Theology
Benefactors and Innovators (N T Wright)
Benefactors and Innovators Ecclesiasticus 44.1–15 a sermon at the Commemoration of Benefactors, Emmanuel College, Cambridge November 22 2006, 6 pm by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright ‘Let us now praise famous men.’ Yes, indeed. But there is always a paradox about Commemorations. Looking back on a famous past slides easily into nostalgia […]
The Faith of Unbelief
If it takes faith to be a person of faith, it also seems to take a lot of faith to be a person of no faith. That is, unbelievers seem to require as much faith as believers do. Just consider some of the bizarre explanations they have to come up with to explain religion and […]
Atheism and Moral Clarity
Provocations. Commentary and Conversation from the Trinity Forum Provocation 8. November 2006. The Trinity Forum ~~~ A recent book by a militant anti-theist helps to clarify the true sources of attack on our civilization. ~~~ David Aikman A 2004 New York Times best-seller by Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future […]
Incarnational Christology (N T Wright)
One God, One Lord, One People Incarnational Christology for a Church in a Pagan Environment N.T. Wright I. INTRODUCTION My aim in this paper is to examine a theme and context which is often marginalized but which, arguably, stands as close as any other to the heart of Paul’s theology. I refer to the question […]
Creationism: one Evangelical’s view
Ken was asked: How about you just briefly state what the Evangelical view of creationism is, or is that not possible? Ken: I can offer you a view from one evangelical – if you want more you could try looking at the Web sites of: Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of […]
Victims and the Cross
Gardels: Is Christianity superior to other religions? Girard: Yes. All of my work has been an effort to show that Christianity is superior and not just another mythology. In mythology, a furious mob mobilizes against scapegoats held responsible for some huge crisis. The sacrifice of the guilty victim through collective violence ends the crisis and […]
Violence and the Sacred (Girard)
Violence and the Sacred Rene Girard’s Insights into Christianity by Gil Bailie Can Christianity claim to be universal and unique? Gil Bailie looks to Girard’s work to say it can. The thesis is this – ‘fallen’ human culture uses the scapegoat to achieve social unity. In Christ’s case the scapegoat was innocent and thus these […]
The Mystery of Sin (Girard)
The Mystery of Sin Rene Girard’s insights into Christianity – Part 2: By attempting to understand the mechanism of the scapegoat and the mysterious nature of sin, Bailie seeks expose what exactly Christ did by dying on the Cross. By Gil Bailie Now let us retrace our steps, this time paying special attention to the […]
The Dictatorship of Relativism
In response to the lead story this morning on Huffington Post in which the Pope says God will win out over Satan (this is news?), take a look at this conversation with the famous anthropologist and Roman Catholic, Rene Girard, saying the Pope is right to challenge the ‘dictatorship of relativism.” RENE GIRARD: POPE BENEDICT […]
Religion’s Critics Have a Point
Nov. 26, 2006 By Harry T. Cook The gauntlet has been flung in the tiresome battle between traditional religion and science. Oxford’s Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist whose credentials are unassailable, threw it down with the publication of his The God Delusion – a work that has been criticized for being too barbed and hyper-critical […]
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