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Category Archives: The Church
The Christian Economy of Pain
From William Cavanaugh’s superb Torture and Eucharist: The Christian economy of pain, therefore, overcomes the strict incommunicability of pain on which torture relies. Torture is so useful for isolating individuals in a society from one another in large part because … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, The Church, Theological
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 5: The Structure of Christian Identity
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Chauvet has now established the philosophical foundation for his larger project. Now he will turn more directly to the sacraments themselves. The guiding questions will be: … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, My Reading, Reviews, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological
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Some Quick Thoughts on ‘Biblical Masculinity’ and the ‘Feminized Church’
The subject of ‘biblical masculinity’ has been receiving some discussion in various contexts recently, especially following Mark Driscoll’s recent remarks on the subject. I generally find him an extremely unhelpful voice on the subject of gender, even though I do … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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On Making a Prophet: Pentecost and the Church’s Mission, Part 2
Part 1 Now when the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. – Acts 2:1 In setting the scene for the events of Pentecost, Luke immediately draws our attention to the fact … Continue reading
Posted in NT Theology, OT Theology, The Church, Theological
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On Making a Prophet: Pentecost and the Church’s Mission, Part 1
The following is the first in a series of several posts, exploring the prophetic role of the church and the meaning of the Baptism of the Spirit. The first chapter of the book of Acts presents us with both an … Continue reading
Posted in NT Theology, OT Theology, The Church, Theological
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The Primacy of the Imagination
Reformed Christians have traditionally tended to operate in terms of the primacy of the intellect. Even when we deny that we are doing so, our worship and the message that we preach are primarily directed at the mind. Much of … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological, Worship
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 3
This series of posts follows on from my post entitled ‘The Denominational Church’. My two previous posts can be read here and here. My original post and the two subsequent posts have sparked a number of interesting discussions in various … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 2
Following on from my previous post. *** Lesslie Newbigin writes: The church, therefore, as it is in via, does not face the world as the exclusive possessor of salvation, nor as the fullness of what others have in part, the … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 1
Following on from my thoughts in the previous post, I have decided to write a few follow-up posts on the subject of denominations, Church union and reunion. *** When Christ founded His Church, He founded it to be a growing … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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The Denominational Church
After the passing of the FV/NPP report at the recent PCA GA, Jim Cassidy counsels proponents of the FV: Is there not, brothers, safety in a multitude of counselors? I’ve read some of the responses already by FVers. And quite … Continue reading
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Alastair's Adversaria 