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November 2015

November 29, 2015

The Remarkable Career of a Young Academic (to the tune of “The Vicar of Bray”)

When I got out of graduate school,I applied to a Christian college,Where I found it...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

Patheos blog on Pope Francis

I was invited to participate in a panel of responses to Pope Francis' upcoming visit...

September 07, 2015

Kim Davis and the ethics of workplace resistance

I hadn't planned to write a formal blog post about Kim Davis. I've gotten involved...

September 03, 2015

Wolf Hall and the myth of the Moral Pragmatist

The BBC/PBS miniseries Wolf Hall is six hours of some of the most absorbing television...

September 03, 2015

Acton blog series

This summer, I wrote a series of blogs on my experiences at the "Acton Institute"...

June 2015

June 14, 2015

Canon and authority–a common Catholic argument analyzed

One of the strongest Catholic arguments against Protestantism is the challenge, "how do you explain...

May 2015

May 16, 2015

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology part 7–final thoughts

When I began this series, I made it clear that I approached Boyd's theology with...

April 2015

April 19, 2015

Letter to the board of trustees of Northwest Nazarene University with regard to the firing of Tom Oord

I did not originally intend this as an open letter, but my wife urged me...

April 14, 2015

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology part 6–how it all fits together

Boyd's "warfare theology" is a comprehensive account of how God relates to the world in...

March 2015

March 15, 2015

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology part 5–open theism

As I said in my first post in this series, my knowledge of open theism...

February 2015

February 02, 2015

The Two Messengers

Perhaps to the clear-eyed angelThere was nothing in the word he brought but glory:Infinite splendor...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology part 4–the “blueprint model”

Boyd's antagonist throughout his two volumes of "warfare theology" is something he calls the "blueprint...

December 2014

December 08, 2014

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology part 3–Creation

Boyd's "warfare theology" rests on a doctrine of creation as an act whereby God gives...

December 04, 2014

Immanentizing the eschaton

Conservatives are fond of saying that one shouldn't "immanentize the eschaton." What else, I ask,...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology part 2–God at war in Scripture

The first of Boyd's two books on "warfare theology," God at War, focuses primarily on the...

November 13, 2014

Thoughts on Isaiah, ISIS, and the Peaceable Kingdom

A few things that jump out at me from reading Isaiah in Hebrew (I'm on...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Greg Boyd’s warfare theology, part 1

One of the major theological controversies in the evangelical world in the past couple of...

August 2014

August 23, 2014

The Victory of Reason–a review

Rodney Stark is one of the foremost living sociologists of religion. His 2000 book Acts...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Ten theses on gay marriage

OK, since no one (except Stephen Milliken) is excited about monism, here are some theses...

June 22, 2014

Monism part 2

Stephen Milliken, who provoked my first post on monism, pointed out that I never actually...

March 2014

March 05, 2014

In defense of Lent: or, why outward rules help us avoid works-righteousness

Traditional spiritual disciplines and the observance of the liturgical year have been making a comeback...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

Some thoughts on monism and Christianity

A friend and former student recently asked me what to think about "monism." Is it...

January 01, 2014

Merry Christmas!

Yes, it is still Christmas until January 6.This raises a possible solution to the whole...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

A flawed argument against contraception

This post arises from a discussion I've been having online with Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong....

August 2013

August 25, 2013

Christus Victor, Part II

According to Aulen, the "classic" view is superior to both the later Latin theories in...

June 2013

June 03, 2013

Christus Victor

As I was writing about the Rob Bell controversy a couple of years ago, it...

June 03, 2013

Christus Victor

As I was writing about the Rob Bell controversy a couple of years ago, it...

August 2012

August 07, 2012

Sunday, August 12: Visit a Gurdwara Day

Two days ago a gunman killed six Sikhs at their place of worship in Oak...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

Liberal Christianity and its discontents

Ross Douthat published an article this past weekend in the NYT called "Can Liberal Christianity...

October 2011

October 15, 2011

Back from diocesan convention

I just returned from the second day of our diocesan convention, which this year featured...