Category Archives: Reviews

Webber: The Divine Embrace 5 – Putting it together

Posted on February 18, 2008 by me

Lately I’ve been writing about Robert Webber’s final book, The Divine Embrace, which has been really helpful in putting together the thoughts that I’ve already been having about the state of American Evangelicalism. It’s really been a breath of fresh … Continue reading →

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Mission? What mission?

Posted on February 7, 2008 by me

Here’s what I can’t figure out: How in the world did Saint Patrick evangelize all of those Druid priests and clan chieftains without a mission statement? After all, history and tradition tell us that he walked around preaching and performed … Continue reading →

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Contact: are we better off because of science?

Posted on February 4, 2008 by me

I watched one of my favorite movies again yesterday (I was one of the 5 people not watching the Superbowl), Contact, based on Carl Sagan’s book of the same name. If you get that sense of deja vu, it’s okay… … Continue reading →

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Webber: The Divine Embrace 4 – Romanticism & Pietism

Posted on February 4, 2008 by me

The second shift away from ancient spirituality resulted from the romantic movement and influenced spirituality toward a preoccupation with experience. –Webber, page 89 The Enlightenment (or so it has been called) resulted in a shift toward an intellectual, reasoned approach … Continue reading →

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