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Kyle Roberts

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Kyle Roberts (Ph.D. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Lead Faculty of Christian Thought, Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN). His dissertation was on Søren Kierkegaard's theology of Scripture in the context of his religious epistemology.

Roberts has published several essays and book chapters on Kierkegaard, the Bible and Modern/Contemporary Theology. He is currently working on several writing projects, including a book that brings Kierkegaard's thought into dialogue with postmodern Christianity and emergent theology. His favorite courses to teach include: Perspectives on Evil and Suffering, Christological Studies Today, Eschatology and Hope, and Theology and Contemporary Culture. He presents regularly on issues related to the intersection of theology, philosophy and culture.

Works by Kyle Roberts

Recommendation: A Christmas Book for Progressive...

Kyle Roberts | December 20, 2020

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The Task of Theology in Our Time?

Kyle Roberts | December 05, 2020

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Book Talk: How Millennials Can Lead Us Out of the Mess...

Kyle Roberts | November 25, 2020

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To Better Understand the Destructive Myth of White...

Kyle Roberts | June 07, 2020

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The Breath of God Was in His Body: A Statement from United...

Kyle Roberts | May 27, 2020

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The Non-Essential Church

Kyle Roberts | May 23, 2020

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The Denial of Death and the Disruption of Culture

Kyle Roberts | May 17, 2020

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Mother God: What Are We Doing When We Call God "She"?

Kyle Roberts | May 10, 2020

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Needed: Religious Leaders who Play Along with Science

Kyle Roberts | May 01, 2020

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The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Holy Saturday and...

Kyle Roberts | April 10, 2020

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Eight Things We Gain When We Lose the Virgin Birth

Kyle Roberts | December 08, 2018

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Everything Changes. Now Back to Blogging

Kyle Roberts | July 14, 2018

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If He "Emptied Himself" Was He Still God? A Good Friday...

Kyle Roberts | March 30, 2018

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The King Who Comes in Peace and the Children Who Proclaim...

Kyle Roberts | March 24, 2018

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Want to Understand Bultmann? Here's a Little Book For You

Kyle Roberts | March 05, 2018

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The Value of Seminary in a World Gone Mad

Kyle Roberts | February 17, 2018

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Announcing a New Commentary on Matthew

Kyle Roberts | January 26, 2018

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Virgin Birth or Incarnation? Why You Can't Have Both

Kyle Roberts | December 23, 2017

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Was Jesus Intersex or Was Mary?

Kyle Roberts | December 22, 2017

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Reading the Virgin Birth as Legend (or Creative...

Kyle Roberts | December 15, 2017

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Why We Don't Need an Immaculate Conception

Kyle Roberts | December 08, 2017

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Update on the Official Release of A Complicated Pregnancy

Kyle Roberts | November 29, 2017

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Saved By Faith and Hospitality (A Brief Book Note for...

Kyle Roberts | November 22, 2017

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Liberal or Liberation Theologians on the Virgin Birth?

Kyle Roberts | November 07, 2017

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Kierkegaard on the Incarnation: God is Like an Artist

Kyle Roberts | October 26, 2017

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Endorsements of "A Complicated Pregnancy: Whether Mary Was...

Kyle Roberts | October 11, 2017

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10 Very Good Books on the Reformation and Martin Luther

Kyle Roberts | October 09, 2017

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The Political Power of Bible Translation (Tyndale's New...

Kyle Roberts | October 01, 2017

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Would You Use the Flag as a Strainer? (What the Anthem...

Kyle Roberts | September 27, 2017

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7 Reasons Why I Won't Sign the New Protestant Confession...

Kyle Roberts | September 26, 2017

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The Problem With Liberal Christianity (From the...

Kyle Roberts | September 14, 2017

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Should We Pray For God's Protection From Hurricanes?

Kyle Roberts | September 08, 2017

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The Inconsistent Docetism of Evangelical Theology

Kyle Roberts | September 02, 2017

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On the Nashville Statement, Paradigm Shifts, and the...

Kyle Roberts | August 31, 2017

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A Scholar on Why Evangelicals Love Trump: Not Abortion,...

Kyle Roberts | August 25, 2017

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Removing Racist Monuments Doesn't Destroy Culture, But...

Kyle Roberts | August 19, 2017

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Luther on Faith, that Great Destroyer of (Meritorious)...

Kyle Roberts | August 11, 2017

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"A Complicated Pregnancy" Now Available for Pre-Order

Kyle Roberts | August 10, 2017

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Why the Protestant Principle Might Outlast the Protestant...

Kyle Roberts | August 08, 2017

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Notice: Upcoming Luther Conference in the Twin Cities

Kyle Roberts | August 07, 2017

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What Does It Mean to Be Protestant Today? (Theology of...

Kyle Roberts | August 04, 2017

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What is Postcolonial Theology? (The Reformation From the...

Kyle Roberts | August 03, 2017

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The Mystical Luther That Time Forgot

Kyle Roberts | August 02, 2017

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Yes, Luther Believed in Predestination But That Doesn't...

Kyle Roberts | July 27, 2017

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Is Unity With God the Main Theme of All Religions?

Kyle Roberts | July 26, 2017

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Almost the Greatest Heresy of All

Kyle Roberts | July 21, 2017

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When Feminists Read the Bible (Dorothy Sölle)

Kyle Roberts | July 18, 2017

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The Beatles' "Let It Be" is Not About the Virgin Mary (Or...

Kyle Roberts | July 14, 2017

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Eight Reasons Evangelicals Still Trust in Trump

Kyle Roberts | July 12, 2017

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Kierkegaard on Christian Nationalism: "Will He Find Faith...

Kyle Roberts | July 04, 2017

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Science Can't Rule Out the Resurrection as Our Destiny

Kyle Roberts | June 30, 2017

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When Churches Conflate Christianity and Nationalism (10...

Kyle Roberts | June 28, 2017

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Here's a Good Explanation of "Missional Hermeneutics"

Kyle Roberts | June 25, 2017

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Does Love Have a Speed? A Discussion on Disability, Time...

