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The robust theology of lament
Erik “Ordinary Pastor” Raymond recently published a blog post titled “Can Your Theology Handle the book of Lamentations?” In it, he argues that far too many professing Christians “ignore this God who judges” because “it is much easier for him to be, well, nice.” There...
What do you know?
In an opinion piece[1. William Irwin, “God Is a Question, Not an Answer,” http://goo.gl/CrIJB2, retrieved 7 April 2016.] published on the New York Times website, dated 26 March 2016—the day before Easter Sunday—William Irwin, professor of Philosophy at King’s College,...
Repentance: Six special ingredients
One of the most important distinctives of true Christianity is repentance. William Plumer (1759–1850) once wrote that “repentance belongs exclusively to the religion of sinners. It has no place in the exercises of unfallen creatures…. The wickedness of the human heart...
The real war on terror
The world has been obsessed with Paris in recent days. Over the weekend, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for three co-ordinated attacks in the French capital, which killed (at the time of writing) around 130 people. Many more were injured, some critically,...
Whom do you fear?
Phil Zuckerman is professor of secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. An avowed atheist, he is known for openly criticising Christianity on his blog. He recently spoke at an event at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he was asked to...
Of worldviews, fears and aliens
In 1978, BBC Radio 4 aired a comedy science fiction series created by Douglas Adams, which was later adapted into several other formats and became an international multimedia phenomenon. The series, called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, follows the adventures...