Theology • dwight j. friesen

Sobornost

Special thanks to Amber for recently directing my attention to “Sobornost.” Sobornost is a Russian Orthodox social church theory. It is a communal unity by free association in Christ finding expression in gathered church where harmony is attained by free

Dwight J. Friesen July 8, 2004November 28, 2022

Real Friendship

I’m in the process of doing a deep dive into feminist theology. So much of it resonates, opens me up, and is giving me even better language. I’m discovering that I share even more feminist concerns regarding the results of

Dwight J. Friesen July 7, 2004November 28, 2022

Kierkegaard, Anderson, Engels & Bakunin walk into a bar…

I’m back from a great week away, much to do and even more to write. In my research I have come to learn that during college Hegel was roommates with another budding philosopher named Schelling, who later became Hegel’s antagonist.

Dwight J. Friesen June 8, 2004March 25, 2023

Back from Illinois

Well I’m back from Wheaton College’s theology conference. It was most delightful. In addition to a few outstanding papers and meeting a good number of theologians I’ve enjoyed reading over the last few years, I also came home with a

Dwight J. Friesen April 19, 2004December 2, 2022

salvation in loss: the relational theodicy

Salvation in Loss: The Relational Theodicy by Todd Trembley. Soon to be published in an undergraduate academic journal. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen March 22, 2004October 24, 2022

Eastern Biblical Scholarship

I’m back from an great trip to Boston. Walking in the main hall for the opening of this conference I was a little surprised to find the vast majority of the attendees were male and almost all of the males

Dwight J. Friesen November 4, 2003November 15, 2022

Sacred Text & Interpretation

Tomorrow I’m heading to Boston as part of my doctoral studies. I’ll be attend a conference entitled, “Sacred Text and Interpretation: Perspectives in Orthodox Biblical Studies” which focuses on Biblical and cultural exegesis from an Eastern perspective. The conference is

Dwight J. Friesen October 28, 2003November 16, 2022

Loosely Connected Wonderings

I got into a discussion with a friend regarding our view of Scripture and our connection to the “world.” She stressed that a very high view of Scripture is essential. What is a high view? And how does a “high

Dwight J. Friesen October 24, 2003November 16, 2022

Certain-ly Not

Kierkegaard wrote: “It would seem very strange that Christianity should have come into the world just to receive an explanation.” The question of experience is in part a question of certainty. Is my experience a guise or is it genuine,

Dwight J. Friesen October 17, 2003November 17, 2022

Objectified Truth

Points of doctrine, apologetics, reason, objective truth and being able to spout the right answers were the signs I used to show I was growing. If Truth is a person, as Jesus claims he is. Any the than maybe any

Dwight J. Friesen August 11, 2003November 19, 2021

Heaven & Hell . . . the same place?

Could heaven and hell be the same place? (this one is for Todd) For all of the talk of streets of gold, angels on clouds playing harps, and such – within the Christian tradition – Heaven is generally understood as

Dwight J. Friesen August 4, 2003November 24, 2022

questioning God

I just picked up this collection of essays by Derrida, Milbank, Ward, Kearney and others. , “Questioning God” edited by Caputo, Dooley and Scanlon. Free Sample What does it mean to Forgive in a postmodern age? If forGIVEness is a

Dwight J. Friesen July 15, 2003November 7, 2021

Church Faces Death

“Depend upon it, Sir,when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight,it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” Samuel Johnson, Sept 19, 1777 Michael Jinkins begins his book, “The Church faces Death” with this quote from Samuel Johnson. If

Dwight J. Friesen June 7, 2003November 7, 2021

Faith, Doubt & Certainty

The offspring of paradox are faith, doubt and certainty. Certainty looks at paradox and says, “they can’t both be true. I will take sides. I will exercise my mind and my reason to confidentially claim my argument as true. I

Dwight J. Friesen October 30, 2002November 6, 2021

Truth as Paradox

God is plurality – God is one Jesus is God – Jesus is human Human beings are sinners – saints In the world – not of the world Paradox has at least three offspring: certainty, doubt and faith. Certainty looks

Dwight J. Friesen June 17, 2002November 5, 2021