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THEODICY: debate between Bart Ehrman and Tom Wright
Notes from the famous discussion between an Evangelical-turned-agnostic and a ‘progressive evangelical’ Anglican bishop. Bart Ehrman: How the Problem of Pain Ruined My Faith Thursday April 17, 2008 In my mid 20s, I left the evangelical fold, but I remained a Christian for some twenty yearsâ€â€a God-believing, sin-confessing, church-going Christian, who no longer held to […]
From Nothing to Everything (Stephen Hawking)
Stephen Hawking reckons a complete theory of the cosmos may yet be attainable. IT’S a staggering idea, perhaps akin to the ultimate free lunch. The prospect of receiving not merely something but indeed everything for nothing sounds too good to be true. Although it stands to reason that most objects  from teacups to such […]
The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright)
Book Summary: The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright), HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. [These were originally published in small bites on Usenet newsgroups: see the Google search of this site for each]. Borg’s theologically liberal, and Wright’s conservative, and they’re both Oxford graduates in theology highly acclaimed scholars. They’ve studied the New Testament […]
The Original Jesus (N T Wright, 1996)
This little book  (160 pages, lots of illustrations) is the easiest-to-read of any about Jesus and modern scholarship I’ve come across. What follows is not a review, but a miscellany of quotes to whet your appetite. We know for certain that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified… [and] we know that literally thousands of other Jews […]
Grace and Truth (N T Wright)
Full of Grace and Truth Hebrews 1.1–4; John 1.1–18 a sermon at the Eucharist on Christmas Morning 2006 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright If I asked you where in John’s Gospel you would find a wedding scene, several of you would know the answer at once. Don’t worry; I am not […]
The Four Gospels and Modern Scholarship
A Facebook thread began with When somebody asks me ‘Was Jesus God?’ I usually turn the question around. ‘Is it true that the living God was uniquely and personally present in Jesus?’ (Tom Wright). Then, some of these responses: Murray: Rowland: why do you suppose Wright turns the question around like that? Is he trying […]
GOD IN A CAVE?
THE SHADOWLANDS: GOD IN THE CAVE By Alister McGrath It’s always nice to learn something new. I was talking to some Lebanese students in London recently. They were looking forward to returning home for Christmas, and celebrating this great feast in traditional Lebanese style. In the West, we think of Christ lying in a manger […]
Billy Graham, in TV interview, reflects: ‘My time is limited’
Dec 21, 2010 | by Erin Roach NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Billy Graham granted his first interview in several years Dec. 20, telling Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren that if he could do it over again, he would spend less time traveling and more time in meditation and prayer. The renowned evangelist, now 92, spoke to Van […]
Jesus in the Manger: A Story of Transformation (Richard Rohr)
Jesus in the Manger: A Story of Transformation Richard Rohr, O.F.M. The question for us is always “how can we turn information into transformation?†How can we use the sacred texts to lead people into new places with God, with life, with themselves? This is surely true with our Lucan texts on the birth of […]
Faith and Enlightenment (Rowan Williams)
CRITICAL SOLIDARITY BETWEEN FAITH AND ENLIGHTENMENT By Rowan Williams ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 13 DEC 2010 Sir Isaiah Berlin was for me, as for most academics of my generation, something of an iconic figure, and his are works I return to very regularly with enormous profit. So for me it’s one way of paying […]
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