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2025-04-11T10:13:24-05:00

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Why Calvinism’s Logic About God’s Goodness Fails

Last updated on: April 11, 2025 at 10:13 am By Roger E. Olson

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Why Calvinism Cannot Be True I have written about this before—why Calvinism cannot be true. Here I will attempt to condense my argument for easier consumption and agreement. But, first, what do I mean by “Calvinism” here? I mean belief that God, the God of the Bible, of Jesus Christ, renders all things that happen certain according to an eternally divided plan that is unalterable, and that according to that plan God rendered certain sin and all its consequences, including... Read more

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2025-04-09T11:08:20-05:00

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A Mysterious Topic: Mystery, Paradox, Contradiction

Last updated on: April 9, 2025 at 11:08 am By Roger E. Olson

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One way in which some well-meaning but misguided persons have attempted to resolve the seemingly intractable differences between divine determinism, including evil as part of God’s plan rendered certain by God, and creaturely free will as power of contrary choice, including evil as not part of God’s plan and not rendered certain by God but the result of creaturely decision and action, is appeal to mystery. An old sermon illustration has it that absolute divine sovereignty, meticulous providence, and free... Read more

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2025-04-07T10:33:04-05:00

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Neoliberalism’s Demons Chapter 2: The Political and…

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 10:33 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I continue discussion of theologian Adam Kotsko’s book Neoliberalism’s Demons: On the Political Theology of Late Capital (Stanford University Press, 2018). If you have read the chapter, feel free to comment. If not, only ask a question. This chapter contains a lot of references to other books and articles about neoliberalism but with focus on philosophers who discussed the relationship between politics and economics. Kotsko sides with those who argue that the relationship is not binary and argues that,... Read more

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2025-04-07T09:28:22-05:00

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“Power Without Empathy Is A Sin”

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 9:28 am By Roger E. Olson

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Only the Weak Will Fail “Only the weak will fail.” (Donald Trump) “Power Without Empathy Is A Sin” (Noah Harley, Anthem) People are discussing empathy. According to news reports, the world’s richest man and a top advisor to US President Trump, Elon Musk, said on the Joe Rogan Show that some people have too much empathy. A recent meme in conservative Christian circles is that “empathy is a sin” or “the sin of empathy.” What are we coming to? Empathy... Read more

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2025-04-03T11:09:35-05:00

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Why Do Few Christians Believe in the Trinity?

Last updated on: April 3, 2025 at 11:09 am By Roger E. Olson

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According to a poll conducted by Arizona Christian University and reviewed by George Barna, only 16% of American Christians believe in the Trinity. Only 11% of Americans, Christian and non-Christian, believe in the Trinity. If true, and I think that depends at least somewhat on how the question was asked, that’s sad news. But it is not surprising to me. Until I explain the doctrine of the Trinity and its biblical basis (e.g., John 14-16) and the alternatives (heresies), many... Read more

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2025-03-31T07:50:40-05:00

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Neoliberalism’s Demons

Last updated on: March 31, 2025 at 7:50 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I begin discussion of theologian Adam Kotsko’s 2018 book Neoliberalism’s Demons: On the Political Theology of Late Capital (Stanford University Press). Earlier I posted some remarks about the Introduction; I’ll skip that here and go to Chapter 1: The Political Theology of Late Capital. If you have read the chapter, feel free to comment on it. If not, only ask a question. In either case, follow my rules (stated below). I often tell my students that when they are... Read more

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2025-03-28T15:52:13-05:00

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Is Kenotic Christology a Heresy?

Last updated on: March 28, 2025 at 3:52 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Another flare up in the controversy over kenotic Christology. Numerous YouTube diatribes against it, linking it with charismatic churches especially (e.g., Bethel Church in Redding, California). I’m not sure exactly what those churches and their pastors have said; they may have misrepresented kenotic Christology. Here I want to set the record straight—about what kenotic Christology really is, what it originally meant, and why it is not a heresy. Kenotic Christology is belief that the Son of God, God the Son,... Read more

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2025-03-25T12:27:32-05:00

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Do American Christians Face Persecution?

Last updated on: March 25, 2025 at 12:27 pm By Roger E. Olson

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President Trump has appointed a task force to investigate and root out bias against Christianity in the U.S. Is there any good reason for that? First of all, IF American Christians face persecution at any level they should celebrate it—so long as it is FOR being genuinely Christian (Christlike). The Apostle James told Jesus’s followers that they would face persecution for being his followers and that they should count it all joy. Second, for American Christians to claim they are... Read more

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2025-03-26T08:01:41-05:00

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Have Any Children Died Due to Shut Down of USAID?

Last updated on: March 26, 2025 at 8:01 am By Roger E. Olson

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According to news reports, Elon Musk, special advisor to US President Trump, has said that no one has died since the cut off of US aid (shut down of USAID). Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof says otherwise and he has been there and seen it. Where? South Sudan—a place where thousands of refugees from a seemingly endless civil war live and die—including many women and children. Watch this YouTube video: Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut.... Read more

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2025-03-23T07:34:41-05:00

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Neoliberalism’s Demons

Last updated on: March 23, 2025 at 7:34 am By Roger E. Olson

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Neoliberalism’s Demons Starting on or about Monday, March 31, I will begin a series of discussions of the book Neoliberalism’s Demons: On the Political Theology of Late Capital by theologian Adam Kotsko (Stanford University Press, 2018). To whet your appetite (and hopefully get you to buy the book), here is a brief quotation from the book’s Introduction: “… neoliberalism is more than simply a formula for economic policy. It aspires to be a complete way of life and a holistic... Read more

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