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2026-04-30T07:55:25-05:00

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Evangelicalism: Duplicity and Dissimulation?

Last updated on: April 30, 2026 at 7:55 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I continue my series, recently begun, of telling my memories and secrets of the American Evangelical Movement that began with the founding of the National Association of Evangelicals in the 1940s. These are my own memories and secrets I have kept. When I was in seminary I encountered many what I would now call “progressive evangelical” thinkers, both in person and in their writings. They weren’t all considered “progressive” then, but later they would be so labeled by conservative/fundamentalist... Read more

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2026-04-28T09:18:51-05:00

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Memories and Secrets of Evangelicalism

Last updated on: April 28, 2026 at 9:18 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I begin a series telling my memories of American evangelicalism and what happened in it and to it. Here I am and will be talking about the Evangelical Movement that was born in the early 1940s with the founding of the National Association of Evangelicals and given impetus in the 1950s by the founding of the magazine Christianity Today. I was brought up in that movement. And worked within it as long as it lasted. I have studied the... Read more

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2026-04-27T09:17:40-05:00

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Why an Evangelical Theologian Says Capitalism Is Sin

Last updated on: April 27, 2026 at 9:17 am By Roger E. Olson

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People will have their own opinions, of course, but I will not call this my opinion. As a professional theologian with four university degrees in theology (BA, MA, MA, PhD) and forty years studying and teaching theology and twenty-some books published about theology…I will simply say CAPITALISM IS SIN. It is a sinful economic system. It will not exist in the completed Kingdom of God to come. God may allow it, but it cannot conform to his perfect will. I... Read more

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2026-04-22T09:24:28-05:00

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The Importance of Breaking Up

Last updated on: April 22, 2026 at 9:24 am By Roger E. Olson

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I recently here discussed a book by Gary Agee entitled That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church. I agree with Gary’s call for as much unity among Christians as possible. However, I also agree with Martin Luther who said “Peace if possible, but truth at any cost.” I will paraphrase that as “Unity if possible, but truth at any cost.” Throughout my life I have been torn between unity and disunity among Christians. As a teenager... Read more

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2026-04-20T11:45:40-05:00

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Christian Theology In a Post-Theological World

Last updated on: April 20, 2026 at 11:45 am By Roger E. Olson

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First, it is important to define terms. By “Christian theology” here I mean the discipline that explores and explains Christian beliefs in a scholarly way—using critical thinking while acknowledging Christian sources as the material of the discipline. Those Christian sources are traditionally recognized as the Christian scriptures (Bible), Christian tradition, and contemporary culture. These traditionally exist in a hierarchy in terms of authority, but various Christian theologians express them and use them in differing ways. By “post-theological church world” I... Read more

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2026-04-16T04:56:23-05:00

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Does Trump Think He Is Jesus?

Last updated on: April 16, 2026 at 4:56 am By Roger E. Olson

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*What follows is opinion and not meant to impugn anyone’s character* Does Trump think he is Jesus? Well, probably not. But does he think he is a Christ-figure? Probably so. Anyway, that is the impression given by the AI-generated picture he posted on his social media account. In the picture Trump is depicted in Christ-like attire (white and red robe) reaching down and touching the forehead of an ill person with the effect of healing him. The image is one... Read more

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2026-04-14T16:53:05-05:00

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An Important but Unrecognized Difference Between Theologies

Last updated on: April 14, 2026 at 4:53 pm By Roger E. Olson

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The Almost Completely Unknown Difference that Makes All the Difference (between Christians and Culture and between Christians and Christians) We talk endlessly about differences among Christians: Catholic versus Protestant, Calvinist versus Arminian, liberal versus conservative, neo-fundamentalist versus postconservative, premillennial versus amillennial, pedobaptist versus credobaptist—to name just a few of our favorite divisions. But over the past few years I have become convinced there’s one deeper difference that is largely unrecognized and runs deeper than all those others. Yet, to the... Read more

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2026-04-05T09:44:48-05:00

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Non-denominational Money? (Satire Warning)

Last updated on: April 5, 2026 at 9:44 am By Roger E. Olson

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A story: The other day I needed some cash. So I went to the bank but the ATM was down. So I stood in line at the teller window. When I reached the front of the line and looked at the teller I told him I wanted some cash. I put my debit card in the little machine and gave him my id. He asked me “What amount?” I answered “one hundred dollars.” He said “What denominations?” I responded very... Read more

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2026-04-02T17:30:33-05:00

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Christmas and Easter: Four Holidays?

Last updated on: April 2, 2026 at 5:30 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Today I was trying to explain to my granddaughter what the Easter Bunny has to do with Easter. It wasn’t easy. As I have said here before, I consider there to be two distinct holidays toward the end of December: Christmas and The Winter Holidays. Many people who celebrate The Winter Holidays minus Jesus call it “Christmas.” I don’t. Those are two different holidays that coincide in time. One is religious (Christian) and the other one is secular. Of course,... Read more

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2026-03-30T11:06:05-05:00

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Taking A Posture of Unity: Ch. 3 of That We May Be One

Last updated on: March 30, 2026 at 11:06 am By Roger E. Olson

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Here I continue discussion of the book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in A Divided Church by Church of God pastor Gary Agee Here I will take up Chapter Three: Taking on a Posture of Unity. You are welcome to comment even if you have not read this chapter, but know that you may then misunderstand and be open to correction. I have already decided that Agee is talking in this book about unity among Christians and I... Read more

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