Christian Humanist Profiles 86: Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
Download or Stream this Episode To speak the Bible does not always mean citations with footnotes, does not always come with a declaration that “This is what MY Bible says!”…
Christian Humanist Profiles 85: Science Fiction Theology
Science fiction is driven, not by rockets or lasers or robots, but by wonder. The vastness of space, the mystery of the shattered atom, the possibilities of technology—all push the…
Christian Feminist Podcast, Episode #43: Reading Paul with N.T. Wright
Host’s Note: Please forgive the uneven recording quality of this episode. Nathan Gilmour was supposed to make a backup copy of the audio in case these sorts of things happened,…
Reading through The Crucified God, part 1: Thematic Introduction, plus The Identity and Relevance of Faith
Series Index Jurgen Moltmann, The Crucified God, 40th Anniversary Edition I hear what some of you are saying. “That’s not Kant!” Fear not, friends. The next Kant post is coming…
Reading through Principles of Christian Theology part 13: Chapter 21
Series Index Principles of Christian Theology by John Macquarrie John Macquarrie’s Principles of Christian Theology does not have a conclusion in any formal sense; instead he ends the book with…
Reading through Principles of Christian Theology part 11: Chapters 17-18
Series Index Principles of Christian Theology by John Macquarrie In retrospect, I should have anticipated that a theology that self-identifies as existentialist would be stronger in terms of the Christian…
Reading through Principles of Christian Theology, part 9: Chapters 14-15
Series Index Principles of Christian Theology by John Macquarrie Operation Spirit Having run through a theology of Christ and Christ’s work, Macquarrie turns to the Spirit in chapter 14. Since…
Christian Humanist Profiles 81: Reading Matthew with Monks
Ora et labora: Pray and work. This directive has ordered the life of Benedictine monastics for centuries, each day’s rhythm of worship and toil shaping the soul toward love and…
Reading Through Principles of Christian Theology part 8: Chapters 12-13
Whether he intended it this way or not, MacQuarrie’s two chapters on Jesus Christ are at the physical center of Principles of Christian Theology–which is completely appropriate. Call it providence,…
Reading through Principles of Christian Theology part 7: Chapters 10-11
Series Index John Macquarrie, Principles of Christian Theology Being(s) Created When Principles of Christian Theology turns its attention to creation, the book’s earlier distinctions between categories really start to bear…
Reading Through Principles of Christian Theology part 6: Chapters 8-9
Part One of Principles of Christian Theology dealt with philosophical theology–that is, with talk about theology in general (albeit talk done from within a particular theological tradition). Part Two will…
Reading through Principles of Christian Theology part 5: Chapter 7
Series Index Principles of Christian Theology, Second Edition Macquarrie, having dealt with some of the linguistic concerns that arise when one speaks and writes about God, now turns to the…
Reading Through Principles of Christian Theology part 4: Chapter 6
MacQuarrie has been interested from the very beginning of Principles of Christian Theology in the ability or inability of human language to express the experiences and revelations that make up…
Reading through Principles of Christian Theology part 3: Chapters 4 and 5
Series Index Principles of Christian Theology, Second Edition Now that we’ve got a descriptive account of human existence in place, we’ve got the basics of how human beings, as beings…
Reading Through Principles of Christian Theology part 2: Chapters 2-3
I bought Principles of Christian Theology in 2007, when I was working on my master’s thesis and made it my business to own as many volumes of Christian existentialist literature…