By David P. Gushee March 30, 2000 The religious bickering between candidates John McCain and George W. Bush and their respective ministerial allies during their primary battles requires careful reflection. There are lessons to be learned here that transcend the politics of the moment. The immediate context of these bitter arguments was the white-hot contest …
Growth in grace as a control belief for theological method
A paper by Rev Rod Benson for a meeting of the Commission on Christian Ethics, Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 3 July 2013. This paper examines the need for ethical control beliefs for theological method, outlines options suggested by Stanley Grenz and Brian Harris, and commends “growth in grace” (2 Peter 3:18) as …
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On the demise of Exodus International
Alan Chambers, president of the ex-gay conversion therapy ministry Exodus International. I heard overnight of the decision by Exodus International to wind up its operations and cease ministering to people wishing to be rid of same sex attraction (see, for example, here and here). The spiritual and pastoral needs of the LGBTI community have never been …
The moral case for sustainability
By Rod Benson A recent study has found that encouraging people to adopt ecologically sustainable behaviours based on the moral rather than economic case may be more effective. The Guardian newspaper reports that in an experiment conducted at a Dutch petrol station, researchers compared two messages aimed at persuading people to get their tyre pressure checked …
The Labyrinth of the World
Labyrinth beach art, Scotland. John Comenius (1592-1670) was a renowned Czech educator, and author of one of the most significant works of Czech literature, The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart (1623), republished in the series “Classics of Western Spirituality.”[1] Its themes are fellowship of the believer with Christ, and the …
