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2017-12-27T08:43:29-05:00

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Can Authentic Christianity Exist without Cognitive Truth Claims (Doctrines)?

Last updated on: December 27, 2017 at 8:43 am By Roger E. Olson

Can our Christian unity exist and thrive without unifying cognitive beliefs (doctrines)? Read more

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2017-12-12T08:19:53-05:00

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Thinking of Creation with Imagination

Last updated on: December 12, 2017 at 8:19 am By Roger E. Olson

Thinking of Creation with Imagination (A Brief Musing by Bev Mitchell) (What follows here is a guest blog post by long-time reader and commenter here Bev Mitchell. The spelling is left as is—“British-Canadian.” As I always say, the guest poster here does not speak for me or any institution with which I am affiliated. Commenters may or may not receive any response; please keep all comments respectful and conducive to constructive dialogue.) The cosmic “watchmaker,” the blind or divinely determining... Read more

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2017-12-10T09:01:36-05:00

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Book Recommendations: Most Important Books for Seminary Students and Books that Have Influenced Me Most

Last updated on: December 10, 2017 at 9:01 am By Roger E. Olson

Book Recommendations: Most Important Books for Seminary Students and Books that Have Influenced Me Most Occasionally I am asked by someone, often a seminary student, for a list of books. Most recently a beginning seminary student asked me for two lists: 1) Those 5-10 books would I want every seminary student to read before they graduate, and 2) Those books have been most influential in my own development. This is always a challenge because I would want every seminary student... Read more

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2017-12-07T08:33:27-05:00

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How an Old Religious Idea “Trickles Down” into Contemporary American Politics

Last updated on: December 7, 2017 at 8:33 am By Roger E. Olson

How an Old Religious Idea “Trickles Down” into Contemporary American Politics One of my observant and astute blog visitors pointed me to the current issue of The Atlantic—an influential American magazine filled with in depth cultural and political analysis and commentary. The following article in the December 5, 2017 issue (on line) caught his attention and mine: “God’s Plan for Mike Pence” by McKay Coppins. For those of you who are not Americans, Mike Pence is the current Vice President... Read more

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2017-12-05T09:22:49-05:00

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How Should Christians Celebrate “Christmas?”

Last updated on: December 5, 2017 at 9:22 am By Roger E. Olson

During the last few years I have noticed this happening: An easy tendency to capitulate to “secular Christmas” within the churches and institutions. Read more

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2017-12-01T12:43:21-05:00

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Are American Evangelicals “Reinventing” Christianity?

Last updated on: December 1, 2017 at 12:43 pm By Roger E. Olson

I don’t know any evangelical Christians who would admit that they are “reinventing” Christianity, but I do wonder just how flexible true Christianity is. Read more

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2017-11-22T10:38:48-05:00

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A Memorable Day: November 22, 1963

Last updated on: November 22, 2017 at 10:38 am By Roger E. Olson

A Memorable Day: November 22, 1963 Today is November 22, 2017. Do you remember where you were when….? This is a question that used to be asked commonly—especially in the U.S. The rest of the question was “John F. Kennedy was assassinated?” “Do you remember where you were when John F. Kennedy was assassinated?” I do. But Kennedy wasn’t the only important person to die that awful day in 1963. On that fateful day C. S. Lewis died as did... Read more

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2017-11-18T08:37:35-05:00

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A Personal Perspective on Black and White Evangelicalism

Last updated on: November 18, 2017 at 8:37 am By Roger E. Olson

A Personal Perspective on Black and White Evangelicalism These are merely thoughts based on my own, personal history, my historical researches, and my inner anguish—over the state of American evangelicalism. I apologize for any concern, consternation or other harm my thoughts may cause anyone. I welcome thoughtful, civil responses. My own spiritual-theological identity has always, for sixty-five years, been “evangelical.” I won’t go into all the reasons for that, but only say that I grew up and remain evangelical in... Read more

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2017-11-14T08:04:16-05:00

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Can There Be Ambiguity without Ambivalence in Christian Existence?

Last updated on: November 14, 2017 at 8:04 am By Roger E. Olson

Can There Be Ambiguity without Ambivalence in Christian Existence? This is a question I’ve been wrestling with for many years without quite being able to express it in this way (see the title above). Put another way, is it possible, as an authentic Christian, to place a question mark over all formal, doctrinal beliefs while at the same time experiencing no ambivalence about the reality behind the doctrines? By “putting a question mark over” I don’t mean denying them; I... Read more

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2017-11-16T08:20:07-05:00

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Does God Change?

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 8:20 am By Roger E. Olson

Is there any way in which God can change? Read more

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