Saturday, April 27, 2013

Rehabilitating Nestorius (Part One): Historical background

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The philosophical issues surrounding the Christological controversies of the 5th century may seem tedious, but they have been the stuff o...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Natural (s)Election, Part Two: Anthropocentrism, Myopia, and the Uniqueness of Humanity

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Read  Part One . The acceptance of evolution by theologians is inevitable. Why say this? Because it must be. The Christian faith canno...
Friday, March 8, 2013

Rehabilitating Pelagius: The Making of the West's Most Notorious "Heretic"

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Perhaps no greater acrimony can be meted out in Christian debate than to accuse someone of "Pelagianism." Pelagius (354-418) wa...
Monday, March 4, 2013

Theistic Evolution: A Theological Narrative

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What follows is offered up as a provisional theological narrative for a Christian account of theistic evolution: 1. Creatio ex nihilo  (...
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Natural (s)Election, Part One: Incarnation & Evolution

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Note: The "s" is intended to be silent. Anthropocentrism can be defined as the assessment of reality through an exclusively ...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Rehabilitating Arius (Part Two): Trinity, Time & Language

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From the one unoriginate Father the Logos (Son) is begotten and the Spirit proceeds eternally, or so goes the orthodox understanding of the...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Rehabilitating Arius (Part One): Eternity, Time & Incarnation

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Eternity: we cannot hope to understand this concept. All of our explanations are at best provisional. Specifically we cannot hope to unders...
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