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on the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

Interestingly I have received the question today in two different forms: what does it mean to say outside the church there is no salvation and what does it mean to say only through Jesus can we come to God? The … Continue reading →

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on Gospel

Posted on September 30, 2012 by admin

Gospels are not histories. Gospels are not factual presentations of events. Gospels are theological tracts, sermons. They tell a story to reveal a truth. They may touch on historical events, and they may just as likely “interpret” the event to … Continue reading →

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on Gnosticism, old and new

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

A number of the writings from the early Christian period were “lost” to us because they had been suppressed or destroyed. They were in some manner “put away” because they were considered to be deficient, if not overtly heretical, in … Continue reading →

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on Lost Gospels

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

In the early centuries of the Christian movement there were many gospels (homiletic-theological tracts), epistles, etc. There were many visions about what being a Christian meant, what being Christ meant. There was the usual cultural divide between East and West … Continue reading →

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on Theology and Religion, Cult and Culture

Posted on June 24, 2012 by admin

First, theology is an endeavour of metaphysics dealing with the absolute as absolute and it is a critical examination of the practice of religion. Theology is always claudicate if it attempts to be one without the other. Second, religion is … Continue reading →

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on Nature and God

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin

I am familiar with the idea that theology is God coming to an understanding of self. I found this ditty of German Idealism egregious when I was an under-graduate and I think it still carries that cachet. But I find … Continue reading →

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on the Notes of the Church (an offering for Pentecost)

Posted on May 25, 2012 by admin

I recently spent a day riding around the city. As I assessed the architecture I quietly started keeping count of a certain type of signage, the type that usually includes the word church. I espied the Church of the Disciples, … Continue reading →

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