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December 2016

December 15, 2016

Inerrancy: A “Comforting Gauze that Conceals Ugliness” (Worthen)

Here's Molly Worthen, writing about the conflict over biblical authority, and in particular the doctrine...

September 2016

September 07, 2016

Christian Universalism or Eternal Judgment? The Bible’s Pros and Cons

One of the key turning points for me in my shift toward a more universalist...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

The New Testament Books Luther Liked (and the Ones He Didn’t Like)

Did you know that Martin Luther, the father of the Protestant Reformation, liked some books...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

The Most Misunderstood Quote in Modern Theology (Guest Post by David Congdon)

The following is a guest post by David Congdon, a scholar of New Testament theologian...

March 09, 2016

Justice Bible Giveaway!

I'm running a little contest today. Thanks to Patheos and Zondervan, I'm going to give...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Brueggemann’s Prophetic Imagination and the “Book that Breathes”

Walter Brueggemann is a rare bird. He's a biblical scholar, an Old Testament theologian, with...

November 2015

November 02, 2015

An Argument for the Bible as “Love Letter From God”

Last week, James McGrath, over at Exploring Our Matrix, posted this meme : I enjoy...

September 2015

September 27, 2015

Peter Enns, Inerrancy, and the “Two Natures” of the Bible

This post is a contribution to the Patheos Book Club discussion on Peter Enns' Inspiration...

September 16, 2015

Does John Piper Really Know Good from Evil?

John Piper recently responded to this question from a listener to his podcast: Pastor John,...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Did Jesus Believe that Scripture is Inerrant?

Did Jesus believe in the inerrancy of Scripture? Rob Bowman recently responded to my post,...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Five Problems Raised by the Collision of Science and Scripture (Leaving Evangelicalism #7)

This is the seventh post in a series of a series I have been writing...

July 07, 2015

A Note For Bible-Believing Christians Who Want to Be Inclusive

In the days since I "came out" as an inclusive, progressive, and post-Evangelical Christian, I...

July 06, 2015

My Stunning Realization on Biblical Authority and Same-Sex Relationships (Leaving Evangelicalism #5)

This is the fifth post of a series I will be writing over the next...

June 2015

June 04, 2015

Kierkegaard and Biblical Hermeneutics in Conversation at the SBL

As the representative for the Søren Kierkegaard Society to the Society of Biblical Literature, I...

May 2015

May 13, 2015

Five Metaphors for a Constructive Approach to Scripture: Responding to Scot McKnight

I appreciate Scot McKnight taking the time to engage my recent post on inerrancy (See...

May 07, 2015

Seven Problems with Inerrancy (Leaving Evangelicalism, #2)

This is the second post of a series I will be writing over the next...

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