I saw this quote while Madeleine was Stumbling and thought it was excellent and worthy of sharing: “From the majestic pontifical High Mass in St. Peter’s to the quiet simplicity of a Quaker meeting… from the intellectual sophistication of Saint Thomas Aquinas to the moving simplicity of spirituals such as “Lord, I want to be […]
Entries Tagged as 'Theology'
Faith and Science Conference Write-Up
August 13th, 2009 13 Comments
The Challenge Weekly has written an article on the recent Faith and Science Conference I participated in. Apart from the unfortunate title, “Conference fuels controversy” which gives a false impression of the largely collegial atmosphere, the mis-characterisation of certain views as deism and the omission of a mention of Dr Jeff Tallon’s memorable talk it […]
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Sunday Study: The Mosaic Covenant as a Vassal Treaty
August 9th, 2009 Comments Off on Sunday Study: The Mosaic Covenant as a Vassal Treaty
The central event in the Old Testament is the enactment of the Mosaic Covenant. God and Israel (the descendants of Jacob, the grandson of Abraham) entered into a covenant during the time of Moses where Israel promised to worship God and obey his laws and God promised to give them land and protection. The covenant […]
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God, Darwinian Evolution and The Teleological Argument
August 8th, 2009 58 Comments
Does Evolution make belief in God untenable? At the recent conference, Faithful Science? – Just How Well Do Science and Faith Get Along? I presented a paper examining this question.[1] This blog series has grown from that paper and the discussions I had with the theologians and scientists in attendance at the conference. It is […]
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The State is Not Above the Law: Bennett and the Beneficiaries
July 31st, 2009 14 Comments
In their haste to jump to the aspect of the Paula Bennett and the beneficiaries story that best supports their political view, most commentators seem to be missing the fact that Paula Bennett, government Minister, arguably broke the law when she reached into her department’s records and made public the precise amounts of welfare each […]
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Sunday Study: Abraham and Isaac – Did God Command the Killing of an Innocent?
July 26th, 2009 17 Comments
Perhaps the most infamous passage in the Hebrew scriptures occurs in Genesis 22:2, Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” Of course, as anyone who […]
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TANSA Faith and Science Conference
July 25th, 2009 Comments Off on TANSA Faith and Science Conference
Theology and the Natural Sciences in Aotearoa are holding a one day Faith and Science conference entitled “Faithful Science? – Just How Well Do Science and Faith Get Along?” When: Saturday 1 August, 9am-5pm. Where: Northcote Baptist Church. Speakers: Dale Campbell – Science & Faith: Key IssuesYael Klangwisan – Reading the book of GenesisDr Nicola […]
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A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
