Oliver Crisp, Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Seminary, talks about the purpose of doing philosophy of religion.
Category Archives: Religion
A Non-Christian Walks Into A Bar…
No its not the beginning of a joke. Its the beginning of a typical interaction. You and your buddies are hanging out having a beer, and your non-Christian friend asks you about this whole “God thing” that you are into. Why do you believe all this stuff? Who is Jesus, and why did this JesusContinue reading “A Non-Christian Walks Into A Bar…”
Karl Barth on The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
In laying out Barth’s position on the Lord’s Supper we cannot properly speak of “Barth’s position” because Barth ended his Church Dogmatics (henceforth CD) before touching upon the Lord’s Supper (henceforth LS) extensively,[1] thus any reconstruction of Barth’s position is just that, a reconstruction and not an exposition. However what we can say with certaintyContinue reading “Karl Barth on The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper”
Mornings With Bonhoeffer
During the “German Church Struggle” Bonhoeffer and some of the dissenting pastors decided to set up a new seminary in Finkenwalde in order to train pastors for the Confessing Church. These Pastors met, not only to receive academic training, but to receive spiritual nourishment as well (this was quite absent in most German pastoral trainingContinue reading “Mornings With Bonhoeffer”
The Theology of Hillsong Worship
I hear lots of people complain about how “un-theological” Hillsong’s worship music is. Well to those people I say … Take this suckas! HT: Michael Bird
Book Review – A Commentary on the Psalms, Vol. 2 by Allen Ross
I have really grown to like the Kregel Exegetical Library commentaries on the Old Testament. A while back ago I reviewed a commentary on Judges from the same series, I really enjoyed it and found it useful, so I had pretty high expectations for this commentary on the Psalms from the same series. Let meContinue reading “Book Review – A Commentary on the Psalms, Vol. 2 by Allen Ross”
Jesus Christ and the Essence of Christianity
It is well known that Adolf von Harnack along with other German theologians of the early 20th century promoted a “return” to the essence of Christianity. They believed that through the centuries Christianity had been perverted by Hellenistic philosophy. True Christianity – the essence of Christianity – was found in the teachings of Jesus, notContinue reading “Jesus Christ and the Essence of Christianity”
Bullet the Blue Sky by U2
In honor of the 4th of July I give you a song about American militarism and the havoc it has wreaked in Central America… Happy 4th of July!!! This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose in a thorn bush Like all the colors of a royal flush And he’s peelingContinue reading “Bullet the Blue Sky by U2”
Models of the Church
Many years ago Avery Dulles wrote a classic book on ecclesiology titled – Models of the Church – in this book he outlines several key models that Protestants and Roman Catholics have used to explain the nature of the church. Dulles explains that the church has been understood as an Institution, a Mystical Communion, aContinue reading “Models of the Church”
Writing Your Spiritual Biography
We have all been designed by God to make an impact – both on our community and the world around us. He has given each one of us specific gifts and life experiences that are unique to us. Nobody else has those same combinations of gifts that you do. Nobody else has ever had, norContinue reading “Writing Your Spiritual Biography”
CWoznicki Think Out Loud 