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Category Archives: Theological
Men, Women, and the Nature of Christian Teaching: Two Responses to Aimee Byrd
Yesterday, Aimee Byrd kindly responded to my post about a natural complementarian theology. The Calvinist International have just published my response to Byrd’s response, along with some thoughts from Dr. Eric Hutchinson: In a fallen world, where the differences between the … Continue reading
Podcast: The Righteous Mind
In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I get together to discuss Jonathan Haidt’s moral foundations thesis, as laid out in his book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Ethics, Podcasts, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological
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Natural Complementarians: Men, Women, and the Way Things Are
In a post over on The Calvinist International, I interact with Aimee Byrd’s recent First Things article, ‘The Taming of the Beau‘ and argue against the ideological turn in some quarters of contemporary complementarian thought. Biblical teaching regarding men and women … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Creation, Culture, Ethics, Genesis, Guest Post, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological
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The Theopolis Institute has a New Podcast
The good folks at the Theopolis Institute have started a new podcast. I am sure that anyone who likes the work of James Jordan and Peter Leithart will find much to appreciate.
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Ian Paul on Evangelical Leadership
Grove Books publish a range of booklets on subjects relating to Christian theology and ministry. Each booklet offers an accessible and concise (typically under 30 pages), yet stimulating and informed treatment of its particular topic. Over the last few decades … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Church History, Culture, Hermeneutics, My Reading, Reviews, Scripture, Society, Theological
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The Politics of Dishonest Wealth
I have a reflection on Luke 16:1-13, the Parable of the Unjust Steward, over on Political Theology Today. Jesus depicts wealth as if a false god, competing with God for our worship and service (verse 13). The power of money … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Culture, Economics, Ethics, Guest Post, Luke, NT, Politics, Society, Theological
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The Falls of Man
A guest piece of mine on the subject of the development of the theme of the Fall in the Old Testament has just been published over on the Theopolis Institute. Articulating the Fall in the context of our theological systems … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, OT Theology, Scripture, Theological
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The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 5. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part II)
1. The Debate So Far 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material 3. Subordination 4. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part 1) The fifth part of my series on the eternal subordination of the Son controversy has been published over on Reformation21. This … Continue reading
The Politics of the Table
My latest Politics of Scripture post has just been published. Jesus’ teaching involves, as Hays recognizes, a rehearsal for the manners of the inbreaking kingdom. Rather than currying favor with their rich neighbors and adopting the manners of their regional … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Luke, NT, NT Theology, Sacramental Theology, Theological
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Transfiguration E-book
A while back I wrote a series of posts on the subject of the Transfiguration and the Christian reading of Scripture for Reformation21. Tony Reinke has very kindly formed the posts into an e-book, entitled Transfigured Hermeneutics, which the Reformed Resources … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, Scripture, Theological
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