Oct

11

St. John Chrysostom

October 11, 2007 | 3 Comments

Posted by joanied · Filed Under Christian Traditions, Christian Philosophy, New Testament, Church History 

St. John Chrysostom was born in 347 in Antioch, Syria. I read that Ben Witherington is a big fan of the man, so I read a bit about St. John Chrysostom and then happened upon his homily on the Gospel of Matthew. Here’s one of the things he says:
“Reflect then how great an evil it […]

Aug

12

CT On The New Perspective on Paul

August 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Current Issues in Theology, New Testament 

See here for a summary. I will be writing some on this soon as well as devoting some podcasts to this issue.

Jul

20

The Gnaw of Law-Contradiction

July 20, 2007 | 6 Comments

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Theological Questions, Salvation, New Testament, Christian Life, Apologetics 

While I was the Campus Crusade for Christ director at Duke University in the early 90’s, I enjoyed an on-going conversation about the nature of religious truth with my more liberal colleagues on the Duke Religious Life Staff.
I would argue that, like other kinds of statements, religious statements are subject to the laws of logic. […]

Jul

17

New Perspective on Paul/Federal Theology

July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Theological Questions, New Testament 

I have been meaning to ask Michael (or someone less prone to heresy what is up (or down) with the New Perspective on Paul/Federal Theology thing. I keep hearing it alluded to but I don’t really know what it is all about or if it has any legs.
I know the Presbyterians don’t like […]

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