Tag Archives: progressive Christianity
Beyond binary constructs
I’ve seen this video awhile back, but I just realized I did not post it in here. What a refreshing perspective on finding peace without relying on certainty! It is well worth paying attention to:
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Sermon – Thomas, Faith and Doubt
John 20:19-31 Sermon preached at Gorbals Parish Church, April 11th on the Second Sunday of Easter Together with a small group from our church, we spent a wonderful few days on the Island of Iona, taking part in the life … Continue reading
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David Fergusson on Rudolf Bultmann
I found this video on James McGrath’s blog and I found it very useful in understanding Bultmann’s demythologizing programme. I have to say, it made a lot of sense to me. Have a look and tell me what you think: … Continue reading
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Leaving triumphalism behind
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting rather tired of watching clergy and apologists defending the church. There is so much energy being spent in defending the church against Atheism, or Antitheism or any other theism for that matter, … Continue reading
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No single meaning
Quote from Walter Brueggemann, “Divine Presence Amid Violence. Contextualizing the Book of Joshua”, p. ix: “The conviction that Scripture is revelatory literature is a constant, abiding conviction among the communities of Jews and Christians that gather around the book. But … Continue reading
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Saving Jesus?
This is a very interesting and provocative discussion with Brandon Scott, a New Testament scholar, former Roman Catholic. He has a very interesting perspective on the Constantinian hijacking of Christianity, with its departure from Jesus to an imperialist structure. And … Continue reading
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A failed religion?
Quote from Brian D. McLaren, Everything Must Change (p.33) “More and more reflective Christian leaders are beginning to realize that for the millions of young adults who dropped out of their churches in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, … Continue reading
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Literalism & Fundamentalism
Here’s a very interesting video on the dangers of fundamentalism, and the difference between literalism and fundamentalism – John Dominic Crossan
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