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January 2009

January 30, 2009

Original Sin: Halftime

The Original Sin SeriesIntro-Intuition-Definition-Genesis-Jesus-Paul-Augustine-Calvin-ConclusionI'll take a break on substantive posts on this topic over the...

January 30, 2009

Comment of the Day

Why does a close examination of the doctrine of Original Sin matter? Because it is...

January 29, 2009

Original Sin: The Genesis of a Doctrine

The Original Sin SeriesIntro-Intuition-Definition-Genesis-Jesus-Paul-Augustine-Calvin-ConclusionLet me start with some throat-clearing. At least one friend and not...

January 28, 2009

Original Sin: A Definition

The Original Sin SeriesIntro-Intuition-Definition-Genesis-Jesus-Paul-Augustine-Calvin-ConclusionSome commenters are concerned that I'm setting up a straw man --...

January 28, 2009

Comment of the Day

Scott M points out some of the most significant intellectual problems with the doctrine of...

January 27, 2009

Original Sin: My Intuition

The Original Sin SeriesIntro-Intuition-Definition-Genesis-Jesus-Paul-Augustine-Calvin-ConclusionWell, much to the chagrin of my biblicist commenters, I'm not going...

January 27, 2009

Comment of the Day

So many great comments under Original Sin: A Depraved Idea, so I'll just highlight Virgil's. ...

January 26, 2009

Original Sin: A Depraved Idea

The Original Sin SeriesIntro-Intuition-Definition-Genesis-Jesus-Paul-Augustine-Calvin-Conclusion When I was growing up in a moderate, centrist church --...

January 24, 2009

Got Books?

Do you like to read theology? And you've got a blog? Then check this out...

January 22, 2009

Interfaith Heroes Month

Geez, I had no idea. It's actually Interfaith Heroes Month, at least according to David...

January 20, 2009

Comment of the Day 2

Peter Rollins and Stephen Shields have begun a bit of a back-and-forth under the post,...

January 15, 2009

Comment of the Day

Dan dissents regarding the post, Is Mysticism Gnostic?:Tony writes: "In my Monday post, I mused...

January 14, 2009

Comment of the Day

Darren King weighs in on the post, Are Conservatives the Real Gnostics?:Tony, I agree. And...

January 13, 2009

Comment of the Day

Eric Glover continues the discussion of the Trinity:First I just want to say that I'm...

January 12, 2009

Are Conservatives the Real Gnostics?

More than once, my Google Reader has shot me a link to a conservative blogger...

January 12, 2009

Comment of the Weekend

Wow. There was a slew of great comments from which to choose this weekend. The...

January 11, 2009

Pascal's Wager Meets the Toxin Puzzle: I Kinda Believe, Help my Kinda Unbelief (Keith)

I failed to bring my series of posts on the pragmatics of hell to any...

January 09, 2009

The Orthodoxy of Down Syndrome

Garret asks a good question in regards to Who Decides Orthodoxy?Tony, Thanks for asking good...

January 09, 2009

Comment(s) of the Day

Several readers, when considering the Trinity, Mormonism, and orthodoxy, are wondering about the authority of...

January 09, 2009

Beck Responds to DeRose

Over at Experimental Theology, Richard Beck has responded to Keith DeRose's post, "Really Believing in...

January 08, 2009

Who Decides Orthodoxy?

Yesterday I posted about the optionality of the Trinity. A good debate ensued, which is...

January 08, 2009

Comment of the Day

Seth R., a practicing Mormon, weighs in on the Trinity and, in particular, my chosen...

January 07, 2009

On Blurbing

Scot had a nice post on blurbing last week. My own endorsement requests have dropped...

January 07, 2009

Pomomusings Reviews Jack Rogers

After his much debated post, The Bible & Homosexuality: Enough with the Bible Already, Adam...

January 07, 2009

Is the Trinity Optional?

Over the holidays, my mother was attempting to explain Mormonism to a 14-year-old boy who...

January 05, 2009

Muchas Gracias, Keith, Carla, and Anthony

My deep, deep thanks to my guest bloggers last week: Keith DeRose, Carla Barnhill, and...

January 03, 2009

The Spiritual Lives of Children (Carla)

I'm fairly certain that most of what we attempt in the way of spiritual formation...

January 03, 2009

Really Believing in Hell (Keith)

But I was reminded of the incident later when I received a letter from an...

January 02, 2009

Singing the blues with Mr. Kanye West-part 2 (Anthony)

To be intoxicated with God's love and justice is to be on a love lockdown Love seeks...

January 01, 2009

A Toxin Puzzle about Belief (Keith)

My title is a mash-up of the titles of two well-known philosophy papers: Gregory Kavka's...