Category Archives: theologians

Theommentary is Two! (PLUS, a Contest!)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Today is Theommentary’s second birthday! Ain’t he cute?  To commemorate the anniversary of the second year of Theommentary, I will first of all bore you a bit with what I’ve learned about blogging in the past two years. Then, to … Continue reading →

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Donald Bloesch (1928-2010)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

It seems a generation of evangelical theologians is passing us by. I just learned of the death of Donald Bloesch, one of my favourite evangelical theologians. Bloesch passed away on August 24, 2010. He spent many years teaching and writing … Continue reading →

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Clark Pinnock’s theological method

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

I’ve had a least one request for my Master’s thesis entitled, “The Theological Methodology of Clark H. Pinnock.” So I’ve put it into a PDF which can be downloaded in the Box.net box somewhere over there —>. Or you can link … Continue reading →

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Frustration with Biblical scholars–and theologians

Posted on September 18, 2009 by

For a fantastic quotation from A. H. N. Green-Armytage about “the world of biblical scholars” in contrast to the rest of the world, I encourage you to  jump over to Eric Ortlund’s blog. But lest I become a bit too smug or look … Continue reading →

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Christ the Mediator and Christian Community

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

In preparation for a faculty retreat tomorrow, we are all reading the first chapter of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic Life Together. The chapter is called “Community.” One of the key elements of Bonhoeffer’s theology of life together is his understanding of … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Bromiley (1915-2009)

Posted on August 11, 2009 by

I learned this evening of the passing of Dr. Geoffrey Bromiley, one of the chief translators of Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, Wolfhart Pannenberg’s Systematic Theology, and translator and editor of many other major works by European scholars such as Jacques … Continue reading →

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Novelists and theologians

Posted on May 13, 2009 by

For the Flannery O’Connor fans in our midst, there is a new online article about her over at The Atlantic. It’s worth checking out, especially the last half. I loved O’Connor’s observation about the challenge a Christian novelist faces:  [T]he … Continue reading →

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