Kyle Roberts | June 22, 2017

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When Prejudice is Holding a Gun

Kyle Roberts | June 22, 2017

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Was St. Paul an Evolutionist? (Or, Who "Subjected Creation...

Kyle Roberts | June 16, 2017

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7 Theology Books for Your Summer Reading

Kyle Roberts | June 15, 2017

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"Might Makes Right": How Evangelicals Can Still Support...

Kyle Roberts | June 09, 2017

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Dear Christian: Would You Be Angry if Hell is Empty?

Kyle Roberts | June 06, 2017

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Sneak Peak: Book Cover For "A Complicated Pregnancy"

Kyle Roberts | June 05, 2017

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It's Not About Paris, It's About Our Planet

Kyle Roberts | June 02, 2017

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A Charge to Seminary Graduates (Demian Wheeler)

Kyle Roberts | June 01, 2017

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Believe it or Not, People Still Go to Church for the...

Kyle Roberts | April 20, 2017

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The Virgin Birth and Christianity: Is it All Or Nothing?

Kyle Roberts | April 19, 2017

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The Resurrection Revealed Jesus as Divine (Pannenberg)

Kyle Roberts | April 15, 2017

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Did Christ Die for Non-Human Animals?

Kyle Roberts | April 14, 2017

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Four Ways to Interpret the "Rock," the Foundation of...

Kyle Roberts | April 06, 2017

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The Problem with Seminary? Seven Big Tensions in...

Kyle Roberts | April 03, 2017

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The Fundamentalist Heresy: Jesus was a Superhuman Person

Kyle Roberts | March 31, 2017

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A Big Problem with Intelligent Design: "Don't Look at My...

Kyle Roberts | March 12, 2017

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"Persistent" Elizabeth Warren Just Enacted one of Jesus'...

Kyle Roberts | February 08, 2017

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A "Case for Christ" Movie? On the Problem with Apologetics

Kyle Roberts | February 07, 2017

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Statement Against Ban of Muslim Immigrants (by United...

Kyle Roberts | February 06, 2017

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"Pain-in-the-Arse" Nun Says Sex Isn't Dirty

Kyle Roberts | February 04, 2017

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Theology After Babel: On the Role of "Theological...

Kyle Roberts | January 22, 2017

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The Inauguration of the Gold-Crowned Jesus

Kyle Roberts | January 20, 2017

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Epiphany, Acts 15, and How the Church Makes Decisions

Kyle Roberts | January 07, 2017

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Theologians Opposing the Nomination of Jeff Sessions

Kyle Roberts | January 06, 2017

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"True Truth" isn't the Answer to "Post-Truth"

Kyle Roberts | January 05, 2017

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Virgin Births aren't as Miraculous as You Think

Kyle Roberts | December 23, 2016

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Is Evangelicalism Now Just Right-Wing Politics in...

Kyle Roberts | December 22, 2016

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Inerrancy: A "Comforting Gauze that Conceals Ugliness"...

Kyle Roberts | December 15, 2016

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Pietism is the "One and Only Consequence of Christianity"...

Kyle Roberts | December 11, 2016

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If Augustine's Theory of the "Fall" is Right, What About...

Kyle Roberts | December 10, 2016

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Into the Light of Christmas: From Ordinary to...

Kyle Roberts | December 02, 2016

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What do you Get When You Scratch a Neo-Evangelical?

Kyle Roberts | December 01, 2016

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The Surprising Evangelical Switch from Virtue to...

Kyle Roberts | November 22, 2016

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Christian Ethics After Trump: A Letter to My Students...

Kyle Roberts | November 11, 2016

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To Fellow Progressives: In the Day of Trump, Let's Double...

Kyle Roberts | November 09, 2016

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Evangelicals, Trump, and the "Politics of Apocalypse"

Kyle Roberts | October 26, 2016

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Where Did the Idea of Mary as "Ever-Virgin" Come From?

Kyle Roberts | October 21, 2016

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On the Origin of Modern Apologetics and the Loss of...

Kyle Roberts | October 17, 2016

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The Virtue Gap: Our Current Mess and the Church's Place in...

Kyle Roberts | October 14, 2016

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The Evangelical Relationship With God, from an...

Kyle Roberts | October 12, 2016

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Hauerwas on the Political Task of the Church in America

Kyle Roberts | October 04, 2016

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If There's a Future for Progressive Evangelicalism, it's...

Kyle Roberts | October 03, 2016

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From Skittles to Syrians and What the Trolley Problem Has...

Kyle Roberts | September 26, 2016

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How the Bible was Used to Justify Slavery and White...

Kyle Roberts | September 22, 2016

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How Political Ads Manipulate Your Anxiety About Death

Kyle Roberts | September 16, 2016

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Did You Know that Evangelicals Were Feminists, Back in the...

Kyle Roberts | September 14, 2016

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Why There's No Such Thing as a "Permanent Text" of the...

Kyle Roberts | September 12, 2016

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Christian Universalism or Eternal Judgment? The Bible's...

Kyle Roberts | September 07, 2016

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A Brief, Liberal Definition of Public Theology (Via...

Kyle Roberts | September 06, 2016

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Teaching About Death Anxiety in a Seminary Context: An...

Kyle Roberts | September 05, 2016

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Why Democracy is Good Even Though it Still Sucks...

Kyle Roberts | September 04, 2016

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Is a Cure for Alzheimer's On its Way?

Kyle Roberts | September 01, 2016

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Why I'm a Christian Universalist in One, Simple...

Kyle Roberts | August 31, 2016

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"It's Never Been True that the Poor and Unemployed Do...

Kyle Roberts | August 30, 2016

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Kierkegaard: "I Believe that We Will All Be Saved"

Kyle Roberts | August 23, 2016

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Isn't There Such a Thing As "Loving Coercion?" A Question...

Kyle Roberts | August 19, 2016

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How is Preaching the "Word of God"? Advice for Preachers,...

Kyle Roberts | August 15, 2016

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Hillary Clinton's Odds of Losing? Same as NFL Kicker...

