A reasonably friendly article appeared on Vox: The rise of the star-studded, Instagram-friendly evangelical church: Chris Pratt, Justin...
“I Love Jesus But Not the Church” Means You’re On To Something
An article appeared a few days ago in the evangelical section of Patheos that really irked me. It...
The Theology of Bonhoeffer As a Theology of the Cross
In anticipation of the publication of my dissertation this summer, here is a brief, albeit nerdy, summary of...
De Nashville Verklaring als Geestelijke Big Mac
Wie de naam Nashville hoort, denkt meteen aan country muziek. Voor Amerikaanse evangelicals is er sinds kort ook...
Het Einde op Bond Street. Een Verhaal.
Markus 1:14; Markus 13 “Bekeert u en bergt u; het koninkrijk der goden komt en wie zal het...
Immanuel and the Immigrants: Thoughts on the Absence of God in Western Society
Anyone who’s been reading my recent musings on theology must have noticed how I struggle creatively with the...
OMG! I’m an Atheist Who Follows Christ.
The above line is not me talking. It could have been, but I decided to not become an atheist. No,...
Martyrs, Madmen, and Marauders: Six Ways Christian Missions Needs to Change
There has been much talk about missions lately in the wake of the death of a young missionary,...
Evangelical Theology and Justice: Strange Bedfellows In the Kingdom of God
One big reason why Christianity has gotten a bad rap in post-world WWII Europe is that increasingly it...
Seven Ways to Overcome Religious Trauma Syndrome
Religious Trauma is a real thing. I know it. I feel it. I see it in others. And...
Pwayse Tyeesis: The Apotheosis of the Fundamentalist Apocalypse
I’m not a fundie watchdog. So when I hear Fundamentalists say something weird it always comes to through...
Ethical Ambiguities in Bonhoeffer’s Theology and How to Solve Them
Bonhoeffer’s theology is multifaceted. It can be approached from many different sides and applied for different purposes. In...
Theocracy: Somebody’s Heaven is Someone Else’s Hell
Theocracy, that form of government in which God governs a nation directly through divine command, is hot again....
Theocratie: de hemel van de een is hel voor de ander
Theocratie, de regeringsvorm waarbij God direct regeert, is weer helemaal terug van weggeweest. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan Iran, Al...
A God in the Hands of Angry Sinners: How the Evangelical Misconstrual of God and Politics Spells Doom
Many people in the United States are familiar with the famous sermon Jonathan Edwards, the Puritan preacher and...
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