Seven Pillars of Creation 1 (RJS)
Today I begin a series on William P. Brown's new book: The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder.This book was brought to my...Read the full post here »
View ArticleCreation, Cosmology, and Context (RJS)
The introduction to a series on William P. Brown's new book, The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder, got off with something...Read the full post here »
View ArticleConstitution or Conversation? (RJS)
I am reading Brian McLaren's new book A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith as part of a book group in discussion with University students and...Read the full post...
View ArticleHouston, We’ve Had a Problem (RJS)
Scot forwarded this letter, with permission of the author to post. I am putting it up for consideration because it fits with the general topics I've posted on for the last several years. We've had a...
View ArticleHouston, We Still Have a Problem (RJS)
We had an interesting discussion Tuesday centered on scripture, the reliability of scripture, and the foundation of our faith: Houston, We've Had a Problem. One of the key aspects of this conversation...
View ArticleBible Atlas
I will never forget the first time I read the Old Testament's historical books (Genesis -- 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah) cover to cover with a Bible atlas. I was in college and I learned so much. The...
View ArticleShould Pollsters Go to Seminary? (RJS)
Pete Enns has a new article up at the Huffington Post: Evolution and Religion: Why Religion Pollsters Should Go to Seminary First. Ignore the forum (especially the ads on the sidebar) and read the...
View ArticleEvangelicalism’s Radical Diversity 4
Inerrancy broke into a debate in the late 1970s when Harold Lindsell (in The Battle for the BibleRead the full post here »
View ArticleCollected Stories? (RJS)
I've been busy the last week or so and didn't get as involved in comments as I often do. But Scot put up a couple of interesting posts last Thursday, one on Evangelicalism's Radical Diversity 4 with a...
View ArticleWhat About the Genealogies? (RJS)
I posted last week on a comment suggesting that I view Genesis 1-11 as "just collected stories." The statement surprised me because I do not view Genesis as "just" collected stories - they are arranged...
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