Here begins a new series on my blog. I make no promises about consistency or regularity with these posts. I will post as I feel interest and inspiration, but I…
read moreAllison, Dale C., Jr. Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013. _______________. The End of the Ages Has Come: An Early Interpretation of the Passion and…
read more“…creator of heaven and earth.” “…maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.” This is an introductory bibliography for studying Biblical cosmology and the doctrine of…
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In The Great Stream: Imagining Churches of Christ in the Christian Tradition is a zenith in writings about the Churches of Christ (COC). Leonard Allen, dean of the college of…
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The earliest Christians wrestled with their articulation of the Trinity. The monotheism that the early followers of Jesus inherited from Judaism prohibited them from concluding that Jesus was one god…
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Since its beginning, teaching has been a key part of what the Church does in the world. In fact, right after responding to Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost…
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Why do you always say what you believe? Why do you always say what you believe? Every proclamation guarantees Free ammunition for your enemies (Awww!) – Aaron Burr, Non-Stop, Hamilton…
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One distinction is important to make right off the bat. This is NOT referring to the Roman Catholic Church. The distinction that is usually made is between the capital “C”…
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The Church is holy. This is so in two senses. The first, is that the Church is holy. How can we claim otherwise? Jesus died and gave Himself up in…
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This is my second post in a series of ecclesiological explorations. We are studying the church in order to counter the bad ecclesiology that pervades so much of today’s world.…
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