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2016-11-10T08:57:27-05:00

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Musings about Adolf Hitler based on the Book “Hitler’s Last Witness…”

Last updated on: November 10, 2016 at 8:57 am By Roger E. Olson

Musings about Adolf Hitler based on the Book Hitler’s Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler’s Bodyguard As faithful readers of this blog know, I have for many years been obsessed with Adolf Hitler. I think he was one of the most interesting people in history. But what really interests me in him is the paradox of the man. On the one hand, of course, he is generally considered to have been one of, if not the, most evil men in... Read more

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2016-11-08T08:46:02-05:00

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How Denominations Can Survive (If They Should)

Last updated on: November 8, 2016 at 8:46 am By Roger E. Olson

How Denominations Can Survive (If They Should) Roger E. Olson Study Conference, November, 2015 The Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies Messiah College First Published: “The Future of Denominations in the Twenty-First Century,” Brethren in Christ History and Life (April, 2016). Re-published by permission. In my first talk entitled “In Defense of Denominations” I explained my own interest in denominations and gave reasons why, in spite of criticisms and popular disinterest and even aversion, denominations can be valuable... Read more

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2016-11-05T08:04:51-05:00

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“In Defense of Denominationalism”

Last updated on: November 5, 2016 at 8:04 am By Roger E. Olson

In Defense of Denominations Roger E. Olson Study Conference, November, 2015 The Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies Messiah College First Published: “The Future of Denominations in the Twenty-First Century,” Brethren in Christ History and Life (April, 2016). Republished here with permission. The “word on the street” among sociologists of religion is that “denominationalism” is dead in America; we are allegedly deep into a “post-denominationalism age.” Precisely when this process began and why, its exact causes and nature,... Read more

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2016-11-02T07:34:52-05:00

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Thoughts about Liberation Theologies

Last updated on: November 2, 2016 at 7:34 am By Roger E. Olson

Thoughts about Liberation Theologies *Here is a message I sent to my students in my modern theology class—after our almost three hour discussion of Liberation Theologies. The chapter I refer to is my chapter on Liberation Theologies in The Journey of Modern Theology. I have a few comments I want to make about Liberation Theologies after last evening’s passionate discussion about social justice–something I am truly passionate about. However, I do not feel entirely comfortable that we covered Liberation Theology... Read more

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2016-10-31T07:50:16-05:00

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The Dark Side of Pentecostalism

Last updated on: October 31, 2016 at 7:50 am By Roger E. Olson

The Dark Side of Pentecostalism This is a follow up, an extended footnotes, if you will, to my immediately preceding blog post about Pentecostalism. You should read that first before reading this and certainly before commenting on this post. In 2006 Pentecostals celebrated what they considered the centennial celebration of the birth of their modern movement with the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles in 1906. Christian Century magazine asked me to write an article about “the dark side of... Read more

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2017-08-25T09:17:10-05:00

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What Is Pentecostalism? What Do Pentecostals Believe?

Last updated on: August 25, 2017 at 9:17 am By Roger E. Olson

The modern Pentecostal movement began in the first decade of the twentieth century even though it had older roots. Read more

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2016-10-27T08:04:07-05:00

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A Few Brief Thoughts about Blogging…

Last updated on: October 27, 2016 at 8:04 am By Roger E. Olson

Dear Readers, Occasionally, as right now, I am either too busy or too lacking in something worthwhile to say, that I fail to post here. Please don’t go away just because I don’t post something for a few days. I travel fairly often and often find it difficult to blog during a trip. Often the hotel I’m staying in has very poor “connectivity.” Anyway, please be patient. I will continue to post here but perhaps not as often as in... Read more

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2016-10-25T07:44:18-05:00

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A Shout Out for “Movember”

Last updated on: October 25, 2016 at 7:44 am By Roger E. Olson

A Shout Out for “Movember” As everyone in the U.S. knows, October is “Breast Cancer Month.” I have seen numerous billboards, public service announcements, received many e-mails—all promoting awareness of the scourge of breast cancer and urging women to be examined for it and asking for donations to fight this terrible disease. Come February, at least in the U.S., we will experience Women’s Heart Health month with an avalanche of information, appeals, information about women’s heart health. I’m all for... Read more

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2016-10-20T08:00:47-05:00

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What to Do about “Angry, White Men?”

Last updated on: October 20, 2016 at 8:00 am By Roger E. Olson

What to Do about ” Angry, White Men?” Frequently during the past year I have read and heard “white men” mentioned by journalists (and others) as the main supporters of presidential candidate Donald Trump. The word “angry” is often attached to make the reference “angry white men.” A few years ago a friend who lives in a major American city sent me a clipping from that city’s award-winning daily newspaper. The clipping was a column by that newspapers’s feminist African-American... Read more

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2016-10-18T07:12:50-05:00

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An Alarming Trend in American Culture: The Decline of Reading Literature

Last updated on: October 18, 2016 at 7:12 am By Roger E. Olson

An Alarming Trend in American Culture: The Decline in Reading Literature According to an article first published in The Washington Post the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) conducted a survey in 2015 that discovered a drastic decline in American adults reading habits. The NAE has been conducting this survey annually since 1982. During that time adult reading of literature (literary fiction). In 1982 57 percent of American adults confessed to reading at least one work of literature in the... Read more

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