Monthly Archives: September 2011

Living Out Our Beliefs

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell This morning I had an interesting conversation with a self-professed atheist that most people would say is kind and considerate. We were talking about presuppositions or attitudes people have, and how those presuppositions or attitudes show … Continue reading →

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Ironies

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer A few years back, in preparation for my weekly Wednesday night Bible study, I finally tripped on a phrase I had glibly hopped over a thousand times before: “If then I do that which I would … Continue reading →

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Theology and Culture (5): Case Studies

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

*Posted by Bruce Ashford. Originally posted at betweenthetimes.com. Click here for part one, here for part two, here for part three, and here for part four. Upon arriving at Southeastern Seminary in 1996, I had little or no motivation to … Continue reading →

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The Smallest Subculture

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer Sometimes a word is stretched so far it almost empties itself of meaning—for if something can be everything, is it really anything?  When asking the question “What is Culture?,” I begin to think that “culture” may … Continue reading →

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Sexuality, the Bible, and Theology: Some thoughts

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

*Posted by Everett Berry For the most part human sexuality in the western world has been reduced to a mere appetite which can be satisfied by almost any conceivable hedonistic means. Whether it is teenagers sewing their wild oats, spouses … Continue reading →

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I Apologize

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell I would like to apologize . . . in the Socratic sense of the word. Plato’s Apology is the story of Socrates’ defense before an Athenian law court. Of course, he loses and is condemned to … Continue reading →

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A Theology of Culture (4): Redemption and New Creation

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

*Posted by Bruce Ashford. Originally posted at betweenthetimes.com. Click here for part one, here for part two, and here for part three. [Note: The material in this installment is adapted from Ashford’s book, The Theology & Practice of Mission (B&H, Fall … Continue reading →

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Nietzsche and Christianity

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Nietzsche is a bad man. Of course, he is dead now. But his writings, his aphorisms and rhetoric, stand opposed to the measure of good: Christ and Christianity. Christians used to agree on such a simple … Continue reading →

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“Christianos ad Leones”

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer “Christianos ad Leones” br Christians for the Lions! Chant from the crowd at gladiatorial games From time to time, I’ve happened upon a haunting image—an oil painting by Jean-Leon Gerome (1883) entitled “Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer.” … Continue reading →

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Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Some Benefits

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

*Posted by Everett Berry During my doctoral studies, I remember an occasion where a student majoring in New Testament jovially teased me and a friend because he learned that we as majors in Systematic Theology were going to be his … Continue reading →

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