The Ten Commandments of How Jesus Wants You to Fire a Colleague

May 2, 2012 By 16 Comments

I wanted to follow up a bit on my recent post citing Larry Hurtado’s prophetic denouncement of the increasingly common acts of injustice toward Christian faculty members. The following are reasonable parameters to follow when administrations find themselves, for whatever reason, at odds with a colleague, who is also a brother or sister in Christ. 1. Christian colleges and [...]

Filed Under: academic freedom, Christian colleges, faculty firings, Larry Hurtado, seminary, tradition 16 Comments

Theological Growth: Extreme Makeover Home Edition

March 7, 2012 By 7 Comments

Theological growth is like renovating your house. You think your 120 year-old Victorian is rock solid, the envy of the neighborhood, though maybe needing a touch up here and there. Until an expert builder does a walk through–and what he finds isn’t pretty. One side of the house is resting on a cracking foundation. You couldn’t [...]

Filed Under: fear, honesty, new paradigms, theology, tradition 7 Comments