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Category Archives: Controversies
The Virtues of Dominion
In response to Aaron Renn’s recent conversation starter over on the Theopolis blog, I’ve written on the subject of what is missing in many Christian approaches to masculinity. What the manosphere and others of the teachers that Renn identifies recognize … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological, Theopolis
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Exegetical Rules
In the latest round of our Theopolitan Conversations, Peter Leithart kicked off a discussion of exegesis and exegetical method. I wrote the first response, which was published yesterday. In the absence of articulated rules and principles, the authority of Scripture … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Scripture, Theological, Theopolis
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Wisdom and Folly in Christian Responses to Coronavirus
In observing Christian responses to the coronavirus, perhaps nothing has stood out to me so much as the way that it reveals fundamental habits of mind, either characteristic of wisdom or of folly. The wisdom literature is often rather neglected … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Ethics, In the News, Society, Theological
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How Has Modernity Shifted the Women’s Ordination Debate?
A piece of mine on the subject of the plausibility structures for women’s ordination was published yesterday over on the North American Anglican. Within it, I argue that the strength of the women’s ordination position depends heavily on certain features … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Guest Post, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological
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Welcoming the Stranger: A Final Immigration Response
My final response in the Theopolis conversation on immigration has just been published here. We beware of treating the condition of the uprooted immigrant as paradigmatic. As Christians, who are committed to the universal value of Christ, we can easily … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Politics, Society, Theological
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True Hospitality and the Immigration Debate
The Theopolis blog is hosting another conversation, this time on the subject of the immigration debate. I was invited to kick this discussion off and my opening post has just been published. A neighbour-focused ethic is an ethic of love, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Exodus, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Society, Theological, Theopolis
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Debating the Invisibility of the Church
Over on the Theopolis blog we recently started hosting conversations, with several posts engaging with a viewpoint over the course of a month. In our latest conversation, we are discussing the visibility and invisibility of the Church. My response to … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, Controversies, Guest Post, The Church, Theological, Theopolis
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Being Biblical™: When the Bible Becomes a Brand
I have written a post over on the Davenant blog, in which I discuss some of the dangers in certain uses of the term ‘biblical’ in some conservative Reformed and evangelical circles. The term ‘biblical’ has come to function as … Continue reading
Learning Wisdom from the Serpents
I’ve written a post over on the Theopolis blog, in response to a piece by Dr David Field, in which he discusses some of the issues he will be exploring in his forthcoming Theopolis intensive course. Within it, I consider … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Creation, Ethics, Philosophy, Revelation, Scripture, Theological, Theopolis
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Discussion on Classical Theism with Jeff Meyers and Peter Leithart
Over the last few days in Monroe, Louisiana, I’ve enjoyed a discussion on the subject of classical theism with Peter Leithart and Jeff Meyers, hosted by Church of the Redeemer. We’ve had some great and challenging debate. You can see … Continue reading
Posted in Christology, Controversies, Doctrine of God, Hermeneutics, The Triune God, Theological, Video
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