I recently read an excellent book, Fintan O’Toole’s, We Don’t Know Ourselves. It is a personal narrative of growing up in Ireland from the late ’50s to the present. It’s a wide-ranging book, covering politics, culture, social issues, economics, and religion, written with an engaging and compelling style. One of the recurring themes of the … More Truth, Fear, and the Church
As some of you know, I am gathering ideas for a book about teaching the Bible to undergraduates. At the moment I’m pondering the fact that serious study of the Bible seems to be a thing of the past and that today’s undergraduates, even those from Evangelical churches, have minimal knowledge of Scripture. Russell Moore, … More The Place of Jesus in the Evangelical Church of Trump
Teaching the Bible in the Context of Biblical Illiteracy A medieval professor struggles to teach the Bible without the benefit of PowerPoint. In a few weeks, I will be returning to the classroom as an adjunct professor, teaching several sections of a freshman course, New Testament History and Religion. I’ve taught this and its companion … More Why Bother with the Bible? Part 1
the word of God is another name for God’s acting. . . . It is the expression and means of God’s creative power … More Revelation, Information, and Action
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