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October 2017

October 26, 2017

Kierkegaard on the Incarnation: God is Like an Artist

I recently stumbled across a quote from Kierkegaard, in his journals, where he reflects on...

July 2017

July 04, 2017

Kierkegaard on Christian Nationalism: “Will He Find Faith On the Earth?”

Kierkegaard, writing in Danish newspaper article, in the final year of his life (1855), reflects...

June 2017

June 09, 2017

“Might Makes Right”: How Evangelicals Can Still Support Trump

When Donald Trump needs a hug, he can count on conservative, white evangelicals. Yesterday he...

February 2017

February 07, 2017

A “Case for Christ” Movie? On the Problem with Apologetics

A few weeks ago I went to see Silence, the Scorcese film (based on the...

December 2016

December 11, 2016

Pietism is the “One and Only Consequence of Christianity” (Kierkegaard Says)

Yes, indeed, pietism (properly understood, not simply in the sense of abstaining from dancing and...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Kierkegaard: “I Believe that We Will All Be Saved”

Following the death of Denmark's bishop Jacob Mynster, in 1854, Kierkegaard wrote this brief reflection:...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Where Do We Look to Find the Origin of Evil?

"Axis of evil." "That person is evil incarnate!" "There's so much evil in our world..."...

April 25, 2016

Kierkegaard and the Historical Jesus (at the SBL)

I'm happy to report that we have put together an excellent session for this fall's Søren...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

On Facing Suffering: James Cone, Kierkegaard, and the Blues

For awhile now, I've wondered why more hasn't been written linking Kierkegaard's thought with themes...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Have You Found Out Yet Who You Really Are? (Becker and Kierkegaard)

Ernest Becker, toward the end of his influential book, The Birth and Death of Meaning, offers up...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Top Ten “Unsystematic Theology” Posts of 2015

2015 was a fun year for me vocationally and theologically. Some of that was because...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Kierkegaard, the Neighbor, and the Refugee Crisis

I'm in Atlanta, enjoying the national American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature...

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...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Dear Pastor: Don’t Peddle Certainty, Offer Passion Instead

If pastors take the advice of Jason K. Allen, a Southern Baptist Seminary president, they...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

The Lies We Need in Order to Live

In Denial of Death, Ernest Becker argues (in chp. 4) that human character is a...

September 14, 2015

How Do We Counter Shame? Answer: Vulnerability

This post is a contribution to the Patheos book club discussion of Curt Thompson's recent...

September 11, 2015

“Faith Sees Best in the Dark”: Joe Biden and Kierkegaard

Somehow I missed Stephen Colbert's interview with Joe Biden last night on Late Night. I...

August 2015

August 05, 2015

Why am I Still a Christian? Because of Hope

Soon after I began my "Leaving Evangelicalism" blog series a few months ago, a Facebook...

August 03, 2015

Have we Misunderstood Fear and Anxiety? Can Kierkegaard Help?

A recent New York Magazine article (by Casey Schwartz) discussed the claim that scientists today...

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 07, 2015

Seven Problems with Inerrancy (Leaving Evangelicalism, #2)

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

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Leaving Evangelicalism, #1a: The Foundations Are Breaking Up

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

April 23, 2015

Creflo Dollar, the Devil, and the Kingdom of God

Creflo Dollar's dream of acquiring a $65 million dollar jet to facilitate his ministry may...

April 21, 2015

10 (More) Books Every Seminary Graduate Should Read (Dead Theologian Edition)

My post on the "10 Books Every Seminary Graduate Should Read" seemed to strike a...

March 2015

March 18, 2015

What if the “World” is Actually the “Church”? (Kierkegaard for Lent)

One of my all-time favorite Kierkegaard texts is Practice in Christianity, published in 1848 (along...

March 11, 2015

Kierkegaard’s Christ, for Lent: “Redeemer and Prototype”

When I am asked by people who are curious about Kierkegaard which text they should...

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 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...

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 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:...

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