Category Archives: Theology

The wisdom of Pope Benedict XVI

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An article well worth 10-15 minutes of your reading time: Theology, science and naturalism by Conor Cunningham

Posted on 24/05/2012 by

The bluey-green text on the bright bluish-white background is needlessly hard to read, but it’s well worth the effort: Theology must save science from naturalism by Conor Cunningham

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Peter Harrison on Christianity and the rise of Western science

Posted on 08/05/2012 by

‘Could modern science have arisen outside the theological matrix of Western Christendom?  It is difficult to say.  What can be said for certain is that it did arise in that environment, and that theological ideas underpinned some of its central … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Peter Kreeft on a proper understanding of Mary

Posted on 07/05/2012 by
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Quote of the day: James McGrath on who really has a “high view of Scripture”

Posted on 02/05/2012 by

‘Anyone who thinks that taking a supposedly “high view of Scripture” makes matters simpler and serious theological problems vanish must not have given much serious thought to the matter.  And that is perhaps the heart of the problem: those who … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: C. S. Lewis on encountering God

Posted on 01/05/2012 by

‘You have had a shock like that before, in connection with smaller matters – when the line pulls at your hand, when something breathes beside you in the darkness.  So here; the shock comes at the precise moment when the thrill … Continue reading →

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Something to watch out for: Hellbound the movie, coming this autumn to theatres near you

Posted on 30/04/2012 by

That’s Hellbound, not Hellboy! You can visit the Hellbound website by clicking on this image:

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Are the Gospels based on Pagan myths?

Posted on 19/04/2012 by

Were the Gospels Based on Pagan Myths? No, responds Timothy Paul Jones.  Read his article, linked to above, if you are interested in the subject.  It’s well worth your reading time.  He concludes with some excellent advice: What should you do … Continue reading →

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SSPX (Society of Saint Pius X) says ‘Yes’ to Vatican, signs ‘doctrinal preamble’ for reunion with Catholic Church

Posted on 17/04/2012 by

Has SSPX Bp. Fellay SIGNED the CDF’s “Doctrinal Preamble”?  Tornielli says yes! If true, it is pleasing to see this ecclesial unity restored.  Now for all the rest of fractured Chrisendom, including umpteen Reformed and Presbyterian schisms . . .

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Quote of the day: Lesslie Newbigin on the relation of Christianity to other religions

Posted on 17/04/2012 by

‘It has become customary to classify views on the relation of Christianity to the world religions as either pluralist, exclusivist, or inclusivist . . . [My] position is exclusivist in the sense that it affirms the unique truth of the … Continue reading →

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Pic of the day: Theologian Karl Barth as you’ve (probably) never seen him before

Posted on 14/04/2012 by

Karl Barth in the Swiss armed auxiliary, April 1940

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Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn’s Easter: Hope, beauty and holy motion

Posted on 08/04/2012 by

Bruce Cockburn’s Easter: Hope, beauty and holy motion Even though he seems to enjoy celebrating baby Jesus’s birth, Cockburn has fearlessly delved into the adult Jesus’s suffering on “the cross on the hill.” Brian Walsh writes that salvation, for Cockburn, … Continue reading →

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Resurrection Day!

Posted on 08/04/2012 by

An eleventh century Byzantine panel showing the Anastasi (Resurrection): the risen Christ raises Adam and Eve

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Suggested introductory reading in Catholic theology for evangelical Protestants

Posted on 08/04/2012 by

Introductions to Catholic theology for curious Evangelical college students

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Have you ever considered: What did Jesus do on Holy Saturday?

Posted on 03/04/2012 by

What did Jesus do on Holy Saturday? Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and most mainline Protestant churches teach that Jesus descended to the realm of the dead on Holy Saturday to save righteous souls, such as the Hebrew patriarchs, who died … Continue reading →

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How St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica might address a zombie uprising

Posted on 02/04/2012 by

Joe Heschmeyer contributes a brilliant post on how St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica might have addressed a zombie uprising: If you’ve ever skimmed through St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, a few thoughts have probably crossed your mind.  First, “this is a masterpiece!” followed … Continue reading →

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“Theologically incoherent” Rowan Williams has failed more disastrously than most, writes William Oddie

Posted on 19/03/2012 by

The Church of England being what it is, no Archbishop of Canterbury can succeed: but Rowan Williams has failed more disastrously than most.  He is supposed to be a theologian: but his actions have been theologically incoherent, writes William Oddie He … Continue reading →

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Roger Olson’s response to Calvinist John Piper’s recent statements about God and tornadoes

Posted on 08/03/2012 by

It seems to me the better part of wisdom not to say immediately after a calamity that it was God’s judgment UNLESS you are prepared to explain why it was sent by God then and there.  Even more, it would … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: William Barclay on ‘problem texts’ in the Bible

Posted on 06/02/2012 by

‘We may sometimes feel that there are certain parts of the Bible with which we are out of sympathy; if we study these parts they will often be the very parts which end up giving us the richest harvest.’ ~ … Continue reading →

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Pic of the day: David Hayward’s two theological libraries

Posted on 06/02/2012 by

By David Hayward, “graffiti artist on the walls of religion.”

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Are vegetarians heretics?

Posted on 20/01/2012 by

They used to be! Are Vegetarians Heretics? by Sebastian Moll, Theological Faculty of the University of Mainz, Germany There is something true and beautiful in the Christian concept of thankfulness.  For thankfulness has a fascinating double effect: it promotes self-confidence … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Stanley Hauerwas on Christian humanism, incarnation and Advent

Posted on 18/12/2011 by

‘Christian humanism is not based on the presumption that our humanity is self-justifying.  Rather Christians are humanists because God showed up in Mary’s belly.’ ~ Stanley Hauerwas

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Sir John Polkinghorne on scientific discovery, the development of doctrine and reasons for Christian belief

Posted on 08/12/2011 by

‘I think that discoveries of new truth in science and beyond science are always in some continuing relationship to the truth that has been there before.  When Einstein came along and discovered general relativity he didn’t throw Newton away.  He … Continue reading →

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Theological word of the day: apostasy

Posted on 27/11/2011 by

Apostasy . . . is the act of rebelling against, forsaking, abandoning, or falling away from what one has believed. . . . Apostasy certainly is a biblical concept, but the implications of the teaching have been hotly debated.  The … Continue reading →

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John Stott’s daily prayer

Posted on 14/11/2011 by

‘Heavenly Father, I pray that I may live this day in your presence and please you more and more. Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you. Holy Spirit, I pray that … Continue reading →

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