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July 2012

July 26, 2012

Is Kent Sparks a Renegade When it Comes to the Bible? Nah, not Really.

In chapter 6 of Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority and the Dark Side of...

July 24, 2012

“The Bible is Diverse Because Life Is”: Rachel Held Evans Continues her Review of “Inspiration and Incarnation”

Yesterday Rachel continued her discussion of my book, Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of...

July 24, 2012

“God Lets His Children Tell the Story”: An Angle on God’s Violence in the Old Testament

My seminary Hebrew professor, former colleague, and friend, Al Groves, who is of blessed memory,...

July 23, 2012

Scripture is not Perfect: More from Kent Sparks and “Sacred Word, Broken Word”

Today we look at chapter 5 of Kent Sparks's Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority and...

July 23, 2012

“Genesis for Normal People” coming out in Print with Leader Guide.

Sometime in the next few weeks, Genesis for Normal People: A Guide to the Most Controversial,...

July 19, 2012

Children and Virgins as Spoils of War and the Character of God

I mentioned in yesterday's post that, if the temperature broke here in Philly, I would...

July 18, 2012

More on Canaanite Genocide, or Taking a Step Back Because What We Have Here is a Communication Problem

I appreciate the many thoughtful responses, both pro and con, to my post on John Piper and...

July 17, 2012

John Piper on Why “It’s Right for God to Slaughter Women and Children Anytime He Pleases” and Why I Have Some Major Problems with That

Author and pastor John Piper, in a relatively recent interview on his website Desiring God: God-Centered...

July 16, 2012

Interview with Yours Truly at The Discarded Image

Blogger, professor, and church historian Brandon Withrow just posted an interview with me at his...

July 16, 2012

Evangelicals Critiquing other Evangelicals for Shoddy Scholarship

Over on his blog Brick by Brick, David Williams is engaging a great question: Should evangelicals expend...

July 13, 2012

Kent Sparks on “The Problem of Sacred Scripture”

I am continuing my short series on some thoughts generated by Kent Sparks's recent book Sacred...

July 13, 2012

Absolutely the Most Important Chapter in the Entire Bible

Don't you hate blog posts that start like this, with such an exaggerated claim? So...

July 11, 2012

“Can God Speak through Myth?”: Rachel Held Evans Continues Her Review of I&I.

Rachel recently posted the second part of her five-part review of my 2005 book Inspiration...

July 09, 2012

Jesus Had a Fallen Nature, Just Like the Bible

This is the third post (see first and second) on Sparks's most recent book Sacred...

July 06, 2012

The Bible is PART of the Fallen World, Not OUTSIDE of it

In my last post, I introduced Kent Sparks's excellent book Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority and...

July 03, 2012

The Bible is “Broken and Fragile.” Deal with it.

Three months ago, Eerdmans released Kent Sparks's latest book, Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Guest Post: Christian Smith on Presbyterian Narcissism

Dr. Christian Smith (William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for the Study...

June 27, 2012

Interview on Young Evangelicals in The Christian Post

While I was in Chicago earlier this month speaking at the Pastorum conference, I was...

June 25, 2012

Rachel Held Evans on Inspiration and Incarnation

Rachel Held Evans has begun a five-week series discussing my book Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals...

June 23, 2012

God and Your PhD (More Unasked for Advice about Your Future Plans)

Some of my recent posts have been a bit of a downer for those of...

June 21, 2012

Documented Evidence from SBL: The Job Market for Professors is, How We Say in Academia, Majorly Horribly Bad

Below is a letter from Dr. John Kutsko, Executive Director of the Society for Biblical...

June 20, 2012

Guest Post: Lament for a Maternal Home (or, Is There No Place for Believing Criticism in Evangelicalism?)

Today’s post--or better, testimonial--is by Dr. David Lincicum, Lecturer in New Testament Studies at Oxford...

June 18, 2012

Some Unasked for Advice on Whether an Evangelical Should Get a PhD in Biblical Studies

I've been fielding this question for 20 years, and my answer today is not what...

June 13, 2012

C. S. Lewis on Evolution: It’s Sort of a British Thing

Yesterday's post by David Williams takes a look at C. S. Lewis and what he...

June 12, 2012

A Recent Book on the Bible You Really Oughta Read

I just read The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament...

June 07, 2012

Pete at Pastorum

Over at Internet Monk, Chaplain Mike has several posts (June 7 back to June 4)...

June 07, 2012

Guest Post: The Story’s Story

Today's guest post is the second of two by J. R. Daniel Kirk, assistant professor of...

June 06, 2012

Guest Post: Why Getting the Bible Right is Critical for Our Faith

Today's post is by J. R. Daniel Kirk, assistant professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological...

June 05, 2012

Don’t be a “The Sky is Falling” Christian

David Williams posted his final post in his Credo series, this one on the resurrection...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Was John Calvin a Closet, Wolf-in-Sheep’s-Clothing, Liberal Gospel Higher Critic?

Now that I've got your attention, David Williams has a great post on John Calvin...

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