The value of academic theologians

Sometimes people (including me) get impatient with academic theology. It can seem like the people who study theology in academic institutions have lost touch with the realities of life for most Christians, and with the living reality of God. Theologians are studying and arguing about details that only a tiny handful of people in the … Continue reading The value of academic theologians →

Faith Seeking Understanding 2- the confessional goal, and overcoming mindless parroting of words

This is the second in a series on Anselm's faith seeking understanding approach. https://jotsandscribbles.blog/2024/10/18/faith-seeking-understanding-1-evangelical-suspicion-of-anselms-faith-seeking-understanding/ The lack of Bible in the arguments for Christian faith in Anselm’s “Faith seeking Understanding” seems troubling (see previous post). But it is worth understanding that the goal Anselm is aiming for is not set by a free ranging logic. He … Continue reading Faith Seeking Understanding 2- the confessional goal, and overcoming mindless parroting of words →

Further thoughts on evangelicalism as a protestant renewal movement

(Following this previous post: https://jotsandscribbles.blog/2023/12/07/an-evangelical-hypothesis/) In my previous post on this topic, I suggested that evangelicalism is best understood as a protestant renewal movement, and that when evangelicalism is unmoored from its protestant roots, it becomes distorted in various ways. Here, I outline three specific ways this happens. 1) Loss of vocation One of the … Continue reading Further thoughts on evangelicalism as a protestant renewal movement →