Kyle Roberts | August 11, 2016

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The Mantra "Conservative Theology Grows Churches" Doesn't...

Kyle Roberts | August 11, 2016

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Gravity CEO Dan Price, Symbolic Immortality, and Death...

Kyle Roberts | August 05, 2016

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The 10 Most Influential Progressive and Spiritual Leaders...

Kyle Roberts | August 04, 2016

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On Mixing Religion and Politics: Post-Convention Edition

Kyle Roberts | July 29, 2016

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We Are Witnessing the End of Postmodernism and the...

Kyle Roberts | July 25, 2016

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Kierkegaard, Unmasking the Illusion of Political...

Kyle Roberts | July 21, 2016

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The Positive Side of Plagiarism? One More, on Melania's...

Kyle Roberts | July 19, 2016

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What Can Keep Our World From Imploding? (One Theologian's...

Kyle Roberts | July 15, 2016

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The Easiest "Attack Ad" Ever Made? (Hilary's New Campaign...

Kyle Roberts | July 14, 2016

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When Jesus Says, "Blessed are the Poor," Who are the Poor?

Kyle Roberts | July 12, 2016

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My White Privilege: A Brief Reflection in a Difficult Time

Kyle Roberts | July 08, 2016

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A New Slant on Seminary (An Interview with Spencer Burke...

Kyle Roberts | July 06, 2016

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"True Sadness" and Christianity After Religion: Where the...

Kyle Roberts | July 04, 2016

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The New Testament Books Luther Liked (and the Ones He...

Kyle Roberts | June 30, 2016

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R.I.P. Pat Summitt

Kyle Roberts | June 28, 2016

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N.T. Wright on the (Non) Rapture

Kyle Roberts | June 27, 2016

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Is This Bill a Hill to Die On? (We've Got to Do Something...

Kyle Roberts | June 23, 2016

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The "Daisy Girl" and the Politics of Fear

Kyle Roberts | June 22, 2016

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The Question I'd Ask Trump at the Evangelical Gathering

Kyle Roberts | June 21, 2016

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Pastors, Don't Miss This Resource ("Teach the Text"...

Kyle Roberts | June 20, 2016

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An Important Answer to the Question, "Why Are Conservative...

Kyle Roberts | June 17, 2016

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God, the Motherly Father

Kyle Roberts | June 17, 2016

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"You Are Accepted": What a Strange Idea (Paul Tillich)

Kyle Roberts | June 15, 2016

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After Orlando, the #1 Rule of Religion Must be Love

Kyle Roberts | June 13, 2016

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Richard Beck Wants to Bring the Devil Back (Sort of)

Kyle Roberts | June 09, 2016

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Free Upcoming Webinar: From Facebook to the Pulpit

Kyle Roberts | June 08, 2016

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Martin Luther on the Importance of Inviting Death Into Our...

Kyle Roberts | June 07, 2016

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Paul Ryan's Disavowal of Trump's Racist Comment Rings...

Kyle Roberts | June 07, 2016

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Is Free Will an Illusion? (Scientists Say...)

Kyle Roberts | June 06, 2016

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Life is Brief, so Find the Beauty

Kyle Roberts | June 03, 2016

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The Only Compelling Response to the Problem of Evil is...?

Kyle Roberts | June 02, 2016

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12 Notes on Luther's Theology of the Cross (Heidelberg...

Kyle Roberts | May 31, 2016

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Your Inner World and the Lost Magic of "Chumship"

Kyle Roberts | May 26, 2016

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Ancient Sex: "A Call to Arms Against Death"

Kyle Roberts | May 25, 2016

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10 of the Best Books About Evangelical Christianity

Kyle Roberts | May 23, 2016

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The Feminist Trinity

Kyle Roberts | May 22, 2016

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If God is Good, Why do Animals Suffer?

Kyle Roberts | May 20, 2016

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Are You a Theological Feminist?

Kyle Roberts | May 17, 2016

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How to Be Liberated from Elitism (Jean Vanier)

Kyle Roberts | May 17, 2016

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Critical Thoughts on Russell Moore's "The Real Meaning of...

Kyle Roberts | May 13, 2016

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"When Will Your Theology Stop Changing?"

Kyle Roberts | May 12, 2016

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Do You Believe in Miracles? (Read This, Before Answering)

Kyle Roberts | May 03, 2016

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There Will Be No Male and Female Bathrooms in Heaven (and...

Kyle Roberts | April 29, 2016

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Where Do We Look to Find the Origin of Evil?

Kyle Roberts | April 26, 2016

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What Would You Do If Prince Had Knocked on Your Door? (To...

Kyle Roberts | April 25, 2016

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Kierkegaard and the Historical Jesus (at the SBL)

Kyle Roberts | April 25, 2016

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The Pale Blue Dot (A Reflection on Earth Day)

Kyle Roberts | April 22, 2016

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Jesus Was a Refugee. Jesus Was a Migrant.

Kyle Roberts | April 21, 2016

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What do Creation Stories Give Us? (Hint: A "Fixed Point")

Kyle Roberts | April 20, 2016

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47% of Americans Are "Financially Fragile"

Kyle Roberts | April 19, 2016

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The Brave, New World of Seminary Education

Kyle Roberts | April 15, 2016

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Bernie Sanders and "True Religion": What Would James Say?

Kyle Roberts | April 14, 2016

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Is Your God as Friendly as Joel Osteen's?

Kyle Roberts | April 12, 2016

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The Pros and Cons of Apocalyptic Terror

Kyle Roberts | April 06, 2016

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Will I Be Remembered? (Guest Post by Sam Chan)

Kyle Roberts | April 05, 2016

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For Immortality, is it Enough to be Remembered?

Kyle Roberts | April 04, 2016

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Fun Friday Fact: Protestants and the "Perpetual Virginity...

Kyle Roberts | April 01, 2016

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Why is God Waiting (So Long!) to Redeem the World?

Kyle Roberts | March 31, 2016

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"Do You Ever Yearn?" Eschatological Hope in Seinfeld

Kyle Roberts | March 29, 2016

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On Easter: The Death of Death in the Resurrection of...

