Theology
Even if I got in, heaven must be boring as hell, says Rogerson
Even if I got in, heaven must be boring as hell, says Rogerson By Stephen Gibbs March 13, 2006 WHOEVER sent Roger Rogerson (a convicted Australian ex-policeman) a Bible with the note, “Where will you be in eternity?” might have assumed he would be armed with an answer to what the afterlife held. He had, […]
The Likeness of Jesus
The Likeness of Jesus — David Morgan Today one finds pictures of Jesus everywhere — in books and magazines, on television and the internet. But the profusion of images of Jesus is nothing new. Beginning as early as the late third century, the Nazarene miracle-worker appeared on carved Roman coffins. In fourth-century Rome, or more […]
What’s a ‘Red-Letter Christian’?
What’s a ‘Red-Letter Christian’? by Tony Campolo Beliefnet 2-27-2006 Recently, I met with a group of religious leaders who have become increasingly disturbed by the alliance between evangelical Christians and the Republican Party. Karl Rove, President Bush ¹s political strategist, has brilliantly and successfully served as the matchmaker to arrange this union, which was consummated in […]
Jesus [1] Introduction
Dear friends, This is my small effort to communicate with a special clientele: literate, and cyber-literate people online. My theory is that if we are not seen to be open about the faults/failings/sins of Jesus’ followers when we are talking about Jesus to these people, we won’t be heard, but rather scorned… These 100+ articles […]
The Study of Religion
Sightings 2/27/06 Doubting Dennett — Martin E. Marty Last year it was Sam Harris’s The End of Faith; this year it is Daniel C. Dennett’s Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon that sets out to rally the anti-religious, and serves to fire up some defenders of religion. Neither lacks notice. Reviewers and editorialists […]
Orthodox and Western views of salvation
From a netfriend: In his book “Eastern Orthodox mission theology today” James Stamoulis (a Baptist) observes: The East was not influenced by Augustine: its anthropology is different from that of the West. The East was not influenced by Anselm: its soteriology is different from that of the West The East was not influenced by Aquinas: […]
A History Of God
From Mark: A HISTORY OF GOD Karen Armstrong “A History of God” (Vintage:1999) Part 1: GOD p.4 The idea of God formed in one generation by one set of human beings could be meaningless in another. p.5 … there isn’t not one unchanging idea contained in the word ‘God’ but the word contains a wide […]
The Gospel
The Gospel message says: “You don’t live in a mechanistic world ruled by necessity; you don’t live in a random world ruled by chance; you live in a world ruled by the God of Exodus and Easter. He will do things in you that neither you nor your friends would have supposed possible. …” Eugene […]
The Holy Spirit in Time and Culture
Being aware of the plethora of material written on the tension between Charismatic and Conservative theologies one scarcely believes it possible to contribute anything new. However, as I reflect on New Testament events and hold them in relief against my time spent as a pioneer missionary in the jungles of Kalimanatan Indonesia and add to […]
Lent
LENT Origin of the word The Teutonic word Lent, which we employ to denote the forty days’ fast preceding Easter, originally meant no more than the spring season. Still it has been used from the Anglo-Saxon period to translate the more significant Latin term quadragesima (French car ªme, Italian quaresima, Spanish cuaresma), meaning the “forty days”, […]
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