Denver Seminary Papers A Note about the Theology of James Cone 8 May 20188 Dec 2018 (The following is a brief reflection I wrote in seminary.) 1. Sociohistorical Context The late James H. Cone was an African American theologian in the United States. He wrote…
Denver Seminary Papers… A Theological Reflection on the Problem of Racial Divisiveness in Our Nation 14 Apr 20188 Dec 2018 (What follows is a lightly edited version of an essay I wrote in seminary.) 1. Introduction and Thesis Statement The Vernon Grounds Institute of Public Ethics’ Rally for the Common…
Denver Seminary Papers… Loud and Quiet: The Two Loves in Marriage 16 Mar 201825 Feb 2019 (The following is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. Introduction I'm not married, but I am interested in the theology of marriage. I can't cover…
Apologetics… The Foreknowledge of God 3 Mar 20188 Dec 2018 (The following is an edited version of a presentation I gave in seminary.) 1. Thesis Statement and Introductory Remarks All Christians believe that God knows the future, but there is…
Denver Seminary Papers… The Deep Things of God 2 Mar 20188 Dec 2018 (This is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. The Deep Things of God Fred Sanders’ book The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes…
Apologetics… On Bullshit and Truth 1 Mar 20188 Dec 2018 (This is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. On Bullshit and On Truth Harry G. Frankfurt’s book On Bullshit develops “a theoretical understanding of bullshit,…
Apologetics… How to Defend the Faith 27 Feb 20188 Dec 2018 (This is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. Introduction Apologetics is the task of defending the Christian faith as true, rational, and pertinent. The purpose…
Denver Seminary Papers The Theology of Evangelicalism 27 Jan 20188 Dec 2018 The theological core of evangelicalism is the Word of God: both written (Scripture) and incarnate (Christ). As Daniel Treier notes, “evangelicals recognize the Bible as God’s Word in a particular…
Denver Seminary Papers On the Uselessness of the Terms “Evangelical” and “Evangelicalism” 26 Jan 20188 Dec 2018 The term “evangelical” is neither viable nor useful today. There is no doubt about its popularity, both inside and outside of so-called “evangelicalism,” but there remains tremendous confusion regarding the…
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