In this article, I argue that a radical public theology that sheds its religious garment in a kenotic exocentric movement toward the world functions as a radical sacrament that is...

In this article, I argue that a radical public theology that sheds its religious garment in a kenotic exocentric movement toward the world functions as a radical sacrament that is...
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever, writes the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews (He. 13:8, NIV). What do we make of such a declaration...
A reasonably friendly article appeared on Vox: The rise of the star-studded, Instagram-friendly evangelical church: Chris Pratt, Justin Bieber, and the “cool” Christian celebrity. The article mainly discusses Pratt and...
Markus 1:14; Markus 13 “Bekeert u en bergt u; het koninkrijk der goden komt en wie zal het keren?” Jesse stond op een verhoging bij de ingang van het park....
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...
In my previous post, I discussed my experience in evangelicalism and focused on four things that were instrumental in pushing me out. These four were: the hunger for power, the...
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...
Review of Taking Hold of the Real: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Profound Worldliness of Christianity by Barry Harvey. Cascade Books, 2015. This Review was Published in Cultural Encounters in 2017....
How Bonhoeffer can be an ally for Trump-voting evangelicals: x Learning true courage x Learning to understand the times; DB did not struggle against loss of political influence x Learning...
As a foreign student in the United States my entry into the racism debate is recent. I had a psychological conversion 4 years ago when, through the experience of a...
For those who are interested, here is a piece that explains what my Bonhoeffer dissertation is all about and what will determine my theological program after that. It may be a...
Here is a little ten-step guide for conservative believers to start thinking seriously about the evolution theory. Since I am a theologian, this is an account that touches primarily on...
Blogpost for Cultivare on Patheos, January 2014. Dutch conductor Hans Vonk once said of Beethoven: His music is the truth and nothing but the truth. It is true that where...