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February 2015

February 28, 2015

A Little Bit from Terry Eagleton on Evil

Here's a juicy morsel from Terry Eagleton's recent book, On Evil: The damned refuse to...

February 25, 2015

Why Do We Fight, Again?

According to the theory formulated by Terror Management Theory, we fight because of self-esteem. Self-esteem...

February 25, 2015

Apples are Flying at Wheaton College

Yesterday I came across a blog post by Justin Massey, a gay Christian student at...

February 23, 2015

The Existential Terror of “Birdman”

I'm glad Birdman won best picture last night. It's a strange film, to be sure....

February 18, 2015

My Mom Will Get Her Brain Back: A Reflection on Ash Wednesday

"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Ash Wednesday is a...

February 16, 2015

We Need a Theology of the Cross Now More than Ever

Martin Luther distinguished a theology of glory from a theology of the cross. A theology...

February 13, 2015

Coakley’s ‘Prayer Based’ and ‘Incorporative’ Model of the Trinity

I'm working through Sarah Coakley's God, Sexuality, and the Self text right now, and came...

February 10, 2015

Some Thoughts by Kierkegaard on the Public, the Media, and “Leveling”

The quotes below are taken from Kierkegaard's extensive review of a novel, Two Ages, by...

February 06, 2015

Owen Strachan and the Guardians of the Evangelical Galaxy

Last week, Owen Strachan wrote a post in which he wrung his hands over the...

February 05, 2015

Suicide: When the Fear of Life Trumps the Fear of Death

The first comment I received on my first post in this series of reflections on...

February 03, 2015

‘Eccentric Identity’ and the Slavery of Death

This is the third in a series of posts reflecting on Richard Beck's The Slavery...

February 02, 2015

On Rejecting the ‘Quest for Excellence’: Death Anxiety, Richard Beck, and the Super Bowl

This is the second post in a series of reflections on Beck's excellent book, The...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Sin Doesn’t Cause Death; Death Causes Sin: Richard Beck’s The Slavery of Death

I confess that Richard Beck is one of my favorite contemporary thinkers. He's an experimental...

January 22, 2015

Will the Hidden God Ever Show Up?

One of the great questions of modern theology is the problem of the hiddenness of...

January 21, 2015

Newbigin on the “Logic of Election”

I'm preaching this Sunday a sermon titled, The Secret of Election. I will be borrowing...

January 12, 2015

Exclusivism Distorts God’s Mission

Growing up evangelical--and trained in evangelical theological contexts--I was often warned that universalism is a...

January 09, 2015

It’s Better to Mock God than to Defend Him

So rather let us openly mock God, as has been done before in the world:...

January 07, 2015

Can there be a Postcolonial, Missional Church?

As I have been preparing to teach, for the first time, "History and Methods of...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Why Herod Trembled. A Brief Christmas Reflection.

This post is part of a special Patheos conversation: “Modern Magi on the Meaning of...

December 16, 2014

A Manger with no Danger: Or, How Many More ‘Slaughters of the Innocent’ Do We Need?

This post is part of a special Patheos conversation: “Modern Magi on the Mysteries of...

December 11, 2014

The Excessive Miracle of the Virgin Birth (and Should We Believe it?)

This post is part of a special Patheos conversation: "Modern Magi on the Meaning of...

December 08, 2014

Like your Side Mirror, Heaven is Closer than it Appears

I've been involved in Advent discussions at my church on the 'theology of heaven.' It's...

December 05, 2014

Beyond the Binaries, Through Contemplation: Sarah Coakley’s New Systematic Theology

I have recently picked up Sarah Coakley's important new work, God, Sexuality, and the Self:...

December 04, 2014

A Prayer for Advent, by Kierkegaard

Lord Jesus Christ, there is so much to draw us back: empty achievements, meaningless pleasures,...

December 03, 2014

The Forthcoming hath Come Forth: Karl Barth and the Future of Evangelical Theology

Several months ago, I posted (on my former blog) a head's up about a forthcoming...

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