Kyle Roberts | March 27, 2016

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The Haunting Words of Good Friday: Was Jesus Really...

Kyle Roberts | March 25, 2016

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The Most Misunderstood Quote in Modern Theology (Guest...

Kyle Roberts | March 17, 2016

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How Thinking About Death Could Impact Your Vote

Kyle Roberts | March 16, 2016

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On Exorcism and Healing: What Should We Think of Jesus'...

Kyle Roberts | March 14, 2016

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Justice Bible Giveaway!

Kyle Roberts | March 09, 2016

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What if God Doesn't Prevent Evil Because God Can't? On...

Kyle Roberts | March 08, 2016

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On Caucus Tuesday, Something to Remember (We Do Not...

Kyle Roberts | March 01, 2016

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Six Problems With the Virgin Birth: Biblical and...

Kyle Roberts | March 01, 2016

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Was Jesus Really Born of a Virgin? (This Scholar Says...

Kyle Roberts | February 25, 2016

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On Facing Suffering: James Cone, Kierkegaard, and the...

Kyle Roberts | February 23, 2016

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"The Gods Favor Those Who Conquer": On the Myth of...

Kyle Roberts | February 19, 2016

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"The Pope v. the Donald": Two Contrasting Eschatologies?

Kyle Roberts | February 18, 2016

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Brueggemann's Prophetic Imagination and the "Book that...

Kyle Roberts | February 17, 2016

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The Problem of Certainty and "Making a Murderer"

Kyle Roberts | February 12, 2016

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Ash Wednesday from a Mexican-American Perspective

Kyle Roberts | February 10, 2016

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On Wheaton: If Reconciliation Means "Parting Ways," then...

Kyle Roberts | February 09, 2016

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On the Ambivalence of Believing in Life After Death

Kyle Roberts | February 08, 2016

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Is the Resurrection a "Broken Myth"?

Kyle Roberts | February 04, 2016

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Is the Resurrection Really Real?

Kyle Roberts | February 03, 2016

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Today: A Conversation With John Cobb on "How Modern...

Kyle Roberts | February 01, 2016

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Do We Invent God or Do We Discover God?

Kyle Roberts | January 26, 2016

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Good News From Wheaton: Faculty Council Recommends...

Kyle Roberts | January 21, 2016

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What One Theologian Says about the End of the World

Kyle Roberts | January 20, 2016

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Why Do They (Still) Follow Donald Trump? Fear and...

Kyle Roberts | January 18, 2016

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Theology is "Imagination for the Kingdom of God in the...

Kyle Roberts | January 15, 2016

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Turn the Other Cheek? (Explained in Context)

Kyle Roberts | January 14, 2016

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Can God Suffer? Today's Video-Conference with Andrew Sung...

Kyle Roberts | January 11, 2016

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Have You Found Out Yet Who You Really Are? (Becker and...

Kyle Roberts | January 06, 2016

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A Better Way to Interpret the Sermon on the Mount?

Kyle Roberts | January 05, 2016

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Check Out This Upcoming Theology Conference: "Enfolding...

Kyle Roberts | January 04, 2016

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Top Ten "Unsystematic Theology" Posts of 2015

Kyle Roberts | December 31, 2015

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Guided by Dreams: Could Joseph Have Become a Terrorist?...

Kyle Roberts | December 22, 2015

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Did You Know that Muslims Love Mary, Mother of Jesus, Too?

Kyle Roberts | December 21, 2015

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The Same God? On Socrates, Professor Hawkins, and the...

Kyle Roberts | December 17, 2015

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That Day Mary Was Presented at the Temple When She Was...

Kyle Roberts | December 12, 2015

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Art and Star Wars: Reflections on Myth, Painting, and the...

Kyle Roberts | December 11, 2015

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Is Liberty University About to Become an Army Barracks?

Kyle Roberts | December 10, 2015

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The Appeal of ISIS to Foreigners: Not Politics, but...

Kyle Roberts | December 08, 2015

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Why do Protestants Undervalue Mary?

Kyle Roberts | December 07, 2015

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Ernest Becker on the Logic of Killing Others

Kyle Roberts | December 04, 2015

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What Mary's Magnificat Says About Poor, Single, Women

Kyle Roberts | December 02, 2015

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Advent, the Absence of God, and the Unburied Bones of...

Kyle Roberts | November 30, 2015

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Will Black Lives Matter in Minneapolis?

Kyle Roberts | November 25, 2015

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Kierkegaard, the Neighbor, and the Refugee Crisis

Kyle Roberts | November 23, 2015

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Mark Strauss' "Bad, Bad Jesus"

Kyle Roberts | November 22, 2015

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Is Deconversion the Result of Rationalism or Emotions (or...

Kyle Roberts | November 19, 2015

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Why We Can Never Cease Speaking of Bodies (M. Shawn...

Kyle Roberts | November 18, 2015

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God Couldn't Stop the Terrorist Attacks in Paris, Tom Oord...

Kyle Roberts | November 17, 2015

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"Love Your Enemies." Seriously?

Kyle Roberts | November 16, 2015

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After Paris Attacks, Wrestling with the Bible's Violence

Kyle Roberts | November 14, 2015

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Did God Really Say, "Show Them No Mercy"? God, Genocide,...

Kyle Roberts | November 12, 2015

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Seven Images of God's Disturbing Behavior in the Old...

Kyle Roberts | November 10, 2015

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"Show Them No Mercy" God Says?

Kyle Roberts | November 08, 2015

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Losing God: From Christian Apologetics Professor to...

Kyle Roberts | November 06, 2015

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The Future of Christianity and the "Nones": Still Rising,...

Kyle Roberts | November 04, 2015

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Tom Oord's New Book is Coming: The Uncontrolling Love of...

Kyle Roberts | November 03, 2015

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An Argument for the Bible as "Love Letter From God"

Kyle Roberts | November 02, 2015

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Haunted by Caputo (and the "Specter")

Kyle Roberts | October 30, 2015

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James Cone on the Cross and Resurrection as Transforming...

