A frequent topic of conversation in theological circles recently has been the general revival of interest in Karl Barth’s theology, and particularly the revisionist “Neo-Barthian” interpretations proposed by Bruce L. McCormack, currently the Weyerhauser Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton…
“My beloved Christian brethren, my endearing believers in the Holy Spirit, we cannot remain impotent, indecisive, and mute spectators.” Thus said the Governor of Maharashtra — where Mumbai is located, scene of the recent bombings — in an impassioned speech at…
While having lunch with one of my students, Ed, I asked him about his family. His mother, he told me, was the only sister to six brothers. This is interesting enough, but then he told me she’s actually one of…
“It must be acknowledged…that in much popular Protestantism synergism (salvation through both grace and free will) is even more evident than in Catholicism, and human reason and experience firgure more prominently than Scripture in determining the norms for faith.”– Donald…
“Alas, most ‘evangelistic’ preaching I know about is an effort to drag people even deeper into their subjectivity rather than an attempt to rescue them from it.” – William Willimon, United Methodist Bishop
“Christian man was born to be saved. Psychological man is born to be pleased.” Philip Rieff from The Triumph of the Therapeutic
Check out this post from Pyromaniacs: Nō´-mĭ-kə-fō´-bē-ə Derivation: In the NT, the term νομικός (nomikos) is commonly translated “lawyer.” Actually in form it is an adjective meaning “law-related, legal.” It is most commonly used as a noun in the Gospels…
After a six month sabbatical at the Wimmin’s Empowerment Conversational and Non-Competitive Poetry and Mime Commune in Maine, I am ready to take up my role once again as the Non-Hierarchical Chief Sister in the Barbra Streisand Bible Exploration Ecological…
A friend, who is enduring winter in the soul herself, sent me this nugget from Spurgeon this morning: “Winter in the soul is by no means a comfortable season, and if it be upon thee just now it will be…
Justin Taylor links to some important responses to Newsweek’s latest foray into biblical studies: Here’s the tease for Lisa Miller’s new Newsweek cover story on The Religious Case for Gay Marriage: “Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what…
