I have been thinking quite a lot lately about whether I am, and we are, as serious also about the importance of each word and phrase handed down in these ancient Christian creeds.More
Tag Archives: Debate
Concerning Ecumenism and the Post-War Consensus
The more I study both Church History and current trends, the more unusual, superficial, and disproportionate the ideal of Christian Unity as it’s been presented in my experience seems.More
Book Review: ‘Finding the Right Hills to Die On – The Case for Theological Triage’ by Gavin Ortlund
A recurring theme of Gavin Ortlund’s ‘Finding the Right Hills to Die On’ is the effect of doctrinal concerns. Not principally theological, but practical questions are asked here.More
Until the Other Comes and Examines Him
In Western civilization and American culture, the wisdom of Proverbs 18:17 is central to our understanding of free speech and due process, not to mention critical thinking skills.More
Tim Keller, Back to the Future, and Disingenuous Calls for Unity
Free speech to the Left, inside and outside the American Church, means that they are free to say what they will, and anyone who says otherwise is being divisive and should be silenced.More
Flying Dinosaurs and What Counts As Imposing
The kinds of comments left thus far on the last episode are the whole of atheism – condescending, and ridiculing and oversimplifications, strawmen, and aspersions.More
Preparing Our Children to Defend Against Atheism
There are two kinds of atheism. The first scientific, the latter moral. Both kinds share a common thread, man sitting in judgment over whether God is in the right.More
Book Review: ‘The Civil War as a Theological Crisis’ by Mark A. Noll
If you want to understand the American Civil War better, read Mark A. Noll’s book – The Civil War as a Theological Crisis. In it you will find that before the question of slavery was a political or military question to be answered on the battlefield, it was a theological question. How we read and interpret…More