Now before I became a Christian I was under the impression that the first thing Christians had to believe was one particular theory as to what the point of [Jesus’] dying was. According to that theory God wanted to punish men for having deserted and joined the Great Rebel, but Christ volunteered to be punished instead,Continue reading “Questions about Penal Substitutionary Atonement”
Category Archives: Theologia
Eugene Peterson on Trinity
Trinity is the most comprehensive and integrative framework that we have for understanding and participating in the Christian life. Early on in our history, our pastors and teachers formulated the Trinity to express what is distinctive in the revelation of God in Christ. This theology provides an immense horizon against which we can understand andContinue reading “Eugene Peterson on Trinity”
Brueggemann: The hurt God and the possibility of faithfulness
Walter Brueggemann is among my favorite Bible commentators and theologians. He represents a generation of scholars in a tradition that my evangelical/fundamentalist roots taught me to avoid. But though he comes from the Protestant mainline with its history of embracing higher critical approaches to the Bible, Brueggemann, like many others has been honest about theContinue reading “Brueggemann: The hurt God and the possibility of faithfulness”
A time for theology
I am not a professional theologian. Never have been, never will be. I am a Christian who practices my faith in the Lutheran tradition. I am a minister of the gospel and, by specific vocation, a chaplain who serves the dying and their families. I have also served as a parish minister, a setting inContinue reading “A time for theology”
The joy of humans at play
Theology Week Part 4: The joy of humans at play Previous posts: Part 1: Some problems with “theology” itself Part 2: Premises of a “bodily” theology Part 3: The God, not of foundations but of new things • • • I was with him as someone he could trust. For me, every day was pure delight,Continue reading “The joy of humans at play”
William Stacy Johnson: The God, not of foundations but of new things
Theology Week Part 3: The God, not of foundations but of new things Previous posts: Part 1: Some problems with “theology” itself Part 2: Premises of a “bodily” theology • • • It is time that we recognized this foundationalist way of thinking for what it is. In its Christian guise, it represents not theContinue reading “William Stacy Johnson: The God, not of foundations but of new things”
Luke Timothy Johnson: Premises of a “Bodily” Theology
Theology Week Part 2: Premises of a “Bodily” Theology Previous posts: Part 1: Some problems with “theology” itself • • • Today I will simply reproduce an excerpt from Luke Timothy Johnson’s new book, The Revelatory Body: Theology as Inductive Art, in order that we might see his premises and discuss them. This is from theContinue reading “Luke Timothy Johnson: Premises of a “Bodily” Theology”
Theology Week at IM: Some problems with “theology” itself
Theology Week at IM Part 1: Some problems with “theology” itself I would like to spend some time following up on yesterday’s “Sundays with Michael Spencer” post on theology. Michael’s original post which I excerpted was called “I Hate Theology,” and he specified what he meant when making that striking remark: “I hate what I see theologyContinue reading “Theology Week at IM: Some problems with “theology” itself”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: September 13, 2015 (+Wilco!)
Whenever you are ready, I’d like to tour the dark side of this thing we call theology. I have high hopes that, once we emerge on the other side, we may be better theologians for having confronted some aspects of theology its promoters usually ignore. I hate theology when it’s without humility. Theology and humility.Continue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: September 13, 2015 (+Wilco!)”
Rob Grayson: The judgement of the cross
Note from CM: This week we will feature posts by several guest writers, starting today with our friend Rob Grayson from across the pond. You may find some of these posts to be a bit controversial, and I chose them because I thought they would prompt lively discussion. I ask you to think before you commentContinue reading “Rob Grayson: The judgement of the cross”
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