For those of us from missionary backgrounds, we have saying (myself for almost 2 decades) that if when the Catholic Church elects a pope from the Southern Hemisphere - S. America, Africa, Asia, or Islands - that is would be a game changer. Well that has happened. Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina … Read more about A Pope from the Southern Hemisphere! This is a game-changer
Lessons from Blogging at Jesus Creed on Progressive & Liberal
I had the honor of guest blogging for Scot McKnight yesterday. It was a good opportunity to try something out with a different crowd. It was instigated by last weeks post in response to Roger Olsen and Scot McKnight. It was a fantastic conversation and I learned several things that I will take … Read more about Lessons from Blogging at Jesus Creed on Progressive & Liberal
Why Evangelicals Hate Lent
My friend Krista Dalton tweeted yesterday morning: Was told Lent was “stupid” by a fellow Christian at school. Good reminder why I am not evangelical! I had to fes’ up to her that I used to say crap like that and I repented. So what is it about Lent that evangelicals hate so much? I have a … Read more about Why Evangelicals Hate Lent
Our Theology Starts 100 Years Ago: an experiment
I want to throw something out and see if it has legs. I will be playing a character today - feel free to play along! My great-grandmother was born into a world that no longer exists in many ways. I’m preparing a presentation for the Subverting the Norm Conference. I have been reviewing a book … Read more about Our Theology Starts 100 Years Ago: an experiment
TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim
Bo and Tripp riff off of Terence Fretheim and Walter Brueggemann answering the same set of questions. These two legends of Biblical Theology give us their best take on passages to preach when controversial subjects come up. Topics include: Economy Ecology Homosexuality Immigration Other … Read more about TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim
Burned Over Barna
Barna Research put out a fascinating list of America’s Top 100 most ‘Bible-Minded Cities’. Its not the top 10 Bible cities but the bottom 10 that are so telling! The bottom 10 are: Boston, Mass Manchester, NH Hartford/ New Haven, CT Portland/Auburn, ME Burlington,VT Plattsburgh, … Read more about Burned Over Barna
If Aquinas Were Around Today
Thomas Aquinas comes up a lot these days.* Some of it is generated by a small community of passionate people who want to reclaim his project. This, in turn, prompts some - such as John Caputo in an interview with us - to come up with a legendary one liner that accused this group of ‘retreating … Read more about If Aquinas Were Around Today
Phyllis Tickle on Emergence Christianity
Before the big event in Memphis to celebrate Phyllis and her book Emergence Christianity, Tripp got to chat with the first-lady of emergence. This is Phyllis at her best! As many of you know there was concern leading up the conference and controversy coming out of it. This interview we recorded … Read more about Phyllis Tickle on Emergence Christianity
After MacIntyre
This is part of an article I wrote a while ago. I am posting it as background to my blog post "Radical Orthodoxy's Fatal Flaw". It is not written in blog format but for anyone who is interested, I wanted to put it out there. Introduction In After Virtue Alasdair MacIntyre puts forward a … Read more about After MacIntyre
Radical Orthodoxy’s Fatal Flaw
It does not take long, when listening to John Milbank, to discover the fatal flaw. Milbank says “The only choice in our time is between religion and nihilism”. Into a plural, multiple, diverse 21st century, RO comes marching in with a old-school binary! From sentence one, as a listener, you … Read more about Radical Orthodoxy’s Fatal Flaw
Is David Fitch right about the Church’s task?
This morning David Fitch tweeted this: "The biggest task of today's church is to undermine in its members the blase unexamined acceptance of secular assumptions for everyday life." I have been thinking about it all day. I'm not sure he is right on this one. Now just to let you know where I … Read more about Is David Fitch right about the Church’s task?
Of Course Jesus Was Born of A Virgin – it happened a lot back then
As Christians we confess that Jesus was born to a virgin. Some people doubt the accuracy of that - but they may not realize that it was not that uncommon back then. Here are just 10 people born of a virgin in the ancient world: Buddha Krishna - born without a sexual union, by “mental … Read more about Of Course Jesus Was Born of A Virgin – it happened a lot back then