Part 1 of Peter Bannister's review is here. Sketching an alternative proposal What options then may be open to readers who share Clayton’s and Knapp’s concern for a dynamic Christology, but who want to retain a more traditional theological framework? Here I can of course only offer the … Read more about Proposing an Alternative to the Predicament
Considering Clayton’s Conundrum
Guest post by Peter Bannister The Predicament of Belief by Philip Clayton and Steven Knapp is a first-rate book - both highly thought-provoking and courageous. Philip Clayton has consistently shown himself to be one of the Church’s most creative thinkers and is perhaps unequalled in offering … Read more about Considering Clayton’s Conundrum
Violence in the Hunger Games
Writing a paper on Globalization calls for a serious study break and tonight I headed to the opening day of the Hunger Games. There are three things that you should know about my movie going experience: My theater is one block from UCLA and I appeared to be the oldest person in the theatre. LA … Read more about Violence in the Hunger Games
The Death of the Liberals is killing us
In chapter 1 of his book Death of Liberal Class, Chris Hedges sketches both the height of the Liberal era in the 19th century and its cataclysmic implosion with the arrival of World War in the 20th. The disillusionment of human evil, aggression, and suffering deflated the optimism of innate human … Read more about The Death of the Liberals is killing us
Post-Contextuality
by Bo Sanders posted at Ethnic Space Contextual theology was the subject of my Master’s thesis.* I was, and continue to be, enthralled with the possibility that the gospel could be uniquely expressed in every culture in a manner that was both authentic and indigenous to that group’s place and … Read more about Post-Contextuality
Why I hate religion but love Jesus & the missing ingredient
Jeff Bethke has created quite a stir with his YouTube video that begins “Jesus came to abolish religion.” Many video responses have followed (including a Muslim response) and some bloggers have meticulously attacked the logic behind his poem point-by-point. This past week he was in Time … Read more about Why I hate religion but love Jesus & the missing ingredient
She Who Is Not
Last week I had a post about language and God talk. It was called Horse Gods and it incorporated C.S. Lewis' poem "A Footnote on All Prayers". Part of what came out of that was an exchange with J.W. about pronouns, the Bible, and Inspiration. I wanted to transfer some of that over here (I have … Read more about She Who Is Not
May (the End of) Your Kingdom Come
I think that I might be done with the kingdom - not the dynamic of God’s power or God’s interaction with the world - just the word ‘kingdom’ and its imperial implications. It comes with too much baggage, it is so antiquated, and it is masculine in the way that is unhelpful.* Here are three … Read more about May (the End of) Your Kingdom Come
Horse Gods – C.S. Lewis, Xenophanes and John Piper’s blaspheme
I spent this past week explaining that saying God has given Christianity a masculine feel is like saying 'God has given America a Capitalist feel'. It was the point of my post "Bananas, Bullies and the Bible - you can't start in the middle." I never struggle to believe in God. I believe in the … Read more about Horse Gods – C.S. Lewis, Xenophanes and John Piper’s blaspheme
Bananas, Bullies and the Bible – you can’t start in the middle
by Bo Sanders Let me say upfront what I’m going to end with and then build from there: You can’t verbalize the way things are - which is a result of the way things have been - as proof that this is how it should always be. Creation ‘expert’ Ray Comfort famously made a fool of himself by … Read more about Bananas, Bullies and the Bible – you can’t start in the middle
Clarifying the Quadrilateral
a quick follow up to the post earlier this week I wanted to thank everyone who gave feedback on the Four Locations of Theology in the 21st century post from earlier this week. I appreciate the comments here, on facebook, and the emails. It has given me a lot to think about and I wanted to clarify … Read more about Clarifying the Quadrilateral
There is no Evangelical Orthodoxy
Roger Olson posted an excellent article by Mike Clawson on his blog last week. It was about the fundamentalist roots of evangelicalism and their contemporary implications. In the comments (and Roger always has tons of comments) Olson reminded everyone of an article he wrote 12 years ago for … Read more about There is no Evangelical Orthodoxy