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...
Wetenschap en de Irrelevantie van Theologie
Vanaf het moment dat de moderne wereld van zich liet horen is christelijke theologie in de verdediging geweest....
Interview On the MindShift Podcast: Deconstruction and the Theology of the Cross
I recently got interviewed by Clint Heacock from the MindShift Podcast about the deconstruction of my evangelical faith....
Hoe vrij wil je zijn? Voorbij de vrijheidsparadox.
Vrijheid is mooi. Vrijheid is moeilijk. Allebei de uitspraken zijn waar. Er is geen groter goed dan de...
Crusin’ Down the Slippery Slope: How I Deconstructed My Faith At Seminary
The following is an excerpt from a chapter that I am contributing to a book about and by...
The Prodigal God: A Parable for Today
A long time ago, there was peace between God and humanity. They were happy together. In fact, you...
Partying As the Bullets Fly: The Absurdity of Prophetic Fulfillment Without Justice
While the United States celebrates the relocation of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Israeli...
From Blue Collar Calvinist to Lutheran Pastor: “I’ve Found the Freedom to Love”
My friend, Dwaine Sutherland, was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) this weekend in Minnesota....
What To Do When God is Unfaithful?
What To Do When God is Unfaithful We often talk about human unfaithfulness. Novels become bestsellers partly to...
Freedom and Law: Moving Beyond the Secular-Religious Divide
Europe has abandoned religion at a very fundamental level and on a widespread scale. Religion no longer provides...
Back to Top