Scott Oliphint’s Reasons for Faith explores the nature of God in his chapter called, “Being and Essence–Take Two.” He had some great description of what this mysterious and cryptic phrase means, “I am that I am”:
“There is no reason to read more, philosophically, into this ascription of God, by God, than is warranted in Scripture. [...]
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“I am that I am” (Exo 3:14): God unknowable and yet known
Posted in Bible, Emerging Church, Revelation, Scott Oliphint, Sin, Theology on February 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The “Emerging Church” of the 1820s?
Posted in Bible, Culture, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Theology on January 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A guest post by Brandon Hensinger:
Did the Emerging Church attempt to Emerge in the 1820’s?
Louis Berkhoff (1873-1957) completed his Systematic Theology in 1932. In 1938, he decided to write a Preface To Systematic Theology, in which he describe the history, nature, and task of Systematic Theology (referred to as Dogmatic Theology by Berkhoff). Berkhoff does [...]
How (not) to speak about God – chp 5
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Love, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Theology on January 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
We would expect Peter Rollins to eventually turn to the subject of Christian morality, or “ethics,” and in chapter five he does just that. He sees “love” as the summation and consummation [...]
Words, language, and God
Posted in Bible, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Scott Oliphint, Theology on January 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A quick break from the Rollins examination. Scott Oliphint’s Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology, has a great reflection on a “philosophy of language” that seems to directly oppose some of what is being said in the emerging church thinkers:
“First and foremost, the vehicles or modes through which and by which God [...]
How (not) to speak about God by Peter Rollins – chp 4
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Peter Rollins, Theology on January 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
Rollins calls his fourth chapter, “Inhabiting the God-shaped hole.” Here he explores Christianity as more about longing than possessing, more about a desire for God than about knowing with any certainty. Earlier [...]
How (not) to speak about God by Peter Rollins – chp 3
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Peter Rollins, Theology on January 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
Rollins calls chapter three, “A/theology as icon.” “A/theology” is not theology, which deals in humanly constructed paradigms, nor is it atheology, which is the absence of theological reflection. It is rather to [...]
“How (not) to speak of God” by Peter Rollins – chp. 2
Posted in Bible, Books, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Theology on January 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
Rollin’s second chapter is called, “The aftermath 0f theology” – you have to appreciate his literary creativity. Here he explores his idea of “a/theology,” which is getting beyond our desires to define [...]
How (not) to speak of God by Peter Rollins — chp. 1
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Peter Rollins, Revelation, Theology on January 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
The next several posts will be devoted to the book by Peter Rollins called, How (not) to speak of God. This creatively titled and written book was called by Brian McLaren in [...]
Seeing and believing
Posted in Culture, Emerging Church, Evangelism on December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
How to reach a culture? David Wells points a way forward:
“The postmodern reaction against Enlightenment dogma will not be met successfully simply by Christian proclamation. Of that we can be sure. That proclamation must arise within a context of authenticity. It is only as the evangelical Church begins to put its own house in order, [...]
