*hyperextension: to extend beyond that which is normal; to literally ‘go round the bend.’ *Political correctness: agreeing with the idea… Read more I Had To Learn …
Category: Political Theology
Gideon Speaks & Sounds Just The Same Today As He Did Then
Entitled ‘Gideon: God is my Lord’[i] and preached in Berlin on February 26, 1933 ‘Bonhoeffer gave his first sermon’ since… Read more Gideon Speaks & Sounds Just The Same Today As He Did Then
Vernon Kellogg: An Inadvertent Critique of Scientism
Writing seven years after the date of the excerpt below, Vernon Kellogg in an article for ‘The Atlantic’, wrote a response to William… Read more Vernon Kellogg: An Inadvertent Critique of Scientism
Donkey In a Ditch: A Critical Essay on The Current State of Democracy
The following analogy illustrates the point that ‘good nature may be a great misfortune if we do not mix prudence… Read more Donkey In a Ditch: A Critical Essay on The Current State of Democracy
Barth: ‘The Confessing Church Was A Decisive “No”‘ To Blind Acquiescence [Video]
Here is a pretty cool primary source provided by kbarth.org via YouTube. This follows on from my post a few days back about… Read more Barth: ‘The Confessing Church Was A Decisive “No”‘ To Blind Acquiescence [Video]
The Confessing Church’s “Nein” & Natural Theology
This past week I’ve posted two brief reflections on Eberhard Busch’s lectures featured in ‘The Barmen Theses: Then and Now’. … Read more The Confessing Church’s “Nein” & Natural Theology
The Church, The State & The Royal Lordship of Jesus Christ
The clear intent of ‘The Barmen Declaration’ is found in its authors struggle to find balance. They did this by… Read more The Church, The State & The Royal Lordship of Jesus Christ
aRt & tHeOlOgY: Christ. Caviezel. Christians and Confession.
A friend recently sent me a link to a Jim Caviezel interview, given in August of 2010 at Rock Church,… Read more aRt & tHeOlOgY: Christ. Caviezel. Christians and Confession.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lent 1933
A Collection of Sermons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, something I’ve been hanging out to read for a while, arrived today. In the process… Read more Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lent 1933
Revisited: P.D James, The Children of Men
A post from last week quietly prepared the way for this review of P.D James’ novel ‘The Children of Men’ [link]. I finished reading… Read more Revisited: P.D James, The Children of Men
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