I’ve added my name to a growing list of signatories to the petition against the misuse of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s legacy in support of Christian nationalism and political violence. The petition was started by Lori Brandt Hale, who currently serves as the President of the International Bonhoeffer Society, English Language Section. You can view the petition here.
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Upcoming Public Lecture
My colleague Joshua Coutts will be sharing some of his recent work in the upcoming Fall Seminary Symposium at Providence. The title of his presentation is “The Absence of Jesus: John’s Gospel for a Secular Age.” The lecture is open to the public and includes a free lunch for those who attend in person. The event will also be live-streamed. You can register to attend in person or remotely here.
The Crucifixion of Ideology
I recently contributed an essay to a new online community, Living in Truth, aimed at supporting, encouraging, and cultivating a distinctly orthodox Reformed voice within Canadian Christianity. The essay, entitled, “The Crucifixion of Ideology,” emerged from a sermon I preached during Black History Month a year and a half ago. The assigned Gospel reading for the day, John 3, proved to be the stimulus for some important theological reflection on some of the cultural struggles facing Western cultures today. You can read the essay here.
Killing Compassion
A short quote from Stanley Hauerwas’s Fully Alive: The Apocalyptic Humanism of Karl Barth (University of Virginia Press, 2022):
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I came across a fascinating quote from Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI in an essay entitled, “Farewell to the Devil?” It also reminded me that I had intended to draw attention to Phil Ziegler’s recent Warfield Lectures at Princeton, entitled, “God’s Adversary and Ours: A Brief Theology of the Devil.” The whole series of lectures can be viewed here:
2024 Warfield Lectures: Satan—A Motivational Talk (youtube.com) I share a longstanding interest in apocalyptic eschatology with Dr. Ziegler and I was fortunate to have him as a member of my dissertation examination committee back when I was a doctoral student.
New Issue of Didaskalia!
I am pleased to announce the publication of Volume 31 of Didaskalia on the theme “Engaging Scripture.” The issue features an impressive collection of peer-reviewed essays, intriguing reflections from the front lines of ministry, edifying sermons, and reviews of some of the lastest books of note. You can view the full table of contents here. As part of our continuing commitment to providing accessible theological scholarship in service of the church, we are continuing with the special promotional offer of making the issue available for the cost of postage. You can subscribe for the latest issue here. In the video below, my colleague Joshua Coutts talks about his essay from the volume, “Formed by the Word in an Age of Information.”
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