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September 2013

September 07, 2013

Barry Taylor’s Faith (after the death of God)

Barry Taylor is someone I respect very much. He's written a wonderful post about where...

September 06, 2013

Law and Prayer and Sin and Homosexuality [Questions That Haunt]

Questions That Haunt Christianity came back with a vengeance this week. Wow. I'm especially grateful to...

September 05, 2013

Initial Thoughts on René Girard

In the past couple years, I read a lot about René Girard, I've listened to...

September 03, 2013

If God Hates Homosexuality, Why Won’t He Deliver Me from It? [Questions That Haunt]

After a summer vacation, the Questions That Haunt Christianity series is back. Readers pose questions...

August 2013

August 13, 2013

Understanding Ontology

Richard Beck has a useful debunking and re-bunking of Anselm's (in)famous "ontological argument" for the...

August 01, 2013

Repost from February, 2005: What Is Practical Theology?

What Is Practical Theology? Part I I do get asked on occasion, "What is practical theology?" Lots...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

What Heresy Is (A Post for Rachel Held Evans)

Yesterday, I accused C. Michael Patton of holding a heretical view of the Trinity. He...

July 24, 2013

Some (Honestly) Bad Reformed Theology Defending Hierarchies

One thing I like about C. Michael Patton is that he's honest. He will write...

July 11, 2013

What Progressive Christianity Needs Is More Apocalypse

I appreciate what Richard Beck did in his series of posts, calling on progressive Christians...

July 10, 2013

Does Progressive Christianity Need Warfare to Thrive?

Richard Beck has concluded his lengthy series in which he responded to my challenge to...

July 03, 2013

Radical Theology + Liberation Theology = ???

Process theology and radical theology flirted at Subverting the Norm 2 in April. Will they...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Richard Beck’s Progressive Vision

Richard Beck is one of my favorite theologians of the moment. Maybe it's just because...

June 26, 2013

Does God the Father Suffer?

Fred thinks so, and I agree, in spite of the heresy of Patripassianism: Don’t get...

June 03, 2013

Our Sin May Affect God, but Only on God’s Terms [Questions That Haunt]

Last week's question came from Ben -- you can submit your questions here -- and it...

June 01, 2013

Penal Substitution Dies on the Reservation

I've been to Taizé twice, in France. Occasionally, Taizé goes on the road, as it...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

The Gospel in Two Broad Strokes: Reconciliation

The context of this post is the following: Last week, Dr. Christena Cleveland wrote a...

May 22, 2013

The Gospel in Two Broad Strokes: Liberation

The context of this post is the following: Last week, Dr. Christena Cleveland wrote a...

May 20, 2013

Is My Version of the Gospel Exclusionary?

I spent a lot of time sitting quietly in the woods this weekend, waiting to...

May 17, 2013

It’s Probably True, Even If Jesus Didn’t Say It [Questions That Haunt]

This week, Andrew asked us to consider the claims of divinity that are attributed to...

May 14, 2013

What If Jesus Never Claimed to be Divine? [Questions That Haunt]

I've received some fantastic questions in the last couple weeks (you can submit your questions...

May 10, 2013

Without Salvation, Faith Has To Be More than Community [Questions That Haunt]

This week's Question That Haunts from Ben is pretty great: If we take the salvation

April 2013

April 28, 2013

God Doesn’t Know What You Think God Knows [Questions That Haunt]

This week, Sam asked us a question about God's omniscience (you can find Sam at...

April 23, 2013

Is God Really Omniscient? [Questions That Haunt]

Last week's question was about God's benevolence. This week, Sam has a question about God's...

April 19, 2013

God Is Implicated in Evil [Questions That Haunt]

Our question this week came from Stan: Hi Tony, here's the question haunting me to...

April 18, 2013

See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me

Actually, listen to me. If you haven't gotten enough of me this week, I've taken...

April 12, 2013

How the Bible Is God’s Word [Questions That Haunt]

OK, it's time for me to quit stalling and answer Jake's question, which so many...

April 06, 2013

Can Postmodern Theology Live in Our Churches? #STN2

That is the overarching question at Subverting the Norm 2, a conference that I'm attending...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

Jesus (Really) Descended Into Hell

Scott Paeth: One needn't believe in an literal, or at least eternal, view of hell...

March 25, 2013

Jesus Is the Ultimate Redemptor [Questions That Haunt]

This week, Lance asked, Have you posted or tackled much regarding all the parrallels of...

March 15, 2013

You Will Be You in Heaven [Questions That Haunt]

This week's question comes to us from Angel: I have a question for the series....