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2024-01-07T11:19:05-05:00

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Essentials of Christian Thought, Chapter 3: The Vision

Last updated on: January 7, 2024 at 11:19 am By Roger E. Olson

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Essentials of Christian Thought, Chapter 3: The Biblical Vision of Ultimate Reality Retrieved Again I ask that those not reading the book only ask questions. Readers are more than welcome to comment and/or ask questions. We come now to Chapter 3 and Interlude 3. Is there one main point of this chapter? I suppose it is that ultimate reality is both separate from nature and immanent with in. Also that ultimate reality, for the biblical writers and for most Christians... Read more

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2024-01-05T09:16:21-05:00

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What Was Jesus’s Ethnic Identity?

Last updated on: January 5, 2024 at 9:16 am By Roger E. Olson

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What Was Jesus’s Ethnic Identity? News reports tell of a new controversy about Jesus. An article appeared in a popular Christian magazine arguing that it’s perfectly good and right for people of all ethnic identities to picture Jesus as one of them, having their typical facial features. A leading conservative evangelical spokesman complained bitterly about the article, even stating that his father, who founded the magazine, would object strenuously were he still alive. Now, with that out of the way,... Read more

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2024-01-03T10:27:35-05:00

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Background to Essentials of Christian Though

Last updated on: January 3, 2024 at 10:27 am By Roger E. Olson

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Background to Essentials of Christian Thought Some of you are reading my book Essentials of Christian Thought and some of you aren’t. I hope both groups will engage in the book discussion, although those of you not reading the book are urged to ask questions and not make comments (about the contents of the book). Here I want to explain the “long background” of the book. For many years, while teaching at three Christian universities, I wanted to write a... Read more

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2023-12-31T09:21:17-05:00

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Essentials of Christian Thought, Chapter Two

Last updated on: December 31, 2023 at 9:21 am By Roger E. Olson

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Essentials of Christian Thought, Chapter Two Here I will briefly comment on Chapter 2 of my book Essentials of Christian Thought (also the second interlude) and invite comments and questions from those who read it. The title is Ultimate Reality Is Supernatural and Personal (But Not Human). Here I begin to lay out the underlying, always assumed biblical “blik” or world perspective about the nature of reality, especially the ultimate reality that lies behind appearances. The purpose of the book... Read more

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2023-12-29T09:32:46-05:00

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A New Year’s Eve Memory: Watchnight Service

Last updated on: December 29, 2023 at 9:32 am By Roger E. Olson

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A New Year’s Eve Memory: Watchnight Services It’s been many years since I even heard of a church that held what was called a Watchnight Service. When I was a kid (1950s-1960s) most American evangelical churches, especially those in the Pentecostal-Holiness traditions, routinely held New Year’s Even Watchnight Services. What was that like? We gathered at the church around 6:00 PM no New Year’s Eve and ate a potluck dinner together—all ages included. Everyone brought something from home. At about... Read more

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2023-12-25T09:16:53-05:00

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Notes on a Christian Christmas Eve Service

Last updated on: December 25, 2023 at 9:16 am By Roger E. Olson

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Notes on a Christian Christmas Eve Service Last evening, Christmas Eve 2023, I attended a Christmas Eve service at a (to me) non-descript, independent church away from my home city. I had never been there before, but in advance I examined the church’s web site and tentatively judged that it is non-denominational in the truest sense (I could find no hint of any denominational affiliation). It’s name is Town Christian Ministries. (“Town” here is a fill in for the name... Read more

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2023-12-20T09:05:17-05:00

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Christian Nationalism Old and New

Last updated on: December 20, 2023 at 9:05 am By Roger E. Olson

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Christian Nationalism Old and New I am now on an email list to receive messages from Christians Against Christian Nationalism. I don’t remember signing up for that list. I think someone else put me on the email list. Here is all that I want to say here: Christian nationalism is not new; it has been around since before the War of Independence. But it has had different “faces” from time to time. The one unifying theme of all American Christian... Read more

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2023-12-17T09:36:29-05:00

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Essentials of Christian Thought Book Discussion Begins

Last updated on: December 17, 2023 at 9:36 am By Roger E. Olson

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Essentials of Christian Thought Book Discussion Begins Here I begin our discussion of my book Essentials of Christian Thought: Seeing Reality through the Biblical Story. Zondervan gave the book its title. The title I wanted was Narrative Biblical Metaphysics: Seeing Reality through the Biblical Story. The origin of the book lies in this blog. I blogged about the project of integrating faith and learning in Christian educational institutions. I taught theology in three Christian universities over thirty-five years. I still... Read more

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2023-12-15T08:36:44-05:00

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Between Jesus and John Wayne

Last updated on: December 15, 2023 at 8:36 am By Roger E. Olson

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Between Jesus and John Wayne Not very long ago I reviewed a book by a professor at Calvin University titled Jesus and John Wayne. You can look up that review in the archives of this blog or just “Google” it. Although I don’t remember if the author mentioned this song, I accidentally ran across it on Youtube: Jesus and John Wayne (or Between Jesus and John Wayne). According to sources I have found, the song was written by Bill and... Read more

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2023-12-10T08:45:04-05:00

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Karl Barth in a YouTube Documentary Not about Him

Last updated on: December 10, 2023 at 8:45 am By Roger E. Olson

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Karl Barth in a Youtube Documentary Not about Him The great Swiss theologian Karl Barth has often been described as a modern “church father.” That is to compare him in terms of greatness of thought and influence to such Christian theologians as Saint Augustine. I have studied the theology (or theologies) of Barth for many years and he is one of my favorite Christian theologians. I have written about him here before. Imagine my surprise to catch a glimpse of... Read more

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