The Entropic God – Allison Miller
Allison's study of entropy and creation reveals a Paschal pattern in the cosmos that is beautiful and encouraging, and I believe it is relevant for what it means to nourish faith in postmodernity.The Entropic God: Christian Theology Confronts the Second Law of Thermodynamics
When it was first introduced in the mid-1800s, the concept of entropy—which states that systems in nature move spontaneously from order to disorder, from lesser to greater randomness—triggered intense ideological debate in the West, testing the cosmologies of both theists and atheists alike. This paper examines three contrasting ways Christian theologians have confronted the second law of thermodynamics over the centuries: by questioning its relevance to Christianity outright, by identifying it with negative forces like sin and death, and (finally) by embracing it as vital to a new paradigm of faith—one that recasts disorder as divine possibility.
Considering the Victim, Judges 19 and Drone Warfare – Bob Ekblad
On March 16 I gathered with 25 members of a delegation of Canadian and American Christians to bless the people of Mal Paso, Honduras—a village that Gracie and I have visited and cared for since 1983. Honduras is currently considered the most violent...
Kingdom of God Parables in Matthew 13 – by Paul Green
Disruptive Kingdom The question came directly after the shock that he had been supernaturally healed: “So how can heaven and earth be here together?” This was a great question coming from someone who had rejected religion but was willing to receive a quick prayer for...
Review of C. D. Marshall’s ‘Compassionate Justice’ – by Wayne Northey
Book Review of Compassionate Justice: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue with Two Gospel Parables on Law, Crime, and Restorative Justice, Christopher D. Marshall, Eugene Oregon: Cascade Books, 2012. At the first national teleconference in the United States on Restorative...
Blind Faith? (Mark 10:46-52) – Andy Shaw
BLIND FAITH? “YOUR FAITH HAS HEALED YOU” IN THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS: THE STORY OF BLIND BARTIMAEUS (MARK 10:46-52). Introduction One of the key features of the ‘kingdom of God’ inaugurated by Jesus of Nazareth is the visible sign of victory over the forces of...
The Reign of God in the Parables – Martin Little
The Reign of God in the Parables of Matthew 13 ‘What shall we look for and what shall we see?’ asked Frodo, filled with awe. ‘Many things I can command the mirror to reveal’, she answered, ‘and to some I can show what they desire to see. But the Mirror will...
Erasmus and the Oxford Reformers – by Ron Dart
Pope Francis – Lenten Letter (as Cardinal Bergoglio)
Cdl. Bergoglio's Lenten Letter, 2013 And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil. (Joel 2:13)Little by little we become accustomed to...
Meeting Christ in Abu Ghraib – Joshua Casteel
Hindsight as Foresight – by Henry Smidstra
Last Summer Grace and I took a leisurely road trip through the western United States heading up through the New England coast to the Maritimes, returning through Quebec and Ontario. We enjoyed wonderful weather for sightseeing, taking as many secondary roads as...
Simone Weil: Awaiting God — Review by Ron Dart
Simone Weil: Awaiting God (Freshwind Press: 2013), Intro. by Sylvie Weil, Trans. by Bradley Jersak There are many thoughtful thinkers who hold Simone Weil as high as the Holy Eucharist. There are others who think Weil lost her way in a distorted notion of inner and...