Aug 28, 2014 | Author - Brad Jersak
The Ongoing Issue of Biblical Authority Back in the day, when the early Church first came to faith in Jesus as Messiah but still relied entirely on the Hebrew Scriptures as their only ‘Bible,’ gospel preaching focused on the myriad of texts fulfilled in Christ. They...
Mar 25, 2010 | Author - Brad Jersak, Book Reviews
Book Reviews by Brad Jersak E. Jane Doering and Eric O. Springsted, The Christian Platonism of Simone Weil (Notre Dame: UND Press, 2004. Alan Mendelson, Exiles from Nowhere: The Jews and the...
Jul 20, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
Just War Theory: “Just War” is a idea and tradition developed by philosophers (e.g. Aristotle and Cicero) and theologians (e.g. Augustine and Hugo Grotius) in an effort to establish a platform of ethics for war and peace. “Just War theory” seeks to define ethical...
Jul 10, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
I was meditating on perceptions about God’s voice that float around out there. To some, their experience of the prophetic message has been harsh, judgemental, and condemning. They relate strongly to wrath-of-God texts and visualize roaring, hairy prophets and...
Jul 6, 2006 | Author - Brad Jersak
(This piece began in a newsgroup. Brad Jersak’s words are here, enfolded in mine. All italicized words are Brad’s). Life is not theoretical. The reality of life is lived. Hard lived moment by hard lived moment. Moments of beauty. Moments of grace. Moments of...
