My friend Jacob popped by for a few minutes today – I really love it when friends drop by especially unannounced – always a nice surprise. And he tells me about a conversation he was having while mountain climbing with
So I’m thinking of participating in the theological conversation sponsored by emergent featuring Walter Brueggemann. I’ve deeply appreciated Dr. Brueggemann’s and his ongoing contribution to biblical scholarship. It would be great to interact with other emergent theologians in an intimate
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
“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
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
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
