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The Reformation: Good News for Sinful People and Sinful Theologians
Read more: The Reformation: Good News for Sinful People and Sinful TheologiansStudying theology and method has never been morally difficult to me, but the person behind the method has haunted me in certain cases. Most recently, I was blindsided by the scandalous affair surrounding Barth’s legacy. This from one of the most Christocentric theologians I had ever read had struck a rather sour chord with me,…
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Most Influential Commentaries on Galatians (Top 5)
Read more: Most Influential Commentaries on Galatians (Top 5)A little over a year ago I wrote a post about the Top Galatians Commentaries. For that list I chose the 5 best in terms of teaching the text the closest to how I think it should be understood. I still stand by those 5—although with the recent addition of Doug Moo’s commentary I think…
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What is the Basis of Authority? Part 1
Read more: What is the Basis of Authority? Part 1Since the twentieth century, no topic has shaped the philosophical conversations more than the question of authority. It is not that the topic wasn’t brought up previously, certainly the Reformation and the Revolutions in America and France centered on the topic, but the fervor with which the debate raged in academic circles during the twentieth…