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on making the vintage faith relevant again
Saturday Book Review: “Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians” by Kenneth E. Bailey
A few weeks ago I reviewed Thomas Oden's new book, The African Memory of Mark. In that review I noted how thankful I was that he is helping the West recapture the African memory of Mark, a memory that's been "losses and tossed by the Western Academy." I also noted, as...
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“Reading Scripture with the Reformers” 3: Ad Fontes (To The Source), Erasmus, and the NIV
Post Series: 1—Imperialism of the Present 2—Reformers as Proto-Postmodernists 3—Ad Fontes, Erasmus, and the NIV I've written a few posts in the past weeks in light of IVP launching their new Reformation Commentary on Scripture series with their inaugural...
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The Spectrum of Evangelicalism 0
Post Series 0—Intro 1—Fundamentalism (Kevin Bauder) 2—Confessional Evangelicalism (Al Mohler) 3—Generic Evangelicalism (John Stackhouse) 4—Postconservative Evangelicalism (Roger Olson) 5—Conclusion and Reflection I received a new book yesterday from Zondervan (whom my...
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The Social Justice-ization of the Church’s Mission: A Post-Catalyst Reflection
I am sitting at a martini bar in the Detroit airport waiting for my flight back to Grand Rapids from my first experience at Catalyst, a conference for young leaders in the Church from a variety of walks—be it youth pastor, worship leader, associate pastor, poet,...
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Saturday Book Review: “Galatians and Ephesians” Edited by Gerald Bray (The Reformation Commentary on Scripture Series )
Imagine that you and I and some friends are invited to a dinner party. We don't know any specific details other than the other invited guests are heavy hitters in biblical and theological circles. Since we love the Bible and theology and a good discussion of...
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RESOURCES MAKING THE VINTAGE FAITH RELEVANT