Kyle Roberts | October 28, 2015

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Dear Pastor: Don't Peddle Certainty, Offer Passion Instead

Kyle Roberts | October 27, 2015

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Does Market Capitalism Alleviate Poverty? (A View from...

Kyle Roberts | October 26, 2015

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Gustavo Gutierrez: Salvation is Universal, Tangible, and...

Kyle Roberts | October 23, 2015

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Why Does Road Rage Happen? (Scientifically Speaking)

Kyle Roberts | October 22, 2015

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The Evangelical Shift on Death Penalty is a Good Sign

Kyle Roberts | October 21, 2015

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For the Ecological Crisis, it's All (Moral) Hands on Deck

Kyle Roberts | October 20, 2015

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To Explain the Trump Appeal, We May Have to Drill Deep...

Kyle Roberts | October 19, 2015

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Where is the Love, Dr. Mohler?

Kyle Roberts | October 15, 2015

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"Riding the Moral Elephant": Can Moral Psychology Save Us?

Kyle Roberts | October 14, 2015

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Why Do So Many Christians Still Deny Climate Change?

Kyle Roberts | October 13, 2015

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Keith Ellison is Feeling "the Bern"

Kyle Roberts | October 12, 2015

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Theology Has No Essence, But it Does Have a Story...

Kyle Roberts | October 12, 2015

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"Hate One Another as I Have Hated You"? (The Problem with...

Kyle Roberts | October 09, 2015

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The Justice Department: Setting the Captives Free?

Kyle Roberts | October 07, 2015

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California is Now a "Right to Die" State (and That's a...

Kyle Roberts | October 06, 2015

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Stop, Drop, and Reconsider: On the Relation Between...

Kyle Roberts | October 05, 2015

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"We've Become Numb to this"

Kyle Roberts | October 02, 2015

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Is Our View of Justice Too Narrow?

Kyle Roberts | September 30, 2015

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Peter Enns, Inerrancy, and the "Two Natures" of the Bible

Kyle Roberts | September 27, 2015

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The Lies We Need in Order to Live

Kyle Roberts | September 24, 2015

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Pope Francis as Public Theologian

Kyle Roberts | September 23, 2015

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R.I.P. Phyllis Tickle: Prophet of the "Great Emergence"

Kyle Roberts | September 23, 2015

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Sad Day for the CCCU: EMU and Goshen Resign

Kyle Roberts | September 21, 2015

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Pannenberg on the Strange, Political Nature of the Kingdom

Kyle Roberts | September 21, 2015

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Every Society is a "Religion" and a Stage for Heroism...

Kyle Roberts | September 17, 2015

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Does John Piper Really Know Good from Evil?

Kyle Roberts | September 16, 2015

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The Problem with "Biblical Morality" (and a Better...

Kyle Roberts | September 15, 2015

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How Do We Counter Shame? Answer: Vulnerability

Kyle Roberts | September 14, 2015

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"Faith Sees Best in the Dark": Joe Biden and Kierkegaard

Kyle Roberts | September 11, 2015

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Combating Bigotry in the Wake of 9-11

Kyle Roberts | September 11, 2015

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On Morality: Did Christianity Introduce Anything New?

Kyle Roberts | September 10, 2015

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Shame, Suicide, Sadness: A Pastor Takes His Life

Kyle Roberts | September 09, 2015

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So You Find Yourself in the Middle of a Shame Storm: What...

Kyle Roberts | September 09, 2015

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Kim Davis to be Released, but Now What?

Kyle Roberts | September 08, 2015

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Suffering and the Heavy-Handed God (On Avoiding the...

Kyle Roberts | September 08, 2015

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On Speaking "American": Sarah Palin Might Have a Good...

Kyle Roberts | September 07, 2015

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Notice: Upcoming Conference on Human Nature (The Science...

Kyle Roberts | September 04, 2015

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Why Being Rich Might Also Make You Sad

Kyle Roberts | September 03, 2015

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Dear CCCU Presidents: Retain EMU and Goshen, for Christ's...

Kyle Roberts | September 02, 2015

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Does the Cross Perpetuate Suffering? (In the Wrong Hands,...

Kyle Roberts | September 01, 2015

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Kim Davis, Democracy, and the Pride of Christian...

Kyle Roberts | September 01, 2015

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How Fundamentalists View Scripture (Via Donald Bloesch)

Kyle Roberts | September 01, 2015

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Yes, I Will Cry When My Daughter Goes to Kindergarten

Kyle Roberts | August 31, 2015

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Did Jesus Believe that Scripture is Inerrant?

Kyle Roberts | August 28, 2015

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Trump's Favorite Bible Verse? He Doesn't Want to Get into...

Kyle Roberts | August 27, 2015

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Does the Fire of Religion Warm Us or Burn Us? (Is it the...

Kyle Roberts | August 26, 2015

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Re-imagining Food: Massimo Bottura and the "Chef's Table"

Kyle Roberts | August 25, 2015

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We Don't Need More Passion, Mr. Trump; We Need More...

Kyle Roberts | August 24, 2015

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An Opportunity for Grace: The Ashley Madison Leak and the...

Kyle Roberts | August 20, 2015

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"Time's Up": On Ashley Madison and the Morality of...

Kyle Roberts | August 19, 2015

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A Progressive Christian View of the Trinity

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Why Every Pastor Should Spend an Hour on Ex-Christian.Net

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Is "Our Father" Sexist or Subversive?

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Union and Dis-Unity: On the Pullout from the CCCU

Kyle Roberts | August 13, 2015

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What's Up With Those Mennonites?

Kyle Roberts | August 12, 2015

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"But Where Are All the Transitional Fossils?"

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Why Are People Attracted to Intelligent Design?

Kyle Roberts | August 10, 2015

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On Bullshit: Jon Stewart's Final Advice is Also a...

Kyle Roberts | August 07, 2015

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Jon Stewart: A Prophetic Satirist or Satirical Prophet?

