Tag Archives: bible

Evangelical Liturgy

Posted on September 8, 2009 by me

I hate to post too much from Michael Spencer, but lately he’s had a lot of good things to say. He recently has begun a series looking at various forms of liturgy in use in churches we normally think of … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus repudiate Old Testament violence?

Posted on July 23, 2009 by me

I tend to like Greg Boyd, even if his “open” theology puts him in many people’s “heretic” column.  I have given away numerous copies of his Letters From a Skeptic (with a cautionary note about one reference to his “open” … Continue reading →

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Credo ut intelligam: an approach to modernism

Posted on July 16, 2009 by me

Credo ut intelligam is Latin for “I believe so that I may understand,” St. Anselm’s famous quote, who also used the phrase fides quaerens intellectum, or “faith seeking understanding.”  The full quote is actually, “Nor do I seek to understand … Continue reading →

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Atheists: Forget the Old Testament

Posted on June 2, 2009 by me

In response to a recent post, Jeff Carter comments that atheists like Bart Ehrman and Creationists are alike in that they are both literalists.  He’s right – many atheists love to quote the Bible literally; (except when they are arguing … Continue reading →

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