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“In the Beginning . . .”
Genesis 1-3, the Trinity, and Community! A podcast episode on which I was a panelist recently. Link: https://www.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/in-the-beginning
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Tagged bonhoeffer, church, community, ecclesiology, Genesis, theology, trinity
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Bonhoeffer on Christian Community
I just received my physical copy of a book (a festschrift) to which I contributed in honour of Gus Konkel. My chapter is entitled, “Destruction and Restoration of Genuine Human Community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Creation and Fall.” If you’d like … Continue reading
Posted in ecclesiology, Publications, Theology
Tagged bonhoeffer, community, creation and fall, hermeneutics, theological interpretation
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Concluding Reflections on Doubt and Faith (post #3)
In my first post, I discussed the appropriate and helpful role that doubt can sometimes play in genuine Christian life and faith. In my second post, I identified the basic problem as overemphasizing Doubt or allowing it to overshadow, suppress, or paralyze … Continue reading
Posted in faith, reflections, Spirituality, The Bible, worldview
Tagged belief, bonhoeffer, cynicism, disbelief, doubt, faith, gospels, Matthew Bates
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ASA Diving Deeper Discussion
On April 9, 2022, I had the opportunity to be featured in the ASA’s Diving Deeper Discussion, to do some Q&A regarding my recent article in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith on theodicy and the historical Adam. The video … Continue reading
Posted in hermeneutics, published articles, Science and Christian Faith, The Bible, Theology
Tagged bonhoeffer, evolution, Genesis 1-3, historical adam, incarnation anyway, theodicy, theological interpretation
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Why Church: The New Humanity
Why Church: Part 1. THE NEW HUMANITY https://www.wesleyacres.com/messages2019 Settle in and have a listen.
Posted in christology, church, culture, ecclesiology, emerging church, evangelicalism, faith, gospel, hermeneutics, missional, organized religion, preaching, religion, Sermons, Spirituality, teaching / lecturing, Theology, Theology and Culture
Tagged being human, bonhoeffer, church, ecclesiology, evangelicalism, incarnational, missional, theology, trinity
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Bonhoeffer on Eve and Mary
I’ve been enjoying re-immersing myself in Bonhoeffer’s Creation and Fall. Just finished a section of a paper I’m writing on Bonhoeffer’s understanding of community, in which I analyze Bonhoeffer’s theological reading of Scripture. Here’s a wonderful little typological tidbit, reminiscent … Continue reading
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Tagged bonhoeffer, creation and fall, Eve, Genesis, Irenaeus, mary, theological exegesis, theological interpretation, typology
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THE ROAD TO CALVARY PASSES THROUGH FLOSSENBÜRG
My friend, Dr. Robert J. Dean, has just published a wonderful collection of sermons. He invited me to contribute a blog post interacting with one of them. You can read my post here: The Road to Calvary Passes through Flossenbürg
Posted in book reviews, preaching, reflections
Tagged bonhoeffer, leaps of faith, lent, patrick franklin, Robert Dean, Sermons, the cross
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Available Next Week!
“This book calls exactly for what evangelicalism needs in order to reinvent itself: a return to the incarnation as the foundation for a robust ecclesiology based on a Christ-centered anthropology. It is my belief that Christianity will regain its experiential and … Continue reading
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Tagged being church, being human, bonhoeffer, church, ecclesiology, incarnational, james peterson, jens zimmermann, missional, theological anthropology, theology, trinitarian
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Participation in God’s Mission conference
On March 19, I will be giving a paper at a theology conference at Northeastern Seminary (the event is co-sponsored by Northeastern and the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association). The keynote speaker is Dr. Michael Gorman and the theme is participation … Continue reading
Posted in missional, Theology
Tagged augustine, bonhoeffer, ecclesiology, God's love, grenz, missio Dei, missional, missional church, newbigin, pannenberg, participation, torrance, trinity
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Being Human, Being Church
I submitted the revised draft of my book to the publisher yesterday! It’s an academic monograph entitled Being Human, Being Church: The Significance of Theological Anthropology for Ecclesiology. Excited in anticipation of seeing it in print! I’ll keep you posted!
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Tagged being church, being human, bonhoeffer, ecclesiology, grenz, publications, theological anthropology, volf
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