGrath
A review of The Dawkins Delusion? By Alister McGrath. SPCK, 2007. The God Delusion by veteran theophobe Richard Dawkins has caused no small stir since being released late last year. It was a wild slugfest by the Oxford atheist and biologist, taking on most types of religion and belief in God. Many reviewers, even fellow […]
Tradition
March 18, 2007 How a Tradition Served Innovation: A Darwinian Moment By Harry T. Cook Evolutionary anthropologists, who study adaptive behavior they think may enable the survival of communities, would salivate over a scene that took place in my church the other Sunday. For about a decade, a lesbian couple has been part of the […]
Prosperity Doctrine
Pentecostal leader takes aim at prosperity doctrine http://megachurchwatch.org/?p=3 Jim Reiher’s book, The Eye of the Needle: Discipleship and Wealth, is an important book because of what it says, how it says it and, in particular who is saying it. As a profile Pentecostal leader, Jim Reiher’s critique of prosperity doctrine carries special weight. It is […]
Harold Kushner and the Problem of Evil
From Mark: The problem of evil, pain, suffering has not been solved by anyone. This is Harold Kushner’s contribution to the solution. He is a Jewish Rabbi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Samantha Trenoweth “The Future of God” (Millenium Books 1995) “One of the unique aspects of Judaism,” he says, “is that it believes that everything God created […]
Women’s Ordination: an Orthodox view
Concerning Women’s Ordination Here’s a letter written by an Orthodox priest, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann to an Episcopal friend regarding women’s ordination. It comes from the website of an Orthodox missionary who is serving as the seminary director for Uganda. Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, “Concerning Women’s Ordination: A Letter to an Episcopal Friend”: St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, […]
The Pauline Watermark, by Tom Scaugh
The book “The Pauline Watermark”, by Tom Scaugh, was recently published in the USA under a Creative Commons license. This means that it may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, as it is here. The book is available through http://books.lulu.com/content/709526 at US$19.95. It is expected that significant discounts will be available through amazon.com and Barnes & […]
Hell
A Usenet friend wrote: Well the honeymoon is over and _ _ _ _ wants the house, the car and the ‘Jesus Loves Me’ CD collection. You know, those who see another as going to hell, would have to see that person as not only unworthy, but as thoroughly vile, infinitely so. Otherwise they would […]
Jesus’ Tomb
March 4, 2007 Jesus, Mary & Joseph! By Harry T. Cook It was piously observed in the 1950s that “the family that prays together stays together.” With “The Jesus Family Tomb” being the latest freak show in faux biblical archaeology, I guess we should consider that proposition more seriously. Newsweek, with editorial tongue deep in […]
Episcopalians and homosexuality (a liberal view)
March 4, 2007 The Tanzania Follies By Harry T. Cook The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America recently dispatched its top leader to a meeting in Tanzania of the archbishops (sometimes called “primates”) of the Anglican Communion and watched as she got pretty badly worked over by her male counterparts. The American […]
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