Last Post: TRANSITIONS: Wrapping Up Scripture Studies Blogging (Part 1, Goicoechea and Paul 1) As a modern textual critic in the rigorous Jesuit tradition, Goicoechea is going to affirm difference:  For instance, the terrified and panicking pseudonymous Jesus on the cross in Mark is not the calm expectant pseudonymous Jesus on the cross in Luke.  … TRANSITIONS: Wrapping Up Scripture Studies Blogging (Part 1, Goicoechea and Paul SECTION 2)

I really appreciate everyone who has, or will in future, followed along as I blogged about scripture studies. I am transitioning out of that format and will instead be blogging about general interest and current affairs secular topics. But before that, I’m going to be blogging about the ideas of my former professor the Canadian … TRANSITIONS: Wrapping Up Scripture Studies Blogging (Part 1, Goicoechea and Paul 1)

Last time in this 2 part series I raised the issue, following analogies with God lying (1 Kings 22:21-22) and Elisha lying (2 Kings 8:8-10: Elisha says “Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover,’ but the Lord has shown me that he shall certainly die.” And, in fact the man never recovers from the illness because … (2/2 With Dr. Robert M. Price) Religion For Atheists: What Is Progressive Christianity?

I think it is safe to say Heidegger studies may be living in the twilight of their existence. As the extent of Heidegger’s anti-semitism is now being fully grasped, the monographs are starting to appear that simply declare his later philosophy to be Nazi apologetics and so not worth bothering with. See this article in … Christianity In Ruins

The New Testament says Christ died for our sins.  Does this mean Christ died to vicariously atone for our sins?  To make our hidden sin nature conspicuous so we can repent and be forgiven?  Mark says Jesus was a ransom for us.  Who was holding us hostage?  God?  The influence of Satan?  Who is God?  … Religion For Atheists: What Is Progressive Christianity?

This is a nice informal chat between Bart Ehrman and Justin Bass about the historical evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. The conversation began with a number of off the cuff topics, like both scholars making fun of the Christ Myth Theory (the idea that Jesus never lived but was a mythical figure like … Review Of The Justin Bass /Bart Ehrman Chat About The Resurrection Of Jesus

My friend and teacher Dr. David Goicoechea with his book on Jesus and Nietzsche that I talk about in these 3 blog posts. I’ve been thinking about Jesus and philosophy with Nietzsche’s Jesus with this 3 part miniseries of posts: The Jesus of the Philosophers (Nietzsche’s Jesus Part 1/3) The Jesus of the Philosophers (Nietzsche’s … The Jesus of the Philosophers (Nietzsche’s Jesus Part 3/3)

In my blog post series on Philosophy and Religion, my most recent post was on Nietzsche’s Jesus and the central concept of transfiguring agape/love as a middle term between the finite man and infinite God: The Jesus of the Philosophers (Nietzsche’s Jesus Part 1/3) Today, I am going to try to place this radical philosophy … The Jesus of the Philosophers (Nietzsche’s Jesus Part 2/3)

In my new series of posts on Philosophy and Religion I talked in the last 2 posts about the God of the Philosophers and the Via Negativa: The God Of The Philosophers And The Via Negativa (2/2) The God Of The Philosophers And The Via Negativa Today I am going to start looking at the … The Jesus of the Philosophers (Nietzsche’s Jesus Part 1/3)

In this short series of 2 posts I’ve been thinking about the God of the philosophers in the continental tradition, and one thing the continental tradition is interested in, regarding truth, is not just correctness and certainty of judgments, but also how ideas are un-covered.  I’d like to think about how theology in the western … (2/2) The God Of The Philosophers And The Via Negativa