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I sometimes hear the argument that we should not speculate about the attributes of God’s nature. Overall, I don’t find this argument convincing.

Open theology has gained wide attention since the 1990s. It enjoys growing influence in the Church of the Nazarene. 

I spend a great deal of time engaging fundamentalists. And I’ve learned a few lessons over the years.

For many on planet earth, life sucks. Liberationist postmodern theology offers hope.

I sent the final proofs for one of my new books, The Nature of Love: A Theology, to Chalice Press. I’m very excited for this to come out in June!

In a previous blog entry, I noted many of the theological beliefs that open and relational theologians affirm. I now identify three characteristics of Evangelically-oriented open and relational thinkers.

Thomas Alva Edison once said that invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I’ve been thinking about what this quote might mean for theology.

We use “love” in our everyday speech to mean many things. I think love is best understood and defined in terms of promoting well-being.

I previously identified some problems inherent in creatio ex nihilo. I believe a new doctrine of creation, God’s creating out of creation with a nature of love (creatio ex creation a natura amoris), is more adequate for Christians.

I believe God created the heavens, the earth, and every living thing. But I think Christians should reject the idea that God created the universe from absolutely nothing.