Ad`ver`sa´ri`a
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Category Archives: Controversies
The Institution of Marriage, Same-Sex Unions, and Procreation
John H blogged on the connection between marriage and procreation and the infertility objection earlier today on Curlew River. While frequently employed as a facile and dismissive rejoinder to any argument that would identify procreation as a primary purpose of … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics
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The ‘Atheistic’ Character of Christianity and the Question of Christ
Perhaps one of the most basic assumptions that underlie much debate between Christians and atheists is that the two positions represent polar opposites, between which no common ground exists. Not only are the two positions ultimately irreconcilable, they are also … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Controversies, Theological
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Wine in Communion Redux
Almost three years ago now, I posted on the subject of the importance of using alcoholic wine in the celebration of the Eucharist. I argued that the use of grape juice was a serious departure from the scriptural teaching regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, The Sacraments, Theological
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Links
Links from the last few days: *** According to Dr Scaer, the most common way people join the Church is that someone invited them. Guess what? If church sucks, people don’t invite others. They don’t think “Man, my friends have … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Controversies, In the News, Lectures, N.T. Wright, NT Theology, On the web, Quotations, The Blogosphere, Theological, Video
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NTW Letter
N.T. Wright replies to someone involved in translating Judas and the Gospel of Jesus, who wrote to him, troubled by some of the libellous claims about Wright and his beliefs that he encountered online: Dear —– —– has passed on … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, N.T. Wright, Theological
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Against the Youth-Driven Church
This video has been posted by a number of people in the blogosphere. Like most others, I strongly disagree with this guy in a number of areas and believe that his argument against the Emerging Church is riddled with problems. … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, The Blogosphere, Video, Worship
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Links and News, but not in that order
I returned from a few days back in Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday evening. My time back home was full of activity, but very enjoyable. As there was a wedding on, I had the opportunity to meet a lot more friends than … Continue reading
NTW on Penal Substitution Debates
The following is a brief intermission in my month-long hiatus… N.T. Wright has just written an article that brilliantly captures many of my feelings about current evangelical debates about penal substitution, which is currently causing all sorts of splits and … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, N.T. Wright, Quotations, Theological
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Links
The last few days have been very busy, so I haven’t posted any guest posts. They will recommence later this afternoon. A belated happy St. Patrick’s day to all of my readers! The following are some of the things that … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, In the News, On the web, The Blogosphere, Theological, Video
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Links
There are still a number of days available for those who want to guest post over Lent, (the instructions for entries can be found here). If you are interested, please respond as soon as possible. Remember, a contribution doesn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Controversies, In the News, N.T. Wright, On the web, The Blogosphere, Theological
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