Category Archives: political theology

A Remembrance Day Reflection

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

This is the text of a talk I delivered at the Briercrest College chapel, November 10, 2011. —————————————————- I don’t know if you’ve realized it yet, but tomorrow is a pretty cool day as far as calendars go because the … Continue reading →

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Irony in the Wall Street Protests

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

I am unabashedly Protestant, but I can admit that I haven’t inherited too much of the “protest” part of Protestant. This comes out in my cynical attitude toward the so-called “Wall Street Protests” taking place right now. In fact, it’s hard for … Continue reading →

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Seven things Christians can do during a Majority Government

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

This week Prime Μinister Stephen Harper steps into the 41st Parliament with a majority government of 166 seats. The NDP, of course, begins its first session as the official opposition with 103 seats elected to Parliament. This is new ground … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, political theology, politics | 3 Comments

The Politics of Idolatry

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

While working my way through 2 Kings recently, I came across a recurring theme, mainly, “the sins of Jeroboam.” Repeatedly throughout 1 and 2 Kings, we find out that the kings of Israel who did evil in the sight of … Continue reading →

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Governing Authorities as Servants

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I found the following paragraph to be an especially helpful way of debunking the idea that Paul, in Romans 13, was telling Christians to obey the government absolutely. The author also hints at just how radical Paul’s notion of “governing … Continue reading →

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How do (Canadian) evangelicals vote?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

A new article from the online journal Church and Faith Trends examines Canadian evangelical voting “intentions” from 1996-2008. (The author notes that the data being used is taken from pre-election polls that indicate “voter intention” rather than actual “voting practice.”  i.e., … Continue reading →

Posted in evangelicalism, Oliver Donovan, political theology, politics | 5 Comments

How to cure a fanatic

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

A friend passed on a neat little book entitled, How to Cure a Fanatic by the Jewish novelist and political activist, Amos Oz. I highly recommend it. It only takes about 30-40 minutes to read and contains two essays, originally delivered … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, forgiveness, humour, Israel/Palestine, peace, political theology | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Losing our Conscience in “The New Moral Order”

Posted on November 11, 2008 by

In his excellent article just released in Catholic Insight on November 10, 2008, Dr. Douglas Farrow of McGill University exposes what he calls the “The New Moral Order” being developed in Canada today. In this new order, Farrow argues, the older categories … Continue reading →

Posted in conscience, Douglas Farrow, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, morality, political theology, religious rights and freedoms, secularism | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Chosen “O”ne?

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

My friend Jon commented a few posts back that there is a need to recover the art of satire. Well, if you are looking for some pretty good theo-political satire, I would suggest this article from Gerard Baker, a columnist … Continue reading →

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Blumhardt on “Jesus is Victor”

Posted on October 18, 2008 by

I ran across this today in my reading. It comes from a series of cleverly titled collected lectures by Klaus Bockmuehl in A Modest Program for Self-Improvement: The Story of Modern Protestant Liberal Theology (Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 2007).   Johann … Continue reading →

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