Two great articles that explore the important relationship between theories of atonement and faith expressed in practice. The first is Justice-ified by Faith - David Fitch Fitch highlights the theological culprits behind the division of the doctrine of salvation and social justice. He explores the importance of the classical view and the [...]
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Smatterings: Theories of Atonement
Published by July 2nd, 2007 in Postmodernity and Theology. 7 CommentsiFeedReaders
Nondogmatic Specificity
Published by April 10th, 2007 in Global Christianity, Philosophy, Postmodernity and Western Christianity. 2 CommentsiFeedReaders
…the viability of Christian faith in the twenty-first century is not guaranteed by claims to power and declarations of strengths and doctrinal postures. This is not a slide into relativism but a commitment to nondogmatic specificity. We can tell the gospel story without resorting to competition, exclusivism, or elitism. –Barry Taylor
Enjoyed this thought [...]
Deconstructive Theology (and why I am a Christian and a Pastor)
Published by March 16th, 2007 in Bible, Global Christianity, My Story, Philosophy, Postmodernity, Scripture, Spiritual Dynamics and Spiritual Practices. 6 CommentsiFeedReaders
In a great article called “Why is the Emerging Church drawn to deconstructive theology?” by LeRon Shults, a professor of theology at Agder University in Kristiansand, Norway. Shults says:
…deconstructive epistemology (or hermeneutics) calls for humility within the search for knowledge. Now, my point is not that all deconstructive philosophers are humble and (say) analytic [...]
“Persecution” of Christians in the West - Myth or Reality?
Published by February 27th, 2007 in Faith and Politics, Global Christianity, Kingdom, Pop Culture, Postmodernity and Western Christianity. 2 CommentsiFeedReaders
Ekklesia’s Jonathan Bartley has written an interesting article called The End of Christendom as a Political Threat The article offers a number of thoughts from a British perspective, about the end of Christendom and the rapid movement into a post-christian culture that seems to be well underway in Europe (and some would say, to [...]
Ryan Bolger on McGavran
Published by December 19th, 2006 in Global Christianity, Kingdom, Philosophy, Postmodernity, Spiritual Dynamics, Spiritual Practices and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
Really looking forward to reading this article…
This article explores Donald McGavran’s writings for resources that enable mission engagement today in the culture of late modernity. There is, indeed, much of value in McGavran’s 1955 classic, “The Bridges of God,†among other writings. With these resources in hand, the author situates McGavran within the socio-cultural changes [...]
The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and the Emerging Church Movement
Published by October 25th, 2006 in Foursquare, Postmodernity, Western Christianity and Worship. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
This past week I was in Pismo Beach for a Fall Leaders Conference of pastors from the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. I really enjoyed the time there, reconnecting with many friends, making new ones and hearing Dr. Jack Hayford talk about
Whatever happened to the idea of rescuing people from hell?
Published by July 24th, 2006 in Philosophy, Postmodernity and Spiritual Dynamics. 2 CommentsiFeedReaders
The whole article is worth the read for those of you with a missiological bent… Lost Missions - Christianity Today Magazine Here is an excerpt that grabbed me:
Holistic concern for health, education, and justice is okay, advocates tell us. But other-love in terms of a rescue mission from a bad ending—well, that’s so offensive [...]
Foucault’s Discipline and Punish - implications for postmodern discipleship?
Published by May 2nd, 2006 in Philosophy, Postmodernity, Spiritual Practices, Uncategorized and Western Christianity. 5 CommentsiFeedReaders
I’ve been reading an introduction to Michel Foucault by Gary Gutting. Foucault: A Very Short Introduction, Gary Gutting.
Gutting writes about Foucault’s examination of modern prison life saying:
The most striking thesis of Discipline and Punish is that the disciplinary techniques introduced for criminals become the model for other modern sites of control (schools, hospitals, [...]
Jason Clark » Rethinking the Gospel Message
Published by April 27th, 2006 in Philosophy, Postmodernity, Spiritual Dynamics and Western Christianity. 1 CommentiFeedReaders
Jason has framed some future discussions nicely concerning the inadequacy of repackaging the gospel in hipper cultural clothing. Looking forward to the rest of his thoughts. The full post is worth a read. Jason Clark » Rethinking the Gospel Message
the church has discovered that no amount of liturgical change connects it better [...]
Guder et. al, on post enlightenment notions of truth
Published by December 13th, 2005 in Books, Philosophy, Postmodernity and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
It has become increasingly evident that no one stand outside a particular point of view when it comes to discovering truth. Claims of objectivity and appeal to factuality are now qualified by context, whether in regard to the chemist working in a laboratory or the biblical scholar working in a library of ancient texts. [...]
Missional Church - A vision for the sending of the Church in North America
Published by December 9th, 2005 in Books, Philosophy, Postmodernity and Western Christianity. 3 CommentsiFeedReaders
There will be a few posts in the next week or so on this blog that will be spurred by ideas in this book which I am about halfway through. There a severall thing I really like about this book, not the least of which is the fact that it was loaned to me [...]
Guder et. al, on Enlightement Rationality and Reason
Published by December 9th, 2005 in Books, Philosophy, Postmodernity, Uncategorized and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
Enlightenment thinking propelled a move away from the notion of truth as embedded within a tradition or revelation to a notion of truth as discovered through the use of rational method. This represented a foundational watershed in human thought. This shift of perspective within emergent modernity focused attention on the matter of epistemology– [...]
Excerpts from a Book Review: A Primer on Postmodernism by Stanley Grenz, reviewed by Robb J. Hattem
Published by December 1st, 2005 in Books, Philosophy, Postmodernity and Western Christianity. 1 CommentiFeedReaders
I hear the word “postmodern” or “postmodernism” thrown around great deal in various blog spaces and faith dialogues that I am involved in or connected to. And the more I spend time in these conversations the more I am reminded of a great scene in the movie The Princess Bride. Throughout the film, [...]
Swimming in the Divine Chaos
Published by October 4th, 2005 in Kingdom, Philosophy, Postmodernity and Western Christianity. 5 CommentsiFeedReaders
I have often been asked about the title of my blog. Here goes. I suppose you could say that it is a weltanschauung thing. Some of you want to stop reading now. I don’t blame you. For those of you who want to keep reading and are wondering why I [...]
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