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February 2013

February 11, 2013

Am I a “Liberal Christian” (According to Roger Olson)?

Roger Olson recently posted a piece on why he's not a "liberal Christian." He said...

February 05, 2013

Why Didn’t Jesus Miraculously Rescue Himself from the Cross? [Questions That Haunt]

As we approach Ash Wednesday and Lent next week, we've got a crucifixion question from Awadhesh...

February 02, 2013

The Queer Subtext in Biblical Epic Movies

I always thought that the male characters in The Ten Commandments seemed more interested in...

January 2013

January 27, 2013

More Evangelical Islamophobia

Last September, Brian McLaren called on evangelicals to choose whether or not they would continue...

January 23, 2013

Responding to Mark Driscoll with the Bible

In my New Year Predictions, I noted that Mark Driscoll had generally kept his pie...

January 22, 2013

Lauren Winner Is in Prison

Lauren Winner has the semester off of teaching at Duke, but she's teaching a seminary-level...

January 08, 2013

Evil Is (Not) [Questions That Haunt]

I posted Tanya's Question That Haunts a week ago. It's taken me too long to get...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Theoblogy Book of the Year

In the past, I've awarded a Book of the Year award, usually to the best...

December 20, 2012

James McGrath May Be Funnier than Me, But He’s Still Wronger

Background: James McGrath wrote that he's happy that the Massacre of the Innocents by Herod...

December 18, 2012

James McGrath Is Wrong: Herod Really Did Massacre the Innocents

Fellow #progGOD theoblogger James McGrath is glad that Matthew got the infancy narrative of Jesus...

December 15, 2012

There’s No Good Reason that God Preferred Abel to Cain [Questions That Haunt]

David tweeted a question into the series asking a question about one of the most...

December 12, 2012

Redeeming Circumcision

I've been wondering lately how weird it is that Yahweh commanded Abraham and his male descendants to...

December 10, 2012

Is Rob a Christian? [Questions That Haunt]

Rob gave us a great Question that Haunts Christianity that has generated hundreds of comments: Hey Tony....

November 2012

November 19, 2012

God Is Neither Warlike Nor Peaceful [Questions That Haunt]

Last week's Questions That Haunt Christianity came from Shira, who asked a question that provoked an unprecedented...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Bishop Al Mohler Strikes Again

Panel Discussion: Revisiting Inerrancy from Southern Seminary on Vimeo. Baptists don't have bishops, right? That's...

October 12, 2012

Demons Aren’t Real, But People Believe in them Anyway [Questions That Haunt]

Before I dive in to this week's response, I just want to say that this...

October 11, 2012

Why I Haven’t Given Up on the Bible

When conversation on this blog turn to issues of sexuality, as it did this week...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

What Is Genesis?

This sponsored post is part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the Book Club...

September 24, 2012

The Rabbi Says, “Sure Jesus Had a Wife!”

I had a little fun with the idea that Jesus had a wife last week....

September 20, 2012

If Jesus Had a Wife…

So, it seems that some Coptic Christians in the 4th century maybe possibly thought that...

June 2012

June 13, 2012

Courtney Is a Bible Covergirl

Well, not Courtney herself, but one of her photos is on the cover of a...

June 06, 2012

Common English Bible: Free Today

Today and tomorrow, you can get the Common English Bible - ePub Edition for free. It's...

June 05, 2012

Testimony in the Old Testament

Scot posted a review of Anathea Portier-Young's book, Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in...

June 04, 2012

Maybe the Bible Teaches that We’re NOT Supposed to Obey God

So wonders Robert Burt of Yale Law School: Whether we approach the Bible as believers...

May 2012

May 22, 2012

I Sure Hope the Bible Isn’t this Creepy

So, it seems that this image is making its way around the evangelicalfacebookosphere. Maybe it's...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Stanley Fish on Defending a Sacred Text

Earlier this week, I wrote about Chuck Colson. Colson, in his 2006 attack on the...

April 09, 2012

Reading Gagnon: Tony’s Wrap-Up

Last week, Scot Miller blogged about Robert Gagnon's book, The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts...

April 07, 2012

Reading Gagnon: Morality and Sin [Scot]

This week, Scot Miller is blogging about Robert Gagnon's book, The Bible and Homosexual Practice:...

April 06, 2012

A Better Atonement: Jesus Died for This

This week, as we prepare for Good Friday and Easter, we've have a post every...

April 04, 2012

Reading Gagnon: Here We Go [Scot]

This week, Scot Miller is blogging about Robert Gagnon's book, The Bible and Homosexual Practice:...