Today I will tell a little more about what I want with this blog. It is my hope to initiate an impietist tradition. As you can perhaps guess, impietism is...
“Believe Us Or Burn in Hell!”—Why Unity is not about Policing Others
The Apostle John tells us that before Jesus was arrested he prayed the following words, part of a longer prayer: “…that all of them may be one, Father, just as...
My Sister is Doing Chemo while God is Busy Numbering her Hairs
I know this sounds outrageous, but these were the words that popped-up in my head when I heard that my sister has breast cancer: my sister is doing chemo while...
After Easter: Jesus As the End of God
The death of Jesus Christ has been an occasion for theologians and philosophers to speculate about the end of God. With Jesus’ death on the cross, God died and this...
“Thank God We Skipped Friday!”
“He is risen!” read the headline of a newsletter of a Christian ministry I received yesterday. I was taken aback. No! I thought. He hasn’t even died yet. Heck, he...
My Struggle With Evangelicalism: From Inerrant Word to Subjugated World
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...
A Worldly Theology for Worldly Christians
Theologians think about a lot of things. They think about God, the world, and also the God-world relationship. They call this theology. We theologians have turned this word theology into...
My Experience in Evangelicalism: Four Things that Pushed Me Out
Leaving Evangelicalism wasn’t easy and it didn’t come overnight either. I come from a family of extremely dedicated evangelicals. My parents even started an evangelical home church in the second...
Is het irrationeel om te geloven?
Scientias.nl is een van mijn favoriete websites. Juist omdat ik mijzelf ophoud in het kengebied van de geesteswetenschappen, heb ik erg veel behoefte aan toegankelijke informatie uit de natuurwetenschappen die...
Christ as the Absence of God
What I’m going to write here may sound controversial to some. But it is necessary that I do this. Before I plunge ahead, I think it is important to state...
Whether You Believe God Exists is Not the Point
Whether God exists is not the point. We should look for manifestations of God's love. It's about grace.
Bonhoeffer, Religionlessness, and Cross Theology
Bonhoeffer's concept of religionlessness should be understood within the framework of his theology of the cross.
Fundamentalism: The Art of Owning God
Fundamentalism is bad because as the perceived ability to know exactly what God is, thinks, and wants, it leads to owning God.
Bonhoeffer and Religious Pluralism: Towards a Dialectic of Christocentric Ontology and Christocentric Alterity
The reality of religious pluralism in our modern societies is a matter of urgent concern for Christian theology. This article aims to make themes in Bonhoeffer’s theology useful for religious...
Billy Graham Dead: A Group Portrait of the Demise of Evangelical Public Theology
Billy Graham's death marks the transition from an inclusive evangelicalism that contributed to the public sphere to one, represented by his son Franklin, that stands for bigotry and power games....