Kyle Roberts | August 06, 2015

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Why am I Still a Christian? Because of Hope

Kyle Roberts | August 05, 2015

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How to be a Responsible Religious Pluralist

Kyle Roberts | August 04, 2015

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Have we Misunderstood Fear and Anxiety? Can Kierkegaard...

Kyle Roberts | August 03, 2015

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The Lesson of Cecil the Lion: Reject the Logic of...

Kyle Roberts | July 31, 2015

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Will Progressive Christianity Be More Evangelical?

Kyle Roberts | July 29, 2015

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Five Problems Raised by the Collision of Science and...

Kyle Roberts | July 28, 2015

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The Real "Fury Road": America's Got a Road Rage Problem

Kyle Roberts | July 28, 2015

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Does Our Need for Religion Invalidate it?

Kyle Roberts | July 27, 2015

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Four Job Opportunities at Logos Bible Software

Kyle Roberts | July 24, 2015

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How Important is Self-Esteem for our Well-Being?

Kyle Roberts | July 24, 2015

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On the Troubling Application of Matthew 25: Jeannine Brown...

Kyle Roberts | July 22, 2015

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The Mennonites are Leading the Way Toward Inclusion among...

Kyle Roberts | July 21, 2015

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Trump's "Winner's Only" Approach is Utterly Anti-Christian...

Kyle Roberts | July 21, 2015

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On the "Demonic Nature of Social Evil in Our Time"

Kyle Roberts | July 17, 2015

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The Trouble with Women in the Church (Leaving...

Kyle Roberts | July 16, 2015

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David Tracy's Plea for Avoiding Reductionism when...

Kyle Roberts | July 15, 2015

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Gay Christian Employee Leaves Wheaton College

Kyle Roberts | July 14, 2015

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Some Thoughts on "Retrenchment" in Christian Higher...

Kyle Roberts | July 13, 2015

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"Can We Go Home, Now?" My Mom, Alzheimer's Disease, and...

Kyle Roberts | July 09, 2015

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A Note For Bible-Believing Christians Who Want to Be...

Kyle Roberts | July 07, 2015

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My Stunning Realization on Biblical Authority and Same-Sex...

Kyle Roberts | July 06, 2015

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Can the Bible's "One Flesh" Include Same-Sex Love?

Kyle Roberts | July 02, 2015

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10 Things to Do With that Extra Second You Get Tonight

Kyle Roberts | July 01, 2015

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The Danger of Asking Hard Questions: Tom Oord, J.R. Daniel...

Kyle Roberts | June 30, 2015

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Now that Gay Marriage is Legal, Will Evangelicals Still Be...

Kyle Roberts | June 29, 2015

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That Moment the President Moved from Hope to Grace

Kyle Roberts | June 27, 2015

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What is a "Putsch"? Scalia's Dissent Just Taught Me a New...

Kyle Roberts | June 26, 2015

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Why the "Billy Graham Rule" Reminds me of the Tim Hunt...

Kyle Roberts | June 24, 2015

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On the Creation of White Supremacy in America

Kyle Roberts | June 24, 2015

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8 Books on Death, Evil, and Alienation

Kyle Roberts | June 23, 2015

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For Charleston, as for Thessalonica: God's Promise of...

Kyle Roberts | June 18, 2015

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ISIS: the New Rock N' Roll? On War, Sex, and Meaning

Kyle Roberts | June 17, 2015

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The Day A Woman Stood Jesus Down

Kyle Roberts | June 16, 2015

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Why Did Rachel Do it? On Dolezal, Identity, and the...

Kyle Roberts | June 15, 2015

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Did Paul Teach the "Rapture"?

Kyle Roberts | June 11, 2015

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Some Questions for Christianity Today: On "Traditional...

Kyle Roberts | June 10, 2015

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Jesus Didn't Just Die for Your Sins (Leaving...

Kyle Roberts | June 09, 2015

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Tony Campolo: Another Evangelical Domino (for an Inclusive...

Kyle Roberts | June 09, 2015

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Jesus and the Constructive "No" of Grace (Andrew Sung...

Kyle Roberts | June 08, 2015

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Does the Cross Sanction Violence? Reflecting on a Feminist...

Kyle Roberts | June 05, 2015

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Kierkegaard and Biblical Hermeneutics in Conversation at...

Kyle Roberts | June 04, 2015

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Sepp Blatter's Resignation and John Oliver's Wit

Kyle Roberts | June 02, 2015

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The Catch-22 of Progressive Christianity

Kyle Roberts | June 02, 2015

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The Village Church Debacle and The Evangelical Trifecta:...

Kyle Roberts | June 01, 2015

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Happy Trinity Sunday!

Kyle Roberts | May 31, 2015

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On Feminist Interpretation of the Bible: A Brief Summary

Kyle Roberts | May 29, 2015

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Up Next? Religious Freedom to Discriminate Against...

Kyle Roberts | May 28, 2015

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One Step Leads to Another: FIFA and the Corruption Pyramid

Kyle Roberts | May 27, 2015

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Leaving Evangelicalism, Checking in (Nearly) Halfway

Kyle Roberts | May 26, 2015

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A Book Recommendation for Memorial Day: Migrations of the...

Kyle Roberts | May 25, 2015

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Is the Holy Spirt Moving in Ireland? (On Pentecost...

Kyle Roberts | May 24, 2015

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The Holy Spirit Didn't Turn Jesus (or You) into Superman

Kyle Roberts | May 23, 2015

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Christian Universalism: Or, What if God Gets What God...

Kyle Roberts | May 21, 2015

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Is Religion a Force for Good or Evil?

Kyle Roberts | May 20, 2015

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Socialism or Just Good Christianity? Gravity Payments,...

Kyle Roberts | May 19, 2015

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Who are the "Least" in Matthew 25? Baptist Bakers,...

Kyle Roberts | May 17, 2015

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The Blues as "Secular Spirituals": James Cone on B.B. King

Kyle Roberts | May 15, 2015

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Five Metaphors for a Constructive Approach to Scripture:...

