Abraham’s Faith and Divine Psychosis
It has been a while since I’ve done a sermon. This is based on the lectionary passage for June 29th, 2014 (which is when I… Read More »Abraham’s Faith and Divine Psychosis
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What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 4)
Having already taken a brief look at conservative and moderate theologies of hell, the last episode began an exploration to a revisionist approach. In that… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 4)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
Whereas the first and second episodes in this series offer synopses of a conservative and moderate/traditionalist perspectives on hell, this one introduces us to what… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 2)
In this four-part series, I explore various contemporary understandings of hell. Last episode looked at a couple of conservative evangelical approaches. This episode looks at… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 2)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell? (Part 1)
My impression is that many (if not most) progressives don’t believe in “hell”. This whole idea that a God who is love would consign someone… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell? (Part 1)
A Progressive Christian Hope for The Kingdom of God
Hope is important in ways that we often don’t realize. It is ultimately what drives us to do as we do. The stronger the hope,… Read More »A Progressive Christian Hope for The Kingdom of God
Jesus: Historical or Mythical?
When Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazarethhit the shelves last year, he encountered considerable criticism from several scholars. This… Read More »Jesus: Historical or Mythical?
Peter Rollins on the Radical Theological Tradition
Peter Rollins, How (Not) to Speak of God I first encountered Peter Rollins’ work through his How (Not) to Speak of God in about 2006. Instantly, I… Read More »Peter Rollins on the Radical Theological Tradition
Non-Coercive Power and the Divine
As a result of working through Thomas JJ Altizer’s The New Gospel of Christian Atheism, I’ve been thinking about the different versions of revisionist theologies that… Read More »Non-Coercive Power and the Divine
Thomas JJ Altizer and the Death of God
Perhaps no phrase will ruffle theological feathers faster than “God is dead.” When Thomas JJ Altizer pronounced these words as a Christian theologian, many Christians… Read More »Thomas JJ Altizer and the Death of God