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Biblical Critical Theory with Dr. Christopher Watkin (Podcast)
Read more: Biblical Critical Theory with Dr. Christopher Watkin (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Christopher Watkin to talk about Biblical Critical Theory. Dr. Watkin is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and he’s the author of Biblical Critical Theory: How The Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture (published by Zondervan). In our conversation,…
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The Cursed Child: A Rantastic Review
Read more: The Cursed Child: A Rantastic ReviewOkay, so I have not had nearly enough conversations about The Cursed Child. I really really need to vent about this story but I’ve just not had any opportunities. So instead of bottling it all up, I need to get a few more things off my chest about this story. A few weeks ago I…
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What has Hollywood to do with Jerusalem?
Read more: What has Hollywood to do with Jerusalem?The early Church father Tertullian once asked a similar question to explore the connections between Christianity and Greek thought. This question is designed to explore a literary connection between how we watch movies and how we read the Bible. The issue here is how are we to interpret the Old Testament narratives? Are they history…
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If Luke Is Bad It’s All Good
Read more: If Luke Is Bad It’s All GoodBy now I’m sure you’ve all seen the two teasers for the new Star Wars movie and, more importantly, the fabulous new trailer that came out a few weeks ago. I trust most of you have felt the blend of nostalgia, childhood wonder, and excitement that the anticipation for this movie has elicited in me…
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Top 5 Monographs on Galatians
Read more: Top 5 Monographs on GalatiansI am currently in the midst of that delightfully anti-climatic state of liminality that comes with submitting a PhD thesis. Of course, once you’re done with the thesis, you’re not actually done at all because you still have to defend it. And so, that means that I basically still need to be working on my…
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TULIP as Narrative
Read more: TULIP as NarrativeI want to say a few words about every theologian’s favorite acronym—TULIP. I don’t intend to say anything substantially new here. I also don’t mean to ostracize anyone who gets an allergic reaction when Calvinism is mentioned; if you think I’m one of those scary Calvinists who brews his own beer, has a big burly…
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The Fault in Our Stars: A Review
Read more: The Fault in Our Stars: A ReviewSometimes I like to read a popular book, a book that everyone is reading—so that I can know what everybody is talking about and, maybe, join in the conversation. So a couple weeks ago I read The Fault in Our Stars—the latest young adult novel from author John Green. The book—about two teenagers who meet…
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Don’t Miss the Boat! : A Geologist’s Take on the Historicity of Noah’s Ark (Guest Post)
Read more: Don’t Miss the Boat! : A Geologist’s Take on the Historicity of Noah’s Ark (Guest Post)The story of Noah and his ark is one that will never lose its ability to captivate young minds. When I was a child, I regularly reenacted the scene in our bathtub with plastic figures (unbeknownst to my parents, who were paying the water bill) and shared the story with my friends. But then something…
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God, Art & The Oscars (Guest Post)
Read more: God, Art & The Oscars (Guest Post)Imagine the vast nothingness of a formless and void universe spread out before the Triune Godhead like a blank canvas on which to create the greatest work of art in all of eternity. It would be a work of art that was visual, tactile, auditory, and alive. This work of art is known as the…