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2015-10-26T07:44:29-05:00

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Announcements about Two of My Books and a Forthcoming Book

Last updated on: October 26, 2015 at 7:44 am By Roger E. Olson

Announcements about Two of My Books and about a Forthcoming Book I recently received a new printing of my book Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities (InterVarsity Press). The only thing new is the jacket including a new cover and new picture of me (on the back flap). Ironically, the picture on the cover is still of the Synod of Dort (1618-1619) at which Arminians (Remonstrants) were condemned and exiled from the Netherlands (then known as the United Provinces). A note... Read more

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2015-10-24T07:51:35-05:00

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“Let’s Talk about Jesus” Our Prophet, Priest and King

Last updated on: October 24, 2015 at 7:51 am By Roger E. Olson

“Let’s Talk about Jesus” Our Prophet, Priest and King Recently here someone chided me for not talking about Jesus enough. Well, in my own defense, my whole and entire reason for criticizing Calvinism (as well as other wrong theologies) is Jesus. Jesus as God incarnate, the perfect and yet understandable revelation of God, God’s character and will, forms the foundation and center of my whole theology. I thought I had made that clear, but apparently not explicitly enough for him.... Read more

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2015-10-22T07:03:21-05:00

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A Rare, Good Television Sitcom: “Grinder”…Should Make Us Think about Our Culture

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 7:03 am By Roger E. Olson

A Rare, Good Television “Sitcom”: “Grinder” (Fox TV) Holds Up a Mirror that Should Make Us Ashamed (Or at Least Embarrassed) Yes, I know, someone will tell me I watch too much television. My only defenses? First, I still accomplish quite a lot! (Try arguing with me about that and I’ll show you my curriculum vitae.) Second, it helps me keep in touch with popular culture. Students watch television. Just the other evening, in a class on “modern theology,” a... Read more

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2015-10-19T07:06:28-05:00

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Getting to the Bottom of Thinking: There Is No “View from Nowhere”…

Last updated on: October 19, 2015 at 7:06 am By Roger E. Olson

Getting to the Bottom of Thinking: There Is No “View from Nowhere” (And an Illustration from Differing Beliefs about God) When I encounter disagreement about which I care, I attempt to “dig down” to rock bottom presuppositions and work up from there. Often, disagreements over philosophical-theological issues have to do with presuppositions. Many years ago I began to think about philosophical-theological (and I might add social-political and ethical) disagreements in terms of governing, even driving, presuppositions. One of my own... Read more

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2015-10-17T06:39:36-05:00

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Should a Christian Ever Act as if God Does Not Exist? (With a View toward Faith-Learning Integration)

Last updated on: October 17, 2015 at 6:39 am By Roger E. Olson

“Should A Christian Ever Act As If God Does Not Exist? (With A View toward Faith-Learning Integration)” Samford University Holley-Hull Lecture October 8, 2015 Roger E. Olson About two years ago I became acquainted with sociologist of religion Peter Berger who is a distinguished visiting professor at Baylor University. Of course I have known of Berger for many years and was actually a bit surprised when he called me and invited me to lunch. He was on campus teaching a... Read more

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2015-10-15T07:32:35-05:00

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Why I Still Call Myself “Evangelical” in Spite of Everything….

Last updated on: October 15, 2015 at 7:32 am By Roger E. Olson

Why I Still Call Myself “Evangelical” In Spite of Everything or Evangelicalism Is Dead; Long Live Evangelicalism Roger E. Olson Prelude: This is the talk I would have given had I been invited to speak at the 2001 conference “Pilgrims on the Sawdust Trail” which I attended at Beeson Divinity School. It’s a bit updated, but essentially the same as what I would have said there and then. I gave it in chapel/convocation at Samford University as part of the... Read more

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2015-10-13T07:16:24-05:00

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Holley-Hull Lecture “A Relational View of God’s Sovereignty”

Last updated on: October 13, 2015 at 7:16 am By Roger E. Olson

I delivered this talk at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama as part of the annual Holley-Hull Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 7. (The other lectures were at Samford University.) A Relational View of God’s Sovereignty Roger E. Olson My office phone rang and I answered it. A stern voice said “Is this Roger Olson?” who which I confessed. The man introduced himself as pastor of Baptist church in the state, implying that he was a constituent of... Read more

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2015-10-13T07:46:56-05:00

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Outrageous “Justification” of Shooting of Black Child in Cleveland, Ohio

Last updated on: October 13, 2015 at 7:46 am By Roger E. Olson

Outrageous “Justification” of Shooting of Black Child in Cleveland, Ohio According to an Associated Press news report by Mitch Stacy (Sunday, October 11, 2015) two consultants to the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Prosecutor’s office have declared the November, 2014 shooting of twelve year old African-American boy Tamir Rice by a “rookie patrolman” “justified.” I saw the video of this shooting on network television news—several times. I’m sure if you search for it on the internet you can see it for yourself.... Read more

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2015-10-11T07:51:21-05:00

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Why (High) Calvinism Is Impossible (with Special Reference to Romans 9)

Last updated on: October 11, 2015 at 7:51 am By Roger E. Olson

This is a talk I gave to a group of outstanding students at Samford University October 7 (2015)–part of the Holley-Hull Lecture series I delivered there that week. I will post other lectures of the series over the next week. Why (High) Calvinism Is Impossible In one of his sermons against Calvinism, Methodist founder John Wesley famously remarked about the Calvinist interpretation of Romans 9 that “Whatever it means, it cannot mean that.” I think many people, especially committed Calvinists,... Read more

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2015-10-09T06:28:04-05:00

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My Holley-Hull Lectures at Samford University

Last updated on: October 9, 2015 at 6:28 am By Roger E. Olson

This week (October 6-9, 2015) I’ve had the privilege of delivering the annual Holly-Hull Lectures at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Several people asked me about receiving copies of my lectures and I promised to put those here. I’ll do that over the next week–one at a time. Others may find them interesting as well. I spoke about God’s “relational sovereignty,” what I mean when I call myself “evangelical,” and faith-learning integration. I also spoke to a small group of... Read more

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