by Steve Thomason | Sep 20, 2011 | Book Reviews, Theology
These are my textbooks for the classes I’m taking this semester. There are more books that I’ll read for specific papers, so this represents about half of the reading. Yee-ha! Best, Steven, and Douglas Kellner. 1997. The postmodern turn, Critical perspectives....
by Steve Thomason | Aug 12, 2011 | The Missional Church
An important quote from The Missional Church in Perspective… The church is. The church does what it is. The church organizes what it does.
by Steve Thomason | Aug 10, 2011 | Theology
A passage from the chapter titled Luther’s Theology of the Cross in Christian Dogmatics by Braaten/Jensen Particularly important is the manner in which Luther moves to strip the roses from the cross. Christ comes among us and dies a real death “wrapped in...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 6, 2011 | Theology
I finally finished reading Newbigin’s book The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. I will post my overall response to the book eventually. For now, here is one last quote that I felt needed to be shared. If the gospel is to challenge the public life of our society,...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 5, 2011 | Theology
As usual I am Johnny come lately to the party. Most of the hubub has quieted over Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. The parley is now passe. It was entertaining, however, to passively observe the blogosphere ignite after Piper’s simple tweet “farewell Rob...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 2, 2011 | Theology
Another inspiring passage from The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (pp. 86-87) To be chosen, to be elect, therefore does not mean that the elect are the saved and the rest are the lost. To be elect in Christ Jesus, and there is no other election, means to be...
