Evangelicalism in the Crosshairs: Kobes Du Mez, Constantine Campbell…and Francis Schaeffer (Part 1)

A couple of years ago, I did a book analysis series on Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s book, Jesus and John Wayne. Here is a link to Part 1–you can navigate from there. Long story short, I didn’t like it…at all. Now, I’m no longer an Evangelical (I joined the Orthodox Church in 2006), but I…

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The Southern Baptist Convention Expels Rick Warren Over the Ordination of Women (and why Warren had it coming!)

Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention formally expelled Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church in California, out of the SBC because Warren had ordained female pastors. In church lingo, the issue is over complementarianism and egalitarianism. Complementarianism is the belief that although men and women are equal in the eyes of God, God has…

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“The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis” by Jason Baxter–A Book Review Series (Part 4: Deep Conversion, Unveiling, and Myth vs. Modern Science)

Here in Part 4 of my look at Jason Baxter’s book, The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis, we are going to look at the final two chapters: Chapter 7: “Deep Conversion and Unveiling,” and Chapter 8: “Modern Science and Medieval Myth.” I’ll just say up front that I do not think this is a well-written…

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“The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis” by Jason Baxter–A Book Review Series (Part 3): Dante and Mysticism

Here in Part 3 of my look at Jason Baxter’s book, The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis, I want to take a quick look at Chapter 5, “Why Lewis Loved Dante,” and Chapter 6, “How to Pray to a Medieval God.” Let’s jump in… Chapter 5: Why Lewis Loved DanteI first read Dante’s Inferno back…

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“The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis”–A Book Review (Part 2): Symphonies vs. Machines, Education and Chivalry

Here in Part 2 of my look at Jason Baxter’s book, The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis, I want to take a quick look at Chapter 3, “From Symphony to Machine,” and Chapter 4, “Evil Enchantment.” Let’s jump in… Chapter 3: “From Symphony to Machine”Within the first few pages of Chapter 3, it becomes abundantly…

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“The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis”–A Book Review Series (Part 1)

Well, it’s June, so I’d better get back in my blog-writing routine! I want to start off this month by writing a short 2-3 post book review series on Jason M. Baxter’s recent book, The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis. Lewis has always been one of my favorites, and it was his Mere Christianity that…

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I’m Back! Let’s Look at the Sign of Jonah (Matthew 16:1-4…and 12:38-45…and Mark 8:11-13?)

I’m Back! (…and a nod to James Brown!)It has been almost two months since my last post. If you follow my blog, you might have been wondering where I’ve gone? The short answer is that the tornado that hit Little Rock on March 31st just happened to hit my neighborhood, my house included. I’ve been…

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I Was Interviewed Regarding My Series on Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s Book, “God: An Anatomy”!

Well, as the title of this post suggests, the content here should be obvious. I sat down for a 2 1/2 hour discussion with Rob Rowe at “Sentinel Apologetics” regarding Dr. Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s book, “God: An Anatomy.” It’s 2 1/2 hours, the discussion is free-flowing and informal. If you want to have a listen, have…

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A Bonus Reflection Stemming from my Book Analysis of “God: An Anatomy” by Francesca Stavrakopoulou (Part 10: Scholarship and Shakespeare; Corpses or Creativity)

Over this past week, I’ve been reflecting on the reaction to my recent book analysis series on Dr. Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s book, God: An Anatomy. Although Part 9 essentially wrapped up my thoughts on the book, there was still something else that I couldn’t quite articulate that has been bugging me this week. Hence, this post—call…

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Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s Book: “God: An Anatomy”–An Extended Book Analysis Series (Part 9: This is the End! What is Biblical Exegesis? How Absurd an Interpretation Can I Come Up With? And What’s Up with the Twitter Hyenas?)

We now come to the end of my extended book analysis of Dr. Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s controversial book, God: An Anatomy. Two months ago, I could not have imagined that I would have done a nine-part series on the book. After all, I hadn’t heard of her, and it wasn’t until witnessing the Twitter spat between…

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