I sometimes bend over backward to find ways in which faith can still be relevant in our secular post-Christian society (just as I bend over backward to understand why I...
“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 has the rather nasty title: ‘I Love Jesus But Not the Church’...
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 de associatie met de Nashville Verklaring, een statement aangaande seksuele ethiek waarin...
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 began to be seen as hypocritical and disingenuous. Partly, as a result,...
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 there is official recognition these days! A few years ago, I interviewed...
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 leftwing or liberal media. And, yes, today was when I heard about...
Beloningscultuur bij de ING: godsdienst van de zelfverrijking
En ja hoor, onder druk van de publieke opinie trok de ING vandaag het voorstel in om topman Hamers een opslagje van 50% mee te geven, terwijl de gewone ING...
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