I don't need to look up Liberation Theology; I'm aware of what it is, and I don't fully agree with it (I agree with the liberation part, but not the theological basis of that liberation). I'd rather have my liberation efforts be based on observable and confirmable reality, not religious ideals that can't be proven. #theology #religion #socialism #communism #liberation
I did not expect to see Ars Technica quoting Karl Barth .
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/resist-eggheads-universities-are-not-as-weak-as-they-have-chosen-to-be/
#Barth #KarlBarth #theology #universities #arsTechnica
The Pagan History of Easter: From Ēostre to the Easter Bunny
https://www.dannydutch.com/post/the-pagan-history-of-easter-what-it-was-before-christianity-arrived
I am inclined to believe that the best poetry, whatever its intentions, is a kind of theology, while theology generally is bad poetry.
-- Harold Bloom
Orthodoxy Across the Spectrum: 6 Views of Orthodoxy - Credo House Ministries https://buff.ly/cHTWzsm #Christianity #orthodoxy #theology
Not gonna lie, I'm a loyal cradle #Anglican but I'm also a raging protestant in the model of Cranmer himself so I really struggle with the #Chrism thing. I accept oil-anointing as a Biblical activity but I find no basis for the idea that it must be done with specific, special oil. And yet, I am also persuaded that much (most?) of the Spirit's work is a mystery to us and that my more Catholic brothers and sisters have glimpsed things of God of which I know not.
Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on the horrific (and, I suspect, unstable) alliance of #fundamentalist "Christians", #tech bros and assorted dunderheads that make up #MAGA. Klein suggests that indigenous religions offer good stories about protecting creation. But a reasonable #Christianity does too, with a #theology of #creation which emphasises that all things are gifts of #God, and that we are called to care for #creation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk
The picture by discipline is also very interesting...
Religion and Theology scholars take note! OpenAlex has significantly better coverage of OA journals in this area.
(I bet Religion and Theology scholars are already aware that Scopus and Web of Science do not serve them well and I assume they aren't well used in this research community)
#OpenAccess #Religion #Theology
from: Maddi et al (2025) Geographical and disciplinary coverage of open access journals: OpenAlex, Scopus, and WoS.
Archaeology and Jesus’ Tomb https://buff.ly/17R3wNH #Christianity #Jesus #resurrection #EmptyTomb #theology #history #archaeology
My new post “Difficult Conversations” is now on Substack.
#medicine #theology #science
https://johnpohl602530.substack.com/p/difficult-conversations
"The Los Books Of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden"
As I read somewhere, said that those were the books the Fathers of The Church "refused" to include them in the Bible. Simply hilarious. There are lot of reasons why, and all obvious.
However, I'm interested to get those books and study them someday.
"PATRISTIC THEOLOGY COURSE: Story and Doctrine of the Church"
Sunday afternoon with a great book on the round!
So interested in the origins of the Christian Doctrine of the Primitive Church. 400+ to run on!
I've been spending a few days in Newark, New Jersey with the good folks at the World Communion of Reformed Churches! #ecumenism #communion #Reformed #theology #church
In tonight's discussion on Ephesians, we'll be taking a look at life in ancient Asia Minor and how Saint Paul's teachings here have practical application in their context (and open for us the means to reinterpret them in other contexts).
We go live at 6:00 pm Hawai'i time!
Today marks 80 years since the execution/murder of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
When it comes to voices resisting fascism, his is one of the clearest and most insightful. If you've not read it, I recommend his Letters and Papers from Prison.
#Bonhoeffer #theology
Today, we remembers the death of the German Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed on this day in 1945 for his active opposition to Nazism. May his courage and his memory never be forgotten. #dietrichbonhoeffer #fascism #nazism #Trump #MAGA #Germany #theology #USA #stupidity #cheapgrace #religion #christianity #christian #ChristianNationalism #philosophy #sociology #psychology #resist #TrumpLies #trumptariffs #decline #usa #jesus
Hungarian theologian Izidor Guzmics, born OTD in 1786, wrote his influential "A keresztényeknek vallásbeli egyesülésekről" or "On Religious Unity among Christians" in 1822 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/hungary/budapest/?s=mb #travel #theology #history
In protestant doctrine, life on Earth seems like a meaningless charade. Its value is infinitesimal compared to that of the afterlife, and whether we end up in Heaven or Hell is already predestined. So why doesn't God just immediately create us in the afterlife?
This question *must* be a commonly discussed one in #theology, but I'm not a theologian and I don't know where to look. Any ideas?
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