Theology
THE NEW EVANGELICALS: HOW CHRISTIANS ARE RETHINKING ABORTION AND GAY MARRIAGE
Marcia PallyABC RELIGION AND ETHICS28 DEC 2011 In 2005, no less a publication than Christianity Today wrote, “George W. Bush is not Lord … The American flag is not the Cross. The Pledge of Allegiance is not the Creed. ‘God Bless America’ is not Doxology.” For Christianity Today to have so declared must mean that someone at the time indeed did [...]
Theologians, like parents, are invited to be humble as well as (frequently) ignorant…
What God Thinks of the Theology Books We Write Posted on January 17, 2012 by peteenns What we think of the theology books we write: Well, I’ve worked for years on this, and I have to say I think I nailed it. It’s not perfect, but I am sure this will be a lasting contribution to thinking Christians [...]
The Jesus Driven Life
From: Nathan Nettleton <nathan@laughingbird.net> Subject: Book Review: The Jesus Driven Life I’ve just finished reading an outstanding book called “The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus” by Michael Hardin (Lancaster: JDL Press, 2010). It is not easy to find, but can be ordered online from the author athttp://www.preachingpeace.org/jdlpress/ It comes with enthusiastic Foreword and [...]
INCARNATION
Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day Today, Jesus as Wisdom, Adonai, Root of Jesse, Key, Rising Sun, King, and Emmanuel come together in the celebration of His birth. The day was chosen in the early Roman church to replace the civil festival of the Rebirth of the Sun, which they could [...]
Virgin Birth: ‘God degraded Mary?’
by JOHN SHORE on DECEMBER 20, 2011 in CHRISTIAN ISSUES Pastor to rape victim: “He should have killed you. At least you’d have died a virgin.” I got this in yesterday: Hi, John. I became acquainted with your writing a couple of months ago and love it. I so wish I could travel back in time and hear your voice [...]
Roger Williams’ molecules and the resurrection
Question for young theologians (of all ages : Which molecules belong to whom at the resurrection? ~~ Friend in church told me he’s reading about John Brown. See
Rowland Croucher’s 2011 Reading…
Hi! Stephen Webb has asked for a summary of this/recent years’ best books. Challenging! I try to read a couple a week, and do a review or two each fortnight. A very brief selection: For devotions I’ve been trawling through the US Presbyterian Book of Common Worship and The Upper Room’s A Guide to Prayer [...]
A Chaplain Remembers
Alan F Wright A Chaplain Remembers: Lifelong Reflections on the Educational and Spiritual Values shaping the William Carey Chapel (South Kingsville: WestGate Publishing, 2006) Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw A Chaplain Remembers is the memoirs of the ministry and career of Alan Wright and his inspiration for the William Carey Chapel. While chaplain at Carey Baptist [...]
Justifying Advocacy – Speaking Truth to Power
On Wednesday, 19 October 2011, Andrew Sloane of Morling College gave the 2011 John Saunders Annual Lecture, presenting a biblical and theological framework that justifies advocacy as a legitimate component of Christian involvement in the world, calling on ‘power’ to be used justly for the poor and disadvantaged. The John Saunders Lecture seeks to address [...]
Hope springs eternal, scientists say
Emily Bourke Updated October 10, 2011 PHOTO: Study finds human beings are largely optimistic, even in the face of a darker reality.(Matt Cardy: Getty Images) MAP: Australia English poet Alexander Pope got it right in the 1700s when he wrote “Hope springs eternal in the human breast”. A new British study has found human beings are hard-wired to [...]
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