Foster's Theological Reflections

One of the most important works on the Trinity doctrine is Novatian's De Trinitate . This work has been admired in the western church an...

Taken from the book edited by Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. (editor) This Is My Name Forever: The Trinity & Gender Language for God (Downers Grov...

The Ontological View and Exodus 3:14 Exodus 3:14 is one of the most thought-provoking and highly debated scriptures in all of Christian hist...

Note what systematic theologian Owen Thomas writes regarding the Incarnation or hypostatic union. The following is taken from his _Introduct...

Here is a link for an article written by George D. Chryssides. I believe that he attempts to be objective or fair when writing about the rel...

Sex and older generations: it's not a topic that gets discussed much, not even in the doctor's office. But some physicians say that ...

WASHINGTON - Today's high gas prices could reduce auto deaths by nearly a third as driving decreases, with the effect particularly drama...

Hal Flemings has presented a persuasive case for the reasonableness of God's existence. Flemings' approach is innovative, refreshing...

In Revelation 15:8, John reports that when the glory and power of God was fully manifest in his temple, OUDEIS EDUNATO EISELQEIN EIS TON NAO...

The following is taken from the first chapter of my dissertation on metaphor and divine paternity: How does one undertake the task of iden...

There is certainly a tension in the early church fathers between human free will (which they universally affirm) and foreordination. Moreove...

The following quote is taken from Steven Ozment's The Age of Reform:1250-1550 (page 371): In the controversy that followed the executio...

Lactantius writes: "These things may indeed be said with justice. But who will hear, when men of furious and unbridled spirit think tha...

I am posting another dialogue that transpired privately between me and an interlocutor who shall remain nameless. I have replaced his actual...

B. Origen and the Eternal Generation of the Son There is some debate to what extent Origen affirms God’s paternity. Does he teach the eterna...

Plato argues (in his work Laws ) that two men having coitus with one another or the practice of lesbianism violates natural law. The views e...

The following dialogue took place between a member of my formerly active Greektheology yahoogroup and me. I have edited some parts of the di...

Gerald O'Collins and Daniel Kendall argue that theological metaphors "refer to and describe reality." Concurring with Soskice...

One Scriptural passage that has really helped me to appreciate tonight's upcoming Memorial of Christ's death on Nisan 14 is 1 Cor 10...

Herold Weiss writes: "Since the discourse that follows [John 5:18] denies the 'Jewish' understanding of the equality of the Fat...