Kyle Roberts | May 13, 2015

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Reflections on the Pew Forum: Adjusting to the "New...

Kyle Roberts | May 12, 2015

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The Difference Between a Liberal and a Libertarian (From...

Kyle Roberts | May 11, 2015

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My Wish for my Mom on Mother's Day: A Cure for Alzheimer's...

Kyle Roberts | May 08, 2015

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Seven Problems with Inerrancy (Leaving Evangelicalism, #2)

Kyle Roberts | May 07, 2015

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The Gospel is Political: An Interview with Christian...

Kyle Roberts | May 05, 2015

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If You Think ReThinking is Easy, Try Riding this Backwards...

Kyle Roberts | May 04, 2015

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Does Jesus Approve of Boxing?

Kyle Roberts | May 03, 2015

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Changing Hearts is Not Your Business

Kyle Roberts | May 01, 2015

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ISIS and the Psychology of Terror

Kyle Roberts | April 30, 2015

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Beyond Certainty (Leaving Evangelicalism)

Kyle Roberts | April 30, 2015

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Book Notice: A Future for American Evangelicalism

Kyle Roberts | April 29, 2015

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Leaving Evangelicalism, #1a: The Foundations Are Breaking...

Kyle Roberts | April 28, 2015

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Where is God in the Nepal Earthquake?

Kyle Roberts | April 27, 2015

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Should Seminaries Train the Churches?

Kyle Roberts | April 25, 2015

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Creflo Dollar, the Devil, and the Kingdom of God

Kyle Roberts | April 24, 2015

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A Brief Theology of Creation for Earth Day

Kyle Roberts | April 23, 2015

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Join Cornel West and Robert George at Biola

Kyle Roberts | April 22, 2015

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10 (More) Books Every Seminary Graduate Should Read (Dead...

Kyle Roberts | April 21, 2015

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Theology in the Warehouse: A New Program in the Twin...

Kyle Roberts | April 21, 2015

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My Journey Through Evangelicalism (and Seven Reasons I...

Kyle Roberts | April 20, 2015

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10 Books Every Seminarian Should Read (Even After...

Kyle Roberts | April 15, 2015

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LGBT, Forgiveness, and the Church: A Real-Life Redemption...

Kyle Roberts | April 10, 2015

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Was Germanwings About Depression? Think Again

Kyle Roberts | April 09, 2015

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What they Didn't Teach Me in Seminary: Theology is About...

Kyle Roberts | April 07, 2015

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Lesson from the Rolling Stone: We Are Easily Duped

Kyle Roberts | April 06, 2015

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Could Jesus Have Been Overcome?

Kyle Roberts | April 03, 2015

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Gethsemane: The Most Troubling Story in the Bible?

Kyle Roberts | April 02, 2015

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In Resurrection, God Defends Against Death, not Dying

Kyle Roberts | April 01, 2015

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All my Gay Friends are Christians (I Should Get Out More)

Kyle Roberts | March 31, 2015

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The Resurrection Means that God is Not Lonely

Kyle Roberts | March 31, 2015

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The Resurrection Matters because Bodies are Beautiful

Kyle Roberts | March 29, 2015

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Suicide is Far More Common than Terrorism

Kyle Roberts | March 29, 2015

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Germanwings: When Suicidal Depression Turns Into...

Kyle Roberts | March 27, 2015

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How Not to Get Rid of Your Anger: Venting

Kyle Roberts | March 26, 2015

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An 'Unshakable Faith': Honoring a Contemporary Martyr

Kyle Roberts | March 24, 2015

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What if the "World" is Actually the "Church"? (Kierkegaard...

Kyle Roberts | March 18, 2015

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An Irish-Inspired Painting that Will Lift Your Spirits

Kyle Roberts | March 18, 2015

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Bi-Partisan Prejudice: On the Universality of Confirmation...

Kyle Roberts | March 16, 2015

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Kierkegaard's Christ, for Lent: "Redeemer and Prototype"

Kyle Roberts | March 11, 2015

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Ella Baker: The Democratic Alernative to the Lone,...

Kyle Roberts | March 09, 2015

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Christianity's Failure as a Hero System (A Psychologist...

Kyle Roberts | March 05, 2015

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After the Fall of Professional Ministry, What?

Kyle Roberts | March 03, 2015

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A Little Bit from Terry Eagleton on Evil

Kyle Roberts | February 28, 2015

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Why Do We Fight, Again?

Kyle Roberts | February 25, 2015

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Apples are Flying at Wheaton College

Kyle Roberts | February 25, 2015

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The Existential Terror of "Birdman"

Kyle Roberts | February 23, 2015

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My Mom Will Get Her Brain Back: A Reflection on Ash...

Kyle Roberts | February 18, 2015

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We Need a Theology of the Cross Now More than Ever

Kyle Roberts | February 17, 2015

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Coakley's 'Prayer Based' and 'Incorporative' Model of the...

Kyle Roberts | February 13, 2015

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Some Thoughts by Kierkegaard on the Public, the Media, and...

Kyle Roberts | February 10, 2015

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Owen Strachan and the Guardians of the Evangelical Galaxy

Kyle Roberts | February 06, 2015

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Suicide: When the Fear of Life Trumps the Fear of Death

Kyle Roberts | February 05, 2015

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'Eccentric Identity' and the Slavery of Death

Kyle Roberts | February 03, 2015

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On Rejecting the 'Quest for Excellence': Death Anxiety,...

Kyle Roberts | February 02, 2015

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Sin Doesn't Cause Death; Death Causes Sin: Richard Beck's...

Kyle Roberts | January 29, 2015

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Will the Hidden God Ever Show Up?

Kyle Roberts | January 22, 2015

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Newbigin on the "Logic of Election"

Kyle Roberts | January 21, 2015

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Exclusivism Distorts God's Mission

Kyle Roberts | January 12, 2015

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It's Better to Mock God than to Defend Him

Kyle Roberts | January 09, 2015

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Can there be a Postcolonial, Missional Church?

Kyle Roberts | January 07, 2015

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Why Herod Trembled. A Brief Christmas Reflection.

