Category Archives: Theology

Spong vs. Mohler? Not on This Computer Screen!

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

If there’s a video out there of some kind of Spong–Mohler debate, I’m not going to watch it. I can’t think of two individuals I would want to see and hear less of. If I were ever exposed to both … Continue reading →

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101 Reasons to Study Theology

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

The Geek Muse is making a list and welcoming comments. (H/T: NT Blog)

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Captain Picard Isn’t Going to Like This

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

David Gelernter explores what Jewish theology and ethics can tell us about relating to thinking machines. We’re not talking about the kinds of computers and AI systems around today but genuine, honest-to-goodness machines that can pass a Turing test and … Continue reading →

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My Church Isn’t “Manly,” and I Like It That Way

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’m afraid to click on the link at Ben Myers’s Faith and Theology blog for the “MAN CHURCH.” It’s enough for me to know that these people, whoever they are, are trying to create church the way a man expects … Continue reading →

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Drive-by Summary of Zoroastrianism

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

The religion of ancient Persia influenced the development of early Judaism, although the degree of influence is more subject to debate that this article on Comment Is Free lets on. It would be uncontroversial, however, to suggest that the emerging … Continue reading →

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The Council of Nicea is a Theological Rorschach Test

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve become convinced that you can tell a lot about somebody’s religious beliefs if you know what they think about the Council of Nicea in AD 325. How would you complete this sentence? “The Council of Nicea…” 1. “…was a … Continue reading →

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About those Creeds

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Scot McKnight has a nice piece about the ancient ecumenical Creeds and their place in (Protestant, evangelical, paleo-orthodox and/or emerging) Christianity. He takes a middle road—which obviously gets bonus points from me—between those who would dismiss the Creeds as irrelevant … Continue reading →

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The Ephesians Road

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I think it was Scot McKnight who suggested that the “New Perspective on Paul” would make a lot more sense to traditional Protestants if they assumed that Ephesians was the epitome of Pauline theology rather than Romans or Galatians. (He … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Student 3

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Katherine, You write: 2) Are other prophecy sections in the Bible ex eventu prophecy? This is a subject of some debate. Many would point to the predictions in the Gospels of the impending destruction of the temple (see Lk 21:20ff.) … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Student 2

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Katherine, You write: 1) Job, Esther, and Daniel are all supposed to be fictional characters right? Is there anything else in the Old Testament that isn’t historically accurate, or are all the Writing just stories and legends? And if so much … Continue reading →

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