Bible and Authority Revisited (RJS)
A couple of weeks ago I had a brief post asking why the scientific theory of evolution was a challenge for faith, but a scientific theory explaining weather was not a problem. (See here for the post:...
View ArticleFaith and the Future 3 (RJS)
The central portion of Harvey Cox's new book The Future of Faith lays out the New Perspective on The Church - which is no longer new. It is broad brush summarized as follows:Jesus taught and...
View ArticleOf Fleas and Faith (RJS)
There were two interesting posts last week - on two very different kinds of blogs. The first on Jerry Coyne's blog "Why Evolution is True," where he scratches a flea, and the second, a response, on the...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Adam 1 (RJS)
I am currently reading a book by David N. Livingstone, Adam's Ancestors: Race, Religion, and the Politics of...Read the full post here »
View ArticleThe Challenge of Adam 2 (RJS)
We started a discussion Tuesday centered on David Livingstone's book Adam's Ancestors. This is a fascinating look at the history of the development of ideas about Adam and the context within which...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Adam 3 (RJS)
I am currently reading a book by David N. Livingstone, Adam's Ancestors: Race, Religion, and the Politics of...Read the full post here »
View ArticleA Mind for Truth? (RJS)
On March 26 I put up a short post (Confronting the Data) that linked to a video excerpt of an interview with Dr. Bruce Waltke. In this video Dr. Waltke began his comments with a caveat, an if, but...
View ArticleTelling Our Story – The Story of Jesus (RJS)
This last week I (RJS not Scot) have spent my commute listening to the audio from the Wheaton Theology Conference: Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N.T....Read the full...
View ArticleCollected Stories? (RJS)
I've been busy the last week or so and didn't get as involved in comments as I often do. But Scot put up a couple of interesting posts last Thursday, one on Evangelicalism's Radical Diversity 4 with a...
View ArticleSlippery Slopes? (RJS)
It is common to hear Christians express concern about the slippery slope. The image is of a peak, or perhaps a plateau or mesa on which we are safe - but to step away is to risk all. In the discussion...
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