As many of you know, my dissertation research focuses on Jonathan Edwards’ theology. In light of this, I am always keeping an eye out for new material on Edwards. I was particularly excited to hear about a new project by Gerald R. McDermott, one of the more prolific Edwards scholars of our day. Beyond his [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Understanding Jonathan Edwards
Posted in Book Reviews, Jonathan Edwards on February 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Forgetting God in the Midst of Theology
Posted in Prayer, Spiritual Formation on February 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
We have been exploring the inner life of the theologian (and the theological student) from various angles over the last couple months. Most recently, James challenged us to consider Lent a season for ’setting aside’ areas of our calling in order that we might take them up again in renewed awareness of their dedication to [...]
Quick Thought on Lent: Setting Aside to ‘Set Apart’
Posted in Christian Life, Spiritual Formation on February 22, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Lent, far from a dull season, is multifaceted. Too often it has been reduced to simply ‘giving up’ a certain feature of one’s life. And those who don’t fully understand it treat that practice as a New Years resolution, giving up trivial things like chocolate. In broad terms, Lent is best understood as a season where our [...]
Bedtime theology with my daughter
Posted in Children, Heaven on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am getting practice in ‘bedtime theology’ these days. As I was tucking my daughter into bed tonight we had the following talk about whether or not God cries. Any thoughts for explaining God’s suffering to a four year old?
Hannah: Daddy, does God cry?
Me: Well, Hannah, I know that when God’s Son was on earth [...]
Review of Topping’s Revelation, Scripture and Church
Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Hermeneutics, Holy Scripture, Interpretation, Revelation, Theology on February 9, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Richard R. Topping, Revelation, Scripture and Church: Theological Hermeneutic Thought of James Barr, Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei. Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies Series. (Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate, 2007).
At least since Karl Barth, the doctrines of Revelation, Holy Scripture and the Church have been to the fore in Protestant theology, though not [...]
Reactions » The Graffito of Alexamenos
Posted in Reactions, Theological Aesthetics on February 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
1st-3rd century AD, etching on marble, Paletine museum in Rome
The Alexamenos Graffito is generally held to be the earliest known pictorial representation of Christ. It consists of a crudely drawn image of a crucified man with the head of an ass and a few words in Greek, ‘Alexamenos worships [his] God.’ Although the artist is [...]
The Virtues and Vices of a Theological Student
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ben Myers at faith and theology has blogged about the virtues and vices of a theology student. I suggest reading his satirical post on how to have a brilliant theological career, it is hilarious. In his follow up post called “Ten virtues for theological students” Ben suggests that the “fruit” of theology should be virtue. [...]
