I am not at all sure exactly when or why the topic of persuasion began to preoccupy my thoughts. I am sure that there must be a number of influences in my past that, cumulatively though somewhat subconsciously, were catalysts…
I am not at all sure exactly when or why the topic of persuasion began to preoccupy my thoughts. I am sure that there must be a number of influences in my past that, cumulatively though somewhat subconsciously, were catalysts…
Ligonier Ministries have produced a Creed, as well as Affirmations and Denials, with a focus on Christology – a “Christology Statement”. While I wonder what possible ecclesiastical authority a Creed can have when offered by a parachurch organization, I think…
This is the fifth of a multipart discussion of the importance of the event of the Transfiguration for Christian theology and biblical reflection. I have argued for illuminating parallels between the events of Sinai and that of the Transfiguration. My…
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Ressourcement: retrieving our past for present faithfulness, part 2 Love and Its cost in The Letter to Diognetus The Apostle Paul’s descriptions of the social fabric of the pagan world of his day are not pleasant. “Living in malice and…
— and his answer to the hyper-spirituality of Gnosticism Michael A G Haykin Contrary to much of modern thinking, there is truth and there is error. And just as it is vital to find the one–without truth there can be…
Advocates of “family-integrated worship” — a fancy term for keeping kids of every age in church services rather than shuffling them off to the nursery/crèche, Sunday School (UK), or Children’s Church (US) — generally claim their practice as the historical…
Mark D. Nanos and Magnus Zetterholm (eds.), Paul Within Judaism: Restoring the First-Century Context to the Apostle. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015 It is nearly forty years since the publication of E. P. Sanders’s Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) initiated a…
What should we look for in a candidate for president? That seems to be a pressing question for Americans right now. Rick has recently told us not to talk up or opt for socialism because “socialism is evil.” It’s worth…
