Why is humanity caught in a recurring pattern of violence and oppression that seems a permanent fixture of life on earth? Why is it that humanity is in a perpetual state of turmoil? The history of our world is of one oppressor following another. Must our past always be prologue? What needs to happen to…
One of the most promoted themes (or fear factors) in American popular Christianity is “God has a plan for your life.” Accompanying this is, “Make sure you’re walking in this plan or else….” Throughout a large part of Christendom as well as other approaches to life is the notion that life is fatalistic, “Qué será,…
by Steve Kindle Just Google “Progressive Christianity” and you will come across dozens of screeds against Progressive Christianity. They run the gamut from reasonably critical to outright pathological. Yet, they all have some things in common. Here’s a few of them: Their fallback position is “The Bible says.” Of course, the Bible doesn’t say anything….
Sensus plenior has long been used to explain why the Bible’s “facts” have changed over the course of its written lifetime. The esteemed Roman Catholic scholar, Raymond E. Brown, defines sensus plenior as that additional, deeper meaning, intended by God but not clearly intended by the human author, which is seen to exist in the…
