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2026-03-25T15:15:54-05:00

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A New Religious Left In America?

Last updated on: March 25, 2026 at 3:15 pm By Roger E. Olson

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The accompanying picture is of Texas Democrat James Talarico, Democratic candidate for the United States Senate. He is a Presbyterian seminary graduate and openly Christian. He makes no secret of his Christian beliefs and motives for his political involvement. Many are now asking if his popularity, even in a traditionally conservative district and state, signals the rise of a new “Religious Left” in America. I don’t know if that is the case. That is, I don’t know if Talarico’s rising... Read more

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2026-03-22T16:13:50-05:00

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Speaking of Unity: Chapter 2 of That We May Be One

Last updated on: March 22, 2026 at 4:13 pm 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 minister Gary B. Agee. Everyone is invited to participated this time, but be sure to follow the rules stated at the end here. I fail to find a single, clear definition of “unity” in the chapter entitled Speaking of Unity. The first section is headlined “Unity Defined,” but what I find there is a description of unity. In... Read more

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2026-03-18T17:59:08-05:00

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Two Anglicanisms and Two Pentecostalisms

Last updated on: March 18, 2026 at 5:59 pm By Roger E. Olson

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In recent years a wide divide has opened up within Anglicanism. The Episcopal Church USA is still affiliated with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the nominal leader of Anglicanism worldwide, while the Anglican Church of North America is affiliated with the Global Anglican Church (GAFCON). Late last year the bishops of GAFCON officially announced that it is the world Anglican Church, not the one affiliated with the Archbishop of Canterbury. It all began with the Church of England’s and the Episcopal... Read more

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2026-03-15T17:12:14-05:00

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That We May Be One: Unity in a Divided Church

Last updated on: March 15, 2026 at 5:12 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Here I begin discussion of Gary B. Agee’s book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church (Eerdmans, 2022). Unlike previous book discussions here, I invite all to participate (following the rules stated at the end). However, if you have not read the chapter(s) under review, be sure to say that so we know how to “take” what you say. I’m interested in this subject—Christian unity, unity of the church—because: 1) Jesus himself wished and prayed for... Read more

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2026-03-14T15:45:29-05:00

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Every Interpretation of the Bible’s “Texts of Terror”

Last updated on: March 14, 2026 at 3:45 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Every Known Theistic Approach to Old Testament “Texts of Terror” The phrase “texts of terror” usually refers to stories in the historical books of the Hebrew Bible that describe God as commanding his people to slaughter groups of men, women and children and “show them no mercy” (to quote on such command). Here I will lay out all the theistic approaches to interpreting these texts I am aware of. Every “other” approach I know about seems to me to fall... Read more

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2026-03-09T11:30:32-05:00

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A New Book Discussion: That We May Be One

Last updated on: March 9, 2026 at 11:30 am By Roger E. Olson

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In about a week to ten days I will begin discussing That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church by Gary B. Agee (Eerdmans, 2022). Be careful because there are other books with the same basic title (That We May Be One). Buy the right one. It is available for Kindle. I am attracted to this book because I am a masochist. I have written two “Against” books—Against Calvinism and Against Liberal Theology. Agee mounts a biblical... Read more

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2026-03-16T13:08:33-05:00

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Can God Change? Exploring Divine “Becoming” in Theology

Last updated on: March 16, 2026 at 1:08 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Before the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, Christian talk about God “becoming” was shockingly heretical. It still is in some conservative Christian circles. Hegel started the ball rolling by talking about all consciousness becoming; for him there is no consciousness that does not become. For him, finite and infinite consciousness are intertwined together and by the very nature of consciousness itself both become through a dialectical process that involves negation and sublation (German: Aufhebung, suspension and transformation). After Hegel,... Read more

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2026-03-03T17:29:18-05:00

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How Christian Colleges Can Avoid Going Liberal

Last updated on: March 3, 2026 at 5:29 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Everyone involved in Christian higher education knows that many contemporary liberal American colleges and universities were once quite conservative and even evangelical. This trend has become so well-known and talked about in evangelical academic circles that many people are highly sensitive to any rumor or hint of progressive thinking or teaching in their alma mater or college/university/seminary associated with their church or denomination. I served in American evangelical higher education for forty years. I avoided administration. One of my seminary... Read more

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2026-02-28T17:58:22-05:00

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Controversies About Evangelical Christian Universities

Last updated on: February 28, 2026 at 5:58 pm By Roger E. Olson

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I have taught Christian theology in three major evangelical Christian universities over forty years. I also served as editor of a scholarly journal supported by fifty of them. Each one sent a representative to our annual board meeting and I communicated with them often about a wide range of subjects, often about controversies surrounding their universities. (Some were colleges that had not yet chosen to change to “universities.”) That is to say I have a wide and deep acquaintance with... Read more

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2026-02-25T16:00:47-05:00

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What Kind of Christian Are You?

Last updated on: February 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm By Roger E. Olson

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When asked what kind of Christian you are, most people would name a denomination. Or, at least that’s the way it was. “Catholic,” “Orthodox,” “Lutheran,” “Presbyterian,” “Baptist,” etc. That’s not the kind of answer sought here. I’m going back to a very strong custom among especially conservative, evangelical Christians in the US when I was growing up. My parents were Pentecostals. My father was a Pentecostal pastor for 53 years. He pastored only two churches during that time. Many of... Read more

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