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Love and agape are words with multiple meanings. We may say, for instance, that we love our country, local sports team, pepperoni pizza, spouse, or favorite movies. The fact that people talk of love in such varied ways prompted Sigmund Freud to say, “‘love’ is employed in language” in an “undifferentiated way.”[1] Theologian Mildred Bangs …
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Open theology pursues the logic of love. Open theology is probably better known for affirming an open future without actual content and thus not yet known by God. It is probably better known for claiming that God relates to and thus in some sense depends upon creatures. Open theology is better known for affirming creaturely …
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“Today, salvation has come to this household. For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:9-10). Jesus says these words to the rich man, Zacchaeus. But we find the message repeatedly in the Bible that God seeks and saves. The missional adventure these words inspire prompts me to wonder: What …
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Christians in general and Evangelicals in particular typically believe that God acts. These believers want to talk coherently and adequately about God’s action in the world: in their own lives, in the lives of others, and in all creation. The Bible, which is the Christian’s primary resource for theology, indicates that God is active throughout …
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I’m not surprised some people are blaming God. Maybe “crediting” God is more accurate. I’m reading social media posts saying the Coronavirus (Covid 19) is God’s will. Our current suffering is part of some predetermined divine plan. One post put it this way: “Sorry to break up the big panic, but the Coronavirus will not …
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I disagree with NT Wright. And I don’t often do that. In a recent Time article titled, “Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It’s Not Supposed To,” Wright makes some statements with which I can agree. But I don’t agree with his main point. I Agree… Wright begins his little essay by referring to …
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Love is primary for any adequate ethic. At least that is what most Christian traditions say. Most Christians also believe that love is the heart of the virtuous life. But can human minds and neural systems – especially of those who love often and well – tell us anything about love and a life of …
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