I first saw this idea some time back and thought Norman Jeune’s idea was fantastic. Not only because I loved baseball cards and had plenty of them — and that my mother threw them all away — but because some conversation around theologians by young theologians is important. I pray these cards will help educate students and then lead them to read the greats. Theologian Trading Cards Q&A with Norm Jeune—Full Version (conducted by Emily Varner, AcademicPS) Tell us the... Read more
For many readers of this blog it was the worship wars where it became obvious that times were changing. I remember someone fighting the worship wars — which meant drums and electric guitars and a worship band and not using hymnbooks for every blessed-by-God song — by saying his daughter would not be exposed to the theology of the hymns. Most of us got through those wars and are now in more peaceful times, but what we learned — for... Read more
Rich Mouw, President of Fuller Seminary and notable theologian, hosted four professors at a conference on the atonement — the issues continue to swirl around atonement. The four speakers were Daniel Kirk, Leanne Van Dyk, Vince Bacote and me. Besides being on Fuller’s marvelous seminary and seeing friends — like David Moore and Kurt Fredrickson — it was a special opportunity to put together some ideas I’ve been pondering on atonement. So here are the six theses I developed in... Read more
Kris and I are inviting you to consider a trip with us through some cities of the apostles in Asia Minor (Turkey), a four day walking tour from Nazareth down to Capernaum — alongside the beautiful Sea of Galilee — and then a day excursion in Jerusalem. Because these kinds of trips have to planned well in advance, we are asking those who are “lingering” or “wondering” to do what they can to make a decision… The big picture: we... Read more
What’s your opinion? Jordan Weissmann: Philosophy lovers, prepare to be outraged. Down in Florida, a task force commissioned by Governor Rick Scott is putting the finishing touches on aproposal that would allow the state’s public universities to start charging undergraduates different tuition rates depending on their major. Students would get discounts for studying topics thought to be in high demand among Florida employers. Those would likely include science, technology, engineering, and math (aka, the STEM fields), among others. But Art History?... Read more
O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.... Read more
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Evangelical Calvinism This post is written by Wes Vander Lugt Featuring: Myk Habets and Bobby Grow, eds., Evangelical Calvinism: Essays Resourcing the Continuing Reformation of the Church (Wipf and Stock, 2012). You are mistaken if you think Calvinists are all cut from the same cloth. As Habets and Grow explain in their introduction, evangelical Calvinism seeks to chart a middle way between conservative (or federal) Calvinism and liberal Calvinism. Evangelical Calvinism is not to be confused with the new-Calvinist or... Read more
Chicago Bears sports fans are still yacking about the amazing game played last Sunday by “Peanut” Tillman. His performance was perhaps the most influential game I’ve ever seen by a defender. Tillman and his wife are to have a new baby Monday … A good reason to read blogs, and a good reason not to read blogs. Daniel Siedell, asking “Who are you?” Father Rob asking about fishing. Karen and the Yay You card. Good story: “Today, as a functioning... Read more
The American political scene is divided and partisan. Matthew Yglesias says that might be the point (where’s Hegel when you need him?): Is partisan politics better than the alternative? Why do we grouse, then, about a divided country? Political partisanship is kind of like representative democracy itself—a terrible mess, but clearly superior to the alternatives. After all, we don’t need to guess at what representative democracy without political parties would look like. Just examine almost any American city council—be it... Read more
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