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22 Nov

Greece: I perceive in all things that you are very religious

Posted by Justin Daneshmand Theology No Comments

Last Spring I attended an academic study trip to Northern Greece with some of my colleagues, faculty and postgraduate research students from two other universities (Liverpool Hope and KU Leuven), and some independent researchers. We visited Thessaloniki, Philippi, Kavala (Neapolis), Amphipolis, Thasos, Pella, Veria (Berea), Vergina, and Dion. We had the wonderful opportunity to visit archaeological sites, old ruins, ancient churches, and loads of museums. The trip afforded us personal exposure and teachings in situ. […]

20 Nov

The Two Cities goes to Scotland, and Brandon learns a lesson.

Posted by Brandon Hurlbert Meditations No Comments

I can’t tell if I write about theology or if this has suddenly become a travel blog, but let me fill you in on my last weekend in Scotland. My wife and I (along with John and Logan from this blog) made our way up to Scotland for a few days to catch up and experience some culture. We took the train up to Edinburgh (pronounced like Ed-in-bruh and not like Pittsburgh) and got to […]

17 Nov

The American Myth

Posted by Brandon Hurlbert Culture 1 Comment

There is a peculiar myth that is cherished by Americans. Dating back prior to the founding of the country, this myth has engrained itself into the very ethos of society. It has been the driving force of the American economy, its judicial system, and as of lately, it can readily be observed in its political system. This myth – and I call it a myth because it is untrue and phantasmal – is so contagious […]

15 Nov

Haggai and the Expectation of the Experience of God’s Presence: Part 3

Posted by Josh Carroll Biblical Studies No Comments

In my previous blog posts on Haggai, I discussed a few of the different expectations that the people of Israel held concerning the presence of Yahweh as they followed his command to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. Their expectation for Yahweh to show up in a powerful way upon the Temple’s completion and dedication, an expectation based on his original glorious indwelling of Solomon’s Temple as told in scripture in 1 Kings 8, was unfulfilled. […]

13 Nov

Sanctifying Art: Dante’s Pilgrim on the Terrace of Pride

Posted by Kayle Curley Art No Comments

Having emerged from the bowels of Hell, Dante and his guide find themselves upon the shores of the fresh and uncharted territory of Purgatory, a mountain surrounded by sea and pure air free from the stench and darkness of the Inferno. From the opening lines of Purgatorio, the poet distinguishes this place as God-graced: the dawn spreading the “sweet color of eastern sapphire”—the color associated with the Virgin—across the skies welcomes the pilgrim to journey […]

10 Nov

Some thoughts on Church Organization

Posted by Stanley Ng Practical Theology No Comments

With only seven years of church ministry experience, I never saw myself as an expert in anything. If anything, I’m barely starting to hit a stride with my church! By the grace of God, I was invited to speak at the 4th annual Asian American Ministry Conference at Biola University. The topic that I was asked to speak on was Church Organization. While this topic was familiar to me, I was also concerned because I […]

08 Nov

Misreading Barth in Pauline Scholarship

Posted by Logan Williams Theology 1 Comment

Readings of Paul influenced by the work of Karl Barth – or, at least, supposedly Barthian readings of Paul – have recently been taken up by a number of interpreters. One recurring characteristic of such self-proclaimed Barthian readings is to construe Paul’s gospel as radically, purely, and thoroughgoingly objective: completely undetermined, unaffected, and untouched by human processes or actions. In this interpretation, the objective character of the gospel hangs on the exclusion of subjective realities […]

06 Nov

The Best Commentaries on Luke

Posted by Samuel Rogers Research Tools 3 Comments

Since my thesis topic has me flipping through dozens of Luke commentaries each week, I thought I’d write a post on which commentaries are most helpful to me and why. Commentaries have five basic jobs: (1) give the reader a better historical understanding of the world in which the text was produced and (2) in which the first audiences resided; (3) interact substantially with the original text; (4) give some details on how the text might apply […]

03 Nov

How Not to Seminar Well

Posted by Garrett Eaglin Academia No Comments

The best way to learn how to seminar well is to learn what not to do and, in desperation, avoid those things. Here is a list to help those who may be seminar instructors or participants alike engage in a thoughtful, provocative, and effective seminar. First, we must ask ourselves “what is our goal?” This usually takes the form of an opening question. The leader of the seminar should have a clear path down which […]

01 Nov

The Reformation: Good News for Sinful People and Sinful Theologians

Posted by Bobby Kvidt Theology No Comments

Studying theology and method has never been morally difficult to me, but the person behind the method has haunted me in certain cases. Most recently, I was blindsided by the scandalous affair surrounding Barth’s legacy. This from one of the most Christocentric theologians I had ever read had struck a rather sour chord with me, leaving me to wonder: What makes a theologian’s words worth heeding? Are theology and methods analyzed in a vacuum, or […]

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Greece: I perceive in all things that you are very religious

The Two Cities goes to Scotland, and Brandon learns a lesson.

The American Myth

Haggai and the Expectation of the Experience of God’s Presence: Part 3

Sanctifying Art: Dante’s Pilgrim on the Terrace of Pride

Some thoughts on Church Organization

Misreading Barth in Pauline Scholarship

The Best Commentaries on Luke

How Not to Seminar Well

The Reformation: Good News for Sinful People and Sinful Theologians

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