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Vicky Beeching, Evangelical Identity, and the Clarity of Scripture
Evangelical identity, which has always relied on the doctrine of the clarity of Scripture, is being threatened by the growing rift in opinions about same-sex marriage. This may force evangelicals to discover something about hermeneutics...
The Hellenization of Christianity
Dieser Artikel auf Deutch This article in Japanese “The greatest problem with the early church was that it was influenced by Greek ways of thinking which have nothing to do with the Bible.” The above quote expresses a view known as the...
What to Do With the Old Testament?
One of the longest standing problems in Christian history is the question of how to understand/use the Old Testament. Is it nothing more than an interesting, but irrelevant, account of how God used to relate to his people? Or is it so...
Does (Visible) Church Unity Really Matter?
How should we feel about the existence of multiple denominations? “If we are aware of the true nature of the Church,” writes von Balthasar, “we must feel this split not only as a daily wound but even more as a constantly burning shame.”...
Beyond Authorial Intention: What Does a Text “Really” Mean?
This post explores how the philosopher Paul Ricoeur influenced the way we think of interpretation. What follows is a purely philosophical journey: I do not draw any theological implications, but it should hopefully become clear that...
The Goodness of God and the Theology of Suffering
“If Jesus could heal a blind person he happened to meet, then why not heal blindness?”[1] This, for Christopher Hitchens, was one of the simple, obvious questions marking an intelligent person’s path away from faith. It was his way of...
What is Belief?
Belief is not about what you intellectually consider correct: it is an orientation of your entire life towards a target.
The New Year and the Christian view of Time
Three ways the Gospel transforms our understanding of time and sets us free from bondage, regret and anxiety.
What’s the goal of Apologetics?
Lance’s recent post on “The End of Apologetics?” stirred up some controversy in the social media world. His assertion that “Apologetics that seek to provide analytic or scientific defences simply don’t work” sparked several reactions....