Karl Barth and Roger Scruton make unlikely conversation partners. Barth, was a Reformed Swiss theologian, who held up the distinction… Read more Barth & Scruton: Where God’s Revelation Meets The West & All The Rest
Category: Political Theology
Why The Song, “God Bless America” Is Both Prayer & Protest
On page 291, of his 2013 book, Hollywood and Hitler, Thomas Doherty makes a small, but note worthy statement about… Read more Why The Song, “God Bless America” Is Both Prayer & Protest
Confessions: Barmen, Barth & Busch
For some time now I have been seriously captivated by the Barmen Declaration and the Confessing Church. I recently had… Read more Confessions: Barmen, Barth & Busch
The Confessing Church Is A Church of Martyrs: Church, Sleep No More!
The word martyr [μάρτυς] means to ‘bear witness’, this is derived from the word marturion [μαρτύριον] which is understood to mean evidence… Read more The Confessing Church Is A Church of Martyrs: Church, Sleep No More!
R.A. Markus: ‘Christian Hope Does Not Permit a Politically Sterile Withdrawal.’
In a recent blog post Eitan Chitayat presented some high powered dialogue, choosing as his conversation partners those who (unwittingly?) position… Read more R.A. Markus: ‘Christian Hope Does Not Permit a Politically Sterile Withdrawal.’
King of Kings & Lord of Lords: Next Year In Jerusalem…
Here is Bruggemann[i] discussing the significance of Yahweh’s Kingship in ‘Zion: The Jerusalem Offer of Presence’: ‘The Kingship of Yahweh… Read more King of Kings & Lord of Lords: Next Year In Jerusalem…
Heartbreak Warfare: Refusing to Walk on Egg Shells
I have long been a subscriber to the idea that hate is not a sin. However, I need to qualify this… Read more Heartbreak Warfare: Refusing to Walk on Egg Shells
The Abussos (Society’s Switched Off Its Intelligence)
. Hear the seldom gong and its solemn tone . a high pitched, heart wrenching groan. Unheard… Read more The Abussos (Society’s Switched Off Its Intelligence)
F.D.R. June 6th, 1944: “Let Us Devote Ourselves To A Continuance Of Prayer”
With the start of the new school year we’ve been engineering the tone of homeschool for the rest of the year. So,… Read more F.D.R. June 6th, 1944: “Let Us Devote Ourselves To A Continuance Of Prayer”
Why I Really Like Jean Bethke Elshtain…Summed Up In 6 Minutes
Elshtain on ideology, human frailty and fairness… Elshtain on the necessity of maintaining distinctions… Elshtain on the importance of the… Read more Why I Really Like Jean Bethke Elshtain…Summed Up In 6 Minutes
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