Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Mystery of God: Theology For Knowing The Unknowable
Steven Boyer is professor of theology at Eastern University and Christopher Hall is the chancellor, as well as the dean of Palmer Theological Seminary. Together they’ve collaborated to offer us a book exploring the role mystery plays in Christian theology. The over-riding metaphor that they use is that of the Sun as mystery. In that…
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Reverse Systematic Theology: A Proposal
Something I don’t do as often anymore, but would like to change, is offer you thoughts in process. I think that’s kind of a big part of blogging. I used to use the blog to think out loud more frequently, but that was in its MySpace and Xanga iterations. I think in seminary I felt…
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Recovering Classic Evangelicalism
Usually, I work off of a loose queue line for my review oriented reading. Big volumes are an exception, but in general, I try to work in a loose order of arrival. However, I always try to give each book a good initial perusal when it first comes in the mail. This involves judging the…
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Kermit Gosnell: High Priest of Molech
I saw this tweet this morning, so that makes tomorrow today: Tomorrow, speak up for the unborn using hastag #GosnellMurders. If no one speaks (like our national media), who will? Us! #GosnellMurders — Andrew Walker (@AndrewWalkerDC) April 12, 2013 Just to catch you up to speed on what this is all about, here are some…
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God’s Not Dead: Evidence For God in An Age of Uncertainty
Rice Broocks is the co-founder of the Every Nation family of churches, and is senior minister of Bethel World Outreach Church in Nashville. He did his masters work at RTS and has a doctorate in missiology from Fuller. In God’s Not Dead: Evidence For God in An Age of Uncertainty Broocks is writing to three types of…
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The Mohler-Chapell Interchange on Genesis 1 At TGC
So, yesterday I was sitting in the first round of workshops at The Gospel Coalition National Conference here in Orlando and tweeted this: I think Bryan Chapell just out debated Al Mohler on whether or not Genesis 1 teaches 6 24hr days (Mohler wouldn’t concede though) — Nate Claiborne (@nateclaiborne) April 9, 2013 I got…
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Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers & Skeptics Find Faith
Alister McGrath is professor of theology, ministry, and education and head of the Centre for Theology, Religion, and Culture at King’s College, London, and president of the Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics. He’s written more books than I care to list here, but this is actually the second recently published book of his that I’ve…
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Doctrine: Resurrection
Had we had class last night, we would have finished covering the resurrection. If you missed the PDF from the post on the cross, here it is again. Here also are my thoughts from the actual book chapter in Doctrine. I mentioned on The City that I have plenty of posts on the resurrection to…
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The Unfolding Mystery of The Divine Name
Michael P. Knowles is professor and George F. Hurlburt Chair of Preaching at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario. He’s written a couple books on preaching, and now this book, The Unfolding Mystery of The Divine Name: The God of Sinai in Our Midst, which explores how the name of God revealed in Exodus has been understood…
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The Catharsis of Road Trips
Last week, being spring break and all, meant a trip to Knoxville. I was greeted by blowing snow flurries and sub-freezing wind chills when I arrived, so it was literally a break from spring. For some reason, I’m always apprehensive before taking trips to Knoxville. Like I try to talk myself out of it, or…
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