Category: Theology
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Why There Were No Tolerance Police At The Sandusky Trial
First off, in light of the recent events at Penn State, I’d like to say I’m glad the punishments were as severe as they were. I’m also glad that Jerry Sandusky was convicted swiftly and it appears that justice was served. I think what he did was not just wrong, but was damaging to the…
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How To Tell A Puzzle From A Mystery
Two weeks ago I introduced Malcolm Gladwell with his bibliography. Last week I gave you some food for thought from Blink, and now we’ve got some more thought snacks from What the Dog Saw. Unlike Gladwell’s other books, this one is a collection of essays published elsewhere rather than a coherent narrative. How To Tell…
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Mapping Modern Theology: A Thematic and Historical Introduction
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of theology. So, when I saw Baker Academic had released a book detailing the landscape of modern theology with contributors like Fred Sanders, Daniel Treier, Kevin Vanhoozer, and Michael Horton, I knew I needed to request a review copy. As you can tell, my wish was granted and a couple…
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A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters
Somehow, the original publication of this book slipped under my radar. That, or perhaps I just wasn’t particularly interested when it did come out (I had recently gotten married and adjusting to a new lifestyle in fall 2009). In either case, I’ve gotten my hands on it now, and like pretty much everything I’ve read…
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July Editorial
After a brief sabbatical (and a trip to Naples as pictured above), I’m back to regular blogging action. Believe it or not, I’ve already plotted out all of this month’s posts, and even some of the next two. So, in other words, it was a productive sabbatical that accomplished its purposes. I stopped doing so…
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The Drama of Doctrine: Conclusion
When I was working on my thesis, I first noticed Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. Since I was writing on the theological nature of movies, this seemed like a resource I could use, but I just didn’t have time to dig into it. After reading it thoroughly now, I wish I had used it…
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Forsaken: The Trinity, The Cross, and Why It Matters
A couple months ago, our city group (our lingo for small group) had the almost inevitable discussion that comes up toward the end of the Gospel of Mark: How could Jesus, who was one with God the Father, be forsaken, and the Trinity not somehow be “broken”? It might not have been worded exactly this…
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The Drama of Doctrine: The Performance
[This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Several weeks ago, we started our way through Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. We’ve looked at the drama, the script, and the dramaturge. That leaves the section on the performance before we wrap up next week. As Vanhoozer explains: The burden of part 4 is…
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Dispatches From The Front DVD Set
Westminster Bookstore has 72 hour sale (well, 56 at this point) on the Dispatches From the Front DVD Set. You can get the 5 DVD set for $30 right now, which is 60% off. To see what they have to offer, here’s a preview of one of the episodes: And here’s the rest of the…
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God Without Parts
During my second semester at seminary, I took the required class ST102, otherwise known as “Trinitarianism.” In the course of my reading, I was led into the world of philosophical theology, and by the end of the semester was tinkering with the idea of transferring to a different seminary. Not because I didn’t like Dallas mind you,…