Emergent conference: Reclaiming Paul streaming updates
October 24, 2008
At the Emergent Village blog (via a Twitter ticker).
Paul, the enigma
October 14, 2008
Reformation scholar Timothy George ponders the life and influence of the Apostle Paul at First Things:
“Paul and his ideas have been controversial throughout the history of the Church. Paul’s teaching has stirred many reforms and renewals led by great theologians such as Augustine, Luther, Pascal, Wesley, and Barth; but Paul has also been derided and denounced. Nietzsche called Paul a dysangelist, a preacher of bad news, and this opinion has been echoed by many others. Jesus, some say, preached a simple message of love and brotherhood which was perverted by Paul with his legalism and intellectualism—justification, predestination, and all that.”
And Colin Adams reflects on the marks of Paul’s preaching.
The case of Ray Boltz: is sexual orientation God-ordained?
October 10, 2008
Last month, contemporary Christian performer Ray Boltz announced that he is gay. John Starke reflects on Boltz’s remarks, that
“It’s not like God made me this way and he’ll send me to hell if I am who he created me to be”
at the CBMW’s Gender Blog:
“Now the questions stands: Considering the statistical evidence of the genetic determination of desires, would Paul edit Romans 1?”
2008 Emergent Theological Conversation: Reclaiming Paul
October 9, 2008
October 22-24, in Kansas City, Missouri.
From the conference website:
“Reclaiming Paul: The Apostle in the Emerging World brings together emerging church leaders and Pauline scholars for a robust theological conversation on Paul and the Church. This event includes four presentations by Pauline scholars, responses by emerging church leaders and a variety of related workshops.”
(HT: Jake Bouma, who will be blogging about the event.)
