Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Annuncio
Into utter silence came the word,not even the rustle of a mouse, nor bird beyond her window,…
A Student’s Memoir
Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education by morris dickstein norton, 320 pages, $27.95 For nearly…
The Great Interpreter
The single most important event of constitutional interpretation in American history was the Civil War. The war…
Hartford: A Reminiscence
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the 1975 “Hartford Appeal for Theological Affirmation.” Some of us who…
Rethinking Theology and Matter with Ibn Gabirol
Solomon Ibn Gabirol (1021–1058) was the first Jewish philosopher in Spain, but medieval Christians knew him only…
“Wolf Hall” and Upmarket Anti-Catholicism
Wolf Hall, the BBC adaptation of Hillary Mantel’s novel about early Tudor England, began airing on PBS’s…
The Sweet Torture of Sunday Morning
On Easter Sunday afternoon, the Reverend Gardner Calvin Taylor, age ninety-six, slipped away from this world to…
Death, Distraction, and Modern Liberal Tastes
Last week I had to deliver a guest lecture at a liberal arts college entitled ‘”Each day…
A Throne in the Grave
Last Sunday, Western Christians celebrated Easter, and in a few days Eastern churches will observe Pascha. Over…
Correcting St. John
Don’t get me wrong. I love John’s Gospel, but it has a serious problem. Due to a…
In Praise of Irrelevant Reading
When I moved to England to start a Masters degree in theology, I knew I wanted to…
Easter and Evangelism
Galatians 1:15–18 is not your basic witness-to-the-Resurrection text. Yet St. Paul’s mini-spiritual autobiography helps us understand just…
Luther Reading Challenge
In 2009, my colleague Theodor Dieter and I started teaching a two-week course every November on Luther’s…
What Is Love?
Recently, I sat through a session of someone offering reflections on the “God is love” theme of…
The Friday We Call Good
The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we…
