Friday afternoon I had a lovely lunch of Cashews and Chicken at a local Chinese Restaurant with my Systematic Theology professor, Dr. Wittmer. He is as funny as he is scholarly (brownie points?) and I thoroughly enjoyed my second lunch with this new professor friend. (BTW, he’s written an excellent book called Heaven Is A [...]
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Throughout the history of the Church, there has been a constant renegotiation of the teachings of Scripture and understanding of God’s Reality. From Peter’s reunderstanding of what was considered clean and unclean in the Book of Acts to Martin Luther’s revelation of salvation by faith alone to contemporary notions of women ecclesial roles, Truth has [...]
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The Series
1: Derrida and Textual Interpretation
2: Lyotard, Metanarratives, and The Christian Story
3: Foucault, Power and Knowledge, “The Golden Compass,” and Church Inc.
At the beginning of the academic school year in September I began a series of posts looking at the interplay of Christian spirituality and postmodernity using the book Who’s Afraid of [...]
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While I am away on my spiritual retreat, I thought I would re-post something I posted over 5 months ago this summer. Consider it your end-of-the-year shot in the ass to radically pursue the Troublemaker Jesus. In the new year may you reUnderstand, reDiscover and reFollow anew the alternative Way of Jesus.
John Frye [...]
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Original Post
The Gospel Isn’t Offensive, We Are
Series
1. Introduction
2. Creation
3. Rebellion
4. Rescue
5. Re-Creation
I started this little series in response to a post I wrote on my belief that the Gospel is not offensive, we are. So often I hear Christians claiming the gospel is [...]
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Original Post
The Gospel Isn’t Offensive, We Are
Series
1. Introduction
2. Creation
3. Rebellion
4. Rescue
5. Re-Creation
This little series is about wondering about the Jesus we are showing to and the message we are telling the world. I guess in large ways, I feel the 21st [...]
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Original Post
The Gospel Isn’t Offensive, We Are
Series
1. Introduction
2. Creation
3. Rebellion
4. Rescue
5. Re-Creation
I think I overplayed my hand a bit in my last post on the idea that Jesus’ good news is not offensive. In re-reading my post and some comments it seems like [...]
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