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When the joy of sex gets replaced by the fear of not being sexy enough.
Here's a little meditation on marriage I wrote for the Christianity Today blog Her.meneutics. … [Read More...]
Doubting 101
This week Fred Sanders posted a link to a meditation on Barth and the experience of doubt in the life of a Christian, and especially of a theologian. The article deals with two forms of Christian doubt, one innocuous, one … [Read More...]
Divine Education
One of our semesters at Torrey Honors Institute is called On Learning and Knowledge, and it is an excellent thematic investigation of epistemology, philosophy of education, and even pedagogy, among other things. Our juniors in … [Read More...]
Whither Trinitarian Theology (Holmes pt. 3)
Fred Sanders and Matt Jenson finish their series of posts on Steve Holmes' new Trinity book (the others are here and here) with a discussion about his overall project and what it suggests for trinitarian … [Read More...]
A University Should Be a University
I am fairly certain that John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University has been on the required reading list of the Torrey Honors Institute since I began working here eight years ago. Given how we teach in Torrey, however, I had … [Read More...]
Heart Religion (Wesley on the Christian Life)
My book Wesley on the Christian Life: The Heart Renewed in Love is due out in just a few months (August 2013), and is already available for pre-order at Amazon. Crossway's fine copy-editor has finalized the text with me, and I'll … [Read More...]
Traditional Trinitarianism (Holmes pt. 2)
Matt Jenson and Fred Sanders are discussing the recent book on the doctrine of the Trinity by Stephen R. Holmes, The Quest for the Trinity. In part 1, we set up Holmes' project and his approach. In this installment, we discuss … [Read More...]
Reminding God of the Brevity of Human Life
I’d like to suggest an alternative to the common understanding of a well-known verse. Verse 12 of Psalm 90 is translated: “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (ESV). The verse is usually … [Read More...]
Trinitarian Theology for the Church (Review)
The Trinity was forgotten for a period of “centuries of doctrinal tragedy,” until suddenly in the middle of the twentieth century, theologians rediscovered it. Several decades after that ecumenical rediscovery, evangelical … [Read More...]
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