Scrutinizing Scruton: the Scrutopian Tribe (1944-2020) – by Ron Dart
Ron Dart's critical analysis of the conservativism of Roger Scrutom
The Vulnerability that Makes Peace Possible: An Interview with Stanley Hauerwas — Andrew P. Klager
I was privileged enough to chat with Stanley Hauerwas on how our theology impacts our perception of the Other, our political allegiances, and our desired response to our enemies. Nearly every article on Hauerwas mentions that TIME magazine...
Are the Gospels Mythical – Rene Girard (1996)
From the earliest days of Christianity, the Gospels’ resemblance to certain myths has been used as an argument against Christian faith. When pagan apologists for the official pantheism of the Roman empire denied that the death-and-resurrection myth of Jesus differed...
Frank Schaeffer and Brian McLaren in Honest Conversation
Winnowed Wisdom 3 – Ron Dart
Tightrope Walker: Notional and Real Faith Many years ago there was tightrope walker who set up a line between two rock walls and walked the precarious rope, balanced well, between the deep valley below and the rock faces. Many attended his daring performances from...
What If Hitler Invaded Your House? Brian Zahnd
Meah Shearim by Eric Lubiyov Lately I’ve been giving a lot of interviews on my new book A Farewell To Mars. It’s a semi-autobiographical confession of how I moved from being an enthusiastic supporter of war American style to proclaiming the peaceable kingdom of...
A Farewell to Mars: Brian Zahnd’s Timely Send-Off to the God of War in an Age of Religious Violence — Andrew P. Klager
Zahnd, Brian. A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace. New York: David C. Cook, 2014. ISBN: 978-0781411189 Rarely do books on such timely topics combine the right mix of incisiveness, accessibility, and...
The definitive dismissal of the logic of violence – Cardinal Angelo Scola
An excerpt from the opening speech at Oasis conference for Christian-Muslim Dialogue Breaking with ViolenceThe event of Christ appears as a super-abundant response to this hope that the religious history of man expresses. It constitutes an objective...
Winnowed Wisdom 2 – Ron Dart
The Seeker Once upon a time there was a seeker who longed and thirsted to live the deepest and fullest life possible. The young person realized that the material world could never fulfill the deepest longings for meaning. So, a journey took place in which all sorts of...
Spiritual Warfare and the Paganizing of Christianity – by Brad Jersak
Copyright Dominic Jersak - 2014 In these days where theological pendulums swing wildly, I’ve been giving special attention to errors – sometimes grave – that occur through over-corrections. As people of faith, I’m well aware of how Christian doctrine and...
The Rise of Christology from Pentecost to Colossae – Clare Hannis
The Question Using Acts 2-3 and Colossians 1-2 as test cases, this article will explore the character of Christological development through the first generation of Christianity. This article will compare and contrast the Christology of Acts 2 to the Christology of...