Christians Care about Science and Theology
For some Christians, the science-and-theology dialogue is peripheral to their faith. The heat from disagreement, conflict, and unresolved questions repels them. By contrast, I think Christians should care deeply about science. And they should intentionally engage the theology-and-science dialogue.
Agape Theology
I heard several references to the work of Anders Nygren at the recent Oxford University conference I attended, “The Evolution of Morality.” Nygren’s agape theology continues to influence more than seventy years after its publication.
Problems with Biblical Inerrancy
The Bible functions as key resource for helping me understand something about God and about life in general. But the errors I have discovered in the Bible prompt me to take care in how I think and talk about Scripture.
Reclaiming the Past / Imagining a Future: Revisionary Postmodernism
The final postmodern tradition of the four I identify as most prominent may prove most helpful for Christians in our emerging world. It revisions reality by drawing from a wide spectrum of resources.
God Can’t!—and the Bible Says So
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 and the Church of the Nazarene
Open theology has gained wide attention since the 1990s. It enjoys growing influence in the Church of the Nazarene.
Breaking Free: Liberationist Postmodernism
For many on planet earth, life sucks. Liberationist postmodern theology offers hope.
A Story to Orient Our Lives: Narrative
If language is too slippery and we have no certain foundation upon which to build a worldview, are Christians lost? Is there any way to find meaning in a postmodern world?