Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Theology Through Friendship
The recent death of Wolfhart Pannenberg prompted us to look through the long correspondence the German theologian…
Resurrection and Sanctification
Yesterday Mark Regnerus reported on American beliefs about the resurrection of the dead. It’s not a universal belief…
Meeting the Contemporary Challenge
On Thursday, September 4th, Wolfhart Pannenberg, the greatest theological mind of German Protestantism in the second half…
Resurrecting the Dead in America
Many Christians regularly recite the Apostle’s or Nicene Creed, recounting aloud beliefs they hold to be foundational.…
A Word in Defense of Victoria Osteen
When I first saw this video of Victoria Osteen’s comments, I thought this was too easy to…
InterVarsity Christian Ministry in Trouble for Acting Christian
To protect against discrimination, liberals increasingly seek to discriminate. News broke over the weekend that all twenty-three…
Silence and Solidarity
Many colleges and universities open the new academic year with a special assembly or convocation that is…
Personal Plato
Plato at the Googleplex:Why Philosophy Won’t Go Awayby rebecca newberger goldteinpantheon, 480 pages, $29.95 When scientists like…
Prison, Purgatory, and Heaven
Several years of prison ministry have convinced me that there are substantial parallels between what we think…
Knowing the Trinity
Richard of St. Victor, a 12th-century Scottish theologian, is not exactly a household name in 21st-century Christian…
Between Sweetness and Nausea
This article was originally presented as the commencement address at The Geneva School, Winter Park, Florida, on…
In the Wake of Heroic Theology
In 2004 Avery Dulles was asked by Commonweal magazine to respond to a disputed question: “How Catholic is…
Dante’s Heavenly Idealism
The great French historian Jacques Le Goff credited Dante with doing more than any theologian to make…
Mary’s Most Loyal Children
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a solemn feast day and a holy day of obligation…
When the Bible Became a Musical
As a rule, I don’t like musicals. Well, it’s not “as” a rule. It is a rule.…
