[completed and published at Lulu on 22 February 2011: 222 pages] *** [cover design by Dave and Judy Armstrong. Christ of St. John of the Cross, by Salvador Dali (1951): from the Salvador Dali Society website] *** — to purchase, go to the bottom of the page — *** TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication (p. 3) Introduction (p. 5) 1. Biblical Analogical Evidence for the Special Presence of God in Physical Objects Prior to the Incarnation (p. 9) [70 Bible passages]... Read more
Photo by “sammisreachers” (7-11-12) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (2-11-11) *** Glenn Miller of the fantastic Protestant apologetics site, Christian Think Tank (I cannot recommend it highly enough), has tackled this issue head on, in his article, Does God condone slavery in the Bible? (+ part two). Don’t even read it unless you are up for some tremendously in-depth research and refutation of one of the common garden-variety myths in anti-biblical and anti-Christian polemics. Related Materials on the... Read more
“. . . ‘Faith Working Through Love‘ “ [completed on 25 October 2010; 187 pages] *** — to purchase (paperback or e-book), go to the bottom of the page — *** [cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** Featuring 379 biblical passages fully written out (RSV), for the convenience of the reader and 115 pages (seven chapters) devoted specifically to a critique of Calvinism and “TULIP”. *** TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication 1. Initial Justification Originates Solely From God (Catholic Non-Pelagian... Read more
(completed on 11 September 2010; 189 pages; many typos removed on 20 May 2014; cover redesigned on 18 July 2014) *** [cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** — to purchase (paperback or e-book), go to the bottom of the page — *** TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication (p. 3) 1. Mary’s Carol (A Christmas Poem) (p. 7) 2. Mary’s Knowledge of Jesus’ Divinity (p.9) 3. The Imitation of Mary (p. 13) [read online (slightly different)] 4. Was Mary’s Immaculate... Read more
” . . . Close Partners or Mortal Enemies?“ (book completed on 20 October 2010; 301 pages) [cover design by Dave Armstrong] * — to purchase, go to the bottom of the page — By its very nature, this work depends in great measure on the marvelous Internet links technology, in order to make instantly accessible, articles on any given scientific (and also mathematical and sometimes philosophical) matter or discovery. If readers want to know more about the particulars and... Read more
Francis Collins (b. 1950): eminent evangelical Protestant scientist [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (10-18-10) *** A survey of scientists who are members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in May and June 2009, . . . [found that] just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God, while 18%... Read more
The Immaculate Conception (c. 1678), by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (9-30-10) *** [Luther’s own words are in blue] *** I have compiled more opinions from Luther scholars and other historians with regard to Luther’s acceptance of the doctrine, and particularly whether he modified his views sometime after 1527 (some think he did so). * * * * * 1) Donald G. Bloesch, The Church: Sacraments, Worship, Ministry, Mission (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press: 2002). [I]t... Read more
Immaculate Conception (c. 1667), by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633-1670) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ** (9-30-10) *** I wrote very extensively about the topic over seven years ago, and much of that research made it into my book about Martin Luther. Way back in 2003 I demonstrated how many Lutheran and other non-Catholic Luther scholars affirmed that Luther believed in Mary’s immaculate conception (in slightly modified form).Anyone interested in the fine (and many!) details can peruse my paper,... Read more
James Clerk Maxwell ((1831-1879): Scottish Presbyterian mathematical physicist, who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation. Engraving by George J. Stodart from a photograph by Fergus of Greenock [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * (8-4-10) *** This constitutes Chapter Fifteen of my book, Science and Christianity: Close Partners or Mortal Enemies? (2010, 301 pages). * * * * * Bibliographical Sources (Books) John Hedley Brooke, Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives (Cambridge, 1991). John Hedley Brooke & Christopher Southgate, God, Humanity and... Read more
Astronomer Copernicus, conversation with God (1872), by Jan Matejko (1838-1893) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (7-29-10) *** Why is it that one always hears about the notorious trials of Galileo and the errors made by (one faction of) the Catholic Church (on a sub-magisterial, sub-infallible level) about science in the early 17th century, but never about Galileo’s own misguided dogmatism in some areas, and several flat-out errors? Some of those were held by Galileo even in the face of... Read more
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