Kyle Roberts | December 22, 2014

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A Manger with no Danger: Or, How Many More 'Slaughters of...

Kyle Roberts | December 16, 2014

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The Excessive Miracle of the Virgin Birth (and Should We...

Kyle Roberts | December 11, 2014

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Like your Side Mirror, Heaven is Closer than it Appears

Kyle Roberts | December 08, 2014

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Beyond the Binaries, Through Contemplation: Sarah...

Kyle Roberts | December 05, 2014

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A Prayer for Advent, by Kierkegaard

Kyle Roberts | December 04, 2014

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The Forthcoming hath Come Forth: Karl Barth and the Future...

Kyle Roberts | December 03, 2014

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Young Evangelicals and the "Nones": Jumping Ship

Kyle Roberts | November 14, 2014

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Churching Alone

Kyle Roberts | November 03, 2014

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Calling For Public Theology (A Brief Convocation Address)

Kyle Roberts | October 07, 2014

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Don't Ask How to Grow Your Church

Kyle Roberts | September 19, 2014

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"Starved for Justice": The Beatitudes, Ferguson, and Us

Kyle Roberts | August 25, 2014

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The Form of Christ: On "The Church for the World"

Kyle Roberts | August 19, 2014

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The Ironic Relativism of Evangelical Fundamentalism

Kyle Roberts | July 07, 2014

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Announcement: I'm Going to United Seminary

Kyle Roberts | June 23, 2014

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Gendercide isn't a 'Women's Issue' (it's a Theological...

Kyle Roberts | May 22, 2014

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Why Churches Still Need Seminaries: A Complicated Case...

Kyle Roberts | May 13, 2014

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Kierkegaard and the Modern Theology Cocktail Party

Kyle Roberts | April 28, 2014

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A New Barth Book is On the Way

Kyle Roberts | April 25, 2014

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Kierkegaard on the Atonement: A Reflection for Maundy...

Kyle Roberts | April 17, 2014

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The Battle Rages: Can We Move Beyond the "Conflict Model"?

Kyle Roberts | February 06, 2014

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Masculine God, Feminine Spirit?

Kyle Roberts | February 08, 2012

John Piper has caused a stir with his emphasis on "masculine Christianity." But the......

How Would Jesus Vote? Reflections on "Left, Right and...

Kyle Roberts | November 23, 2011

A new book shows us once again how Christians can share a Bible and share a Savior and......

For Men Only? An Open Letter to Women in Seminary

Kyle Roberts | October 31, 2011

Sometimes women find a mix of support, apathy and downright hostility at seminaries.......

"A Kind of Death"? Pat Roberston, Alzheimer's, and Human...

Kyle Roberts | September 20, 2011

On Global Alzheimer's Day, Pat Robertson has given us reason to rethink our......

Postmodernism: Still Alive, Still Prophetic

Kyle Roberts | September 06, 2011

If we are really entering the twilight of postmodernism, there may still be time for......

John Stott, Hell and the Future of Evangelical Theology

Kyle Roberts | August 09, 2011

John Stott's passing gives us pause to reflect on the future of evangelical theology.......

Membership Matters. Right?

Kyle Roberts | July 19, 2011

Church membership is a rarity today. Church leaders should create a culture of......

No Power? No Problem: Reflections on Evangelicals and...

Kyle Roberts | June 28, 2011

Evangelicalism may be losing social influence. But a loss of influence could bring a......

Jesus and Basketball: Does God Take Sides?

Kyle Roberts | June 14, 2011

During the recent NBA finals, players invoked God's providence to explain both victory......

A Teachable Moment: The Perils of Rapture Theology

Kyle Roberts | May 23, 2011

Christians should certainly question those who "prophesy" a specific date. Yet they......

Is Osama bin Laden in heaven?

Kyle Roberts | May 09, 2011

Is Christ's death sufficient for a terrorist? An unlikely scenario challenges some of......

The Origin of the World and the New Creation

Kyle Roberts | April 25, 2011

Creation tells the story of a very good -- and yet incomplete -- world awaiting its......

We Believe in the Holy Spirit . . . Right?

Kyle Roberts | April 11, 2011

The Holy Spirit is not an amorphous abstraction. It is active and embodied in our......

Tsunamis: Or, Why I'm No Longer a Calvinist

Kyle Roberts | March 22, 2011

Are tsunamis ordained by God? Or is there a better way to think of natural suffering?......

Should Evangelicals Revive Confession?

Kyle Roberts | March 08, 2011

Confession is a lost art in many evangelical churches. The film "Get Low" points to the......

Evangelicals and Budget Cuts: A Gospel and Eschatology...

Kyle Roberts | February 22, 2011

What do evangelical attitudes toward national budget cuts tell us about ourselves? The......

The New Apologetics

Kyle Roberts | February 08, 2011

A "new apologetics" for a post-modern, post-Christian society will focus less on winning......

Is the Bible Still "Relevant"?

Kyle Roberts | January 26, 2011

Evangelicals claim to be a "people of the book," but we aren't always good at showing......

Life Together: the Church's Best Response to 'Vitriol' and...

Kyle Roberts | January 11, 2011

Can the church lead the way in reflecting on what ails us? Suggestions from Dietrich......

The Meaning of Christmas Is the Coming of God

Kyle Roberts | December 21, 2010

In Christmas we celebrate that the ebb and flow of history has been altered by God's......

The Gospel Is Reconciliation

Kyle Roberts | December 01, 2010

Evangelicals, through the work of N. T. Wright, are developing a vision of the gospel......

A Church of "Many Colors"

Kyle Roberts | November 10, 2010

Soong-Chan Rah challenges the church to adapt and thrive in a multi-cultural,......

Camp Esperanza, Rescued Miners, and the Empty Grave

Kyle Roberts | October 18, 2010

The church has its own mission to save those in darkness in the belly of the earth....

Depression, Suicide, and Hope

Kyle Roberts | October 01, 2010

A recent rash of high-profile suicides poses fundamental questions: Is life worth......

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