New creation and the kingdom of GodThis is an attempt, in response to some perceptive comments by Chris
Tilling and samlcarr on the recent ‘NT Wright and the confusion of kingdom and new creation’
post, to clarify how I...
Imago Dei in Emerging TheologyOne theological question that emerges from the story of humanity is, “to what extent has the imago Dei been corrupted as a result of the fall of humanity?” Or stated positively, “...
Is religion any good?
I listened to Alister McGrath speaking at LICC earlier in the
week on Richard Dawkins (pictured) and the meaning of life. I have a sneaking
admiration for Dawkins and his teasing, tendentious...
Is that third horizon just a mirage?Mike Morrell has articulated a good question about the thesis of The Coming of the Son of Man and Re: Mission. It comes down to this: Given the...
The particularity of the people of GodMike Morrell prompted me initially to respond to Kevin Beck’s This Book Will Change Your World, and has now posted some thought-provoking comments....
Emmanuel Katongole and A Future for AfricaI have started reading Emmanuel Katongole’s A Future for Africa: Critical Essays in Christian Social Imagination as preparation for the Amahoro...
One of theOne of the more peculiar objections that John Piper raises against Wright’s understanding of Paul’s ‘gospel’ is that the announcement that Jesus is...
Katongole: How postmodernism hurts AfricaIn ‘Postmodern illusions and performances’, the fourth essay in A Future for Africa, Emmanuel Katongole argues that postmodernism is unlikely to...
The limited ambitions of the people of GodWilliam Cheriegate asked me to expand on the following remark in my post on Transmillennialism – not least for the benefit of those who ‘grew up in...
Sweet and Viola: A Jesus ManifestoLeonard Sweet and Frank Viola have recently issued A Magna Carta of Restoring the Supremacy of Jesus Christ, a.k.a. A Jesus Manifesto for the 21st...