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Rob Bell, the heresy hunters, and the evangelical culture of fear
March 05th, 201107:48 PM ETApparently there was quite a kerfuffle this week when word got around that Rob Bell's new (and as yet still unreleased) book Love Wins is, or probably does, or might, support universalism in some way. Apparently it all started when influential blogger Justin Taylor concluded after viewing a two minute promotional video that Bell is a universalist. ... -
How to hate your enemies: Lessons from the Psalms (Part 2)
October 13th, 201012:32 AM ETWe all tend to look at life through rose-colored glasses, at least rose colored where our own assumptions are concerned. As I noted last time round, this is certainly evident in the way that Christians tend to read the psalms, meditating on the praises, thanksgiving and wisdom while screening out all the imprecations. And I provided a couple exampl... -
Why Mr. A believes we need a historical Adam
March 04th, 201002:27 PM ETMs. B: Mr. A, you look pensive. Is something wrong? Mr. A: Well before I consider further your attempt to read the Genesis creation and fall narratives as mythical, I need to get something off my chest. Ms. B: Go ahead Mr. A. There are no secrets here. Mr. A: Okay, how can you suggest that Adam might not be a historical figure when he is treated... -
Does Calvinism undermine the sovereignty of God?
January 09th, 201005:43 PM ETAfter some years in the hinterland of North American evangelicalism, Calvinism is once again on the rise. (For a good synopsis of the trend see Collin Hansen, Young, Restless, Reformed (Crossway, 2008).) One of the reasons people become Calvinists is because Calvinism, we are told, upholds God's sovereignty. In particular, it upholds God's sovereig...
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