Archived Posts - Peter Enns

October 30, 2013

theology makes so much more sense when little bunnies show you the way

James McGrath posted the following on his blog about the type of reasoning one often...

October 30, 2013

The Old Testament as “fact-fiction” (more from Mark S. Smith)

A few weeks back I posted some thoughts (here and here) on Mark S. Smith's (Skirball...

October 28, 2013

Did Jesus have a wife? I wouldn’t touch that with a 10-foot shepherd’s staff, but I know someone who will

Today’s post is an interview with Anthony Le Donne on his new book The Wife...

October 28, 2013

meteorologists: those godless liberal heathens

I shouldn't have to say this, but experience suggests I provide the following disclaimer: The...

October 26, 2013

“Where was God when my brother was freezing to death on Mt. Hood?”

Three years ago in Christianity Today, Frank James wrote about his brother Kelly's death in 2006 while...

October 25, 2013

the contradictions of evangelicalism and the crisis of authority–a note on a new book

I recently stumbled onto a review of Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in...

October 24, 2013

when God is unfaithful

Last week I attended a lecture on Psalms by Walter Brueggemann at Wayne Presbyterian Church...

October 21, 2013

Christianity without formulas. imagine that.

Today's post is a short interview with Ryan Miller, author of everything breathes, which just came...

October 20, 2013

something to ponder: should we fear God?

Recently Dr. David G. Benner posted some brief thoughts on whether fear should characterize our...

October 18, 2013

the best way of getting out of the whole Canaanite genocide thing, and it comes right from the Bible (but you may not like it)

In past posts (here, then followed up here, here, here, and here) I've talked quite a...

October 17, 2013

Two recent books on Adam, evolution, and Christianity that I don’t think help at all

Two books on evolution and Christianity have been sitting on my desk for a few...

October 17, 2013

The “evolution of the mind” and Christian cognitive dissonance

Over at The Jesus Blog, Anthony Le Donne posted an interesting thought on why Christians...

October 15, 2013

How to avoid biblical archaeology food fights: one archaeologist’s advice

This recent post by Steven Collins concerning the role of archaeology and the Bible (namely, the...

October 14, 2013

The Christian College and the Crisis of Faith–and why that might be a good thing

Today's post is by Andrew Knapp. Knapp holds a Ph.D. (2012) in Hebrew Bible from the Johns...

October 12, 2013

My trip to Canada, what I said there, and I got home anyway

I spent this past week speaking in British Columbia, but first some general observations on Canadian culture....

October 08, 2013

Allah and Yahweh: are they the same God?

Here is a link to a thoughtful and subtle post about Christian-Muslim dialogue by Steve Taylor,...

October 06, 2013

“If They Only Knew What I Thought”: The Sad Cycle of Evangelical Biblical Scholarship

I wish I had kept a list. I've had far too many conversations over the...

October 03, 2013

The Compatibility of Christianity and Evolution: Honest Answers to 5 Pressing Questions

The compatibility of evolution and Christianity continues to be a hot topic, and I get...

October 02, 2013

Evangelicalism and Evolution ARE in conflict (and that’s fine)

This month over at RespectfulConversation.net, as part of their ongoing series on the future of...

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