Theology Central
Theology Central exists as a place of conversation and information for faculty and friends of Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Posts include seminary news, information, and opinion pieces about ministry, theology, and scholarship.Vineyard Leaders Gain Audience with Pope Francis
“On behalf of the global Vineyard family, we (VIE) bore greetings to Pope Francis during a remarkable conversation at the Vatican today.” Thus quoth John and Ele Mumford (coordinators of the Vineyard International Executive) in a tweet.
The Vatican recognized the visit as an ecumenical overture.
Catholics are pleased.
The Swinburne Paper
You know, the one that provoked all the controversy in the Society of Christian Philosophers. You can read it here.
How the Left Thinks
Gretta Vosper has been a minister of the United Church of Canada. The UCC has been an openly liberal denomination on a whole range of issues, but it has a problem with Vosper. She is an outspoken atheist, and a group within the UCC is challenging her qualifications to continue in its ministry. The Humanist magazine accuses the United Church of Canada of burying its head in the sand by “ignoring [the] growing body of secular spiritual seekers.”
No matter how far to the Left you go, there’s always somebody who is further Left, ready to accuse you of being a fundamentalist. You might just as well become a real fundamentalist to begin with.
Plagiarism
It’s an ongoing problem, particularly for those who read much and write much. I admit to living in nearly pathological fear that something I write will turn out to be something I once read, which then became part of my mental furniture, and which I then repeated without ever remembering that the idea was not mine. Randy Alcorn discusses plagiarism here.
SolO Scriptura Versus SolA Scriptura
Gene Edward Veith discusses the difference at Cranach.
In What Country is Shimon Peres Buried?
Evidently, President Obama’s remarks at his funeral, as reported by the White House, leave that issue unresolved. Read Elliott Abrams at Pressure Points.
Yusuf Islam Helps Fund Nashville Islamic Center
One of my favorite soft-pop singers used to be Cat Stevens. Now he’s Yusuf Islam. Sojourners has an article on what he’s doing now.
The Politics of J. R. R. Tolkien
This is an older article, but still worth reading. Ignore the Catholicism, relish the jab at Peter Jackson, and learn about “The Ten Points of Tolkien’s Politics,” by Bradley J. Birzer at The Imaginative Conservative.
Have You Ever Wanted Your Own Flight Simulator?
The old Northwest / Delta Airlines training center in Eagan is being sold, and all the stuff is up for auction. Including several flight simulators.
I wish my garage was just a bit bigger!
Warren Throckmorton on David Barton (Again)
I’ve occasionally written and spoken against David Barton’s largely fictional account of American history. Particularly egregious is Barton’s book, The Jefferson Lies, which was challenged by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter in Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims About Our Third President. Barton has been at it again, claiming a conspiracy to remove Christianity from American history. Throckmorton responds on his blog.
Credo Magazine
The current issue is “Doctrine Matters.” Download a PDF version here.
Thoughts on Kim Davis
D. A. Carson considers the case of “The Woman from Kentucky” at Themelios.
U of Toronto Prof Defies Pronoun Law
Pink on the Attributes of God
Arthur W. Pink’s study on The Attributes of God (with study questions) is free for Kindle right now.
Commit Whatever Grieves Thee
By Paul Gerhardt. At The Middle Room.
On Reading Old Books
Rachelle Peterson argues for spending time in the classics at First Things.
Defining Diversity
Is diversity a good thing or a bad thing, particularly on the educational campus? Perhaps both, according to Michael Bradley at The Witherspoon Institute.
Academic Chairs
What do you think when you hear that so-and-so is a chair in some academic institution? From now on, think of this.
Well, Whaddayaknow!
According to a study in the Chronicle of Higher Education, students learn more from good-looking teachers. Maybe that explains those math grades?
How To Have a Good Argument
We are not Thomists at Central Seminary, but we can still learn from Thomas’s method of argument. Here is a summary from Robert Barron at the New Oxford Review.
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