Theology, social justice | Comments (3)
Once again, I am completing an essay – hence the post. I came across this verse in Luke chapter 3. I had never paid attention to its significance. It is John the Baptist proclaiming the arrival of the Kingdom to the multitudes who had gathered near him:
‘ Then he said to the multitudes that came […]
Adam @ May 20, 2008
Religion, Theology | Comments (2)
Ulrich Beck, in his book The Cosmopolitan Vision, discusses universalism and cosmopolitanism as social theories. According to Beck there are two different types of universalism; universal difference, and universal sameness. Universal sameness, Beck says, suppresses the individual to make them conform to what is usually the dominant ethnicity or social group of the time. Universal […]
Simon @ May 4, 2008
Religion, Reviews, Theology | Comments (4)
I first came across Tim Keller when I heard an mp3 of him speaking at the 2006 Desiring God National Conference. The subject was ‘The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel in a Post-modern World”. Keller struck me as highly intelligent, well read, and an excellent thinker in general. His foundation and argument for an […]
Simon @ April 22, 2008
The Holy Bible begins with a creation narrative; A creator God creating and being creative. He creates the earth, the land, the creatures and the flora. He creates light. Finally, God creates the crowning glory of his creation; man and woman. The narrative proceeds, with Adam and Eve eventually disobeying God by eating the fruit […]
Simon @ April 14, 2008