It will come as no news to you that I find Gnosticism very fascinating, and that for a number of reasons. As Hans Jonas explained, it is a mythologized portrait of a particular kind of life-stance with which we may … Continue reading
Don’t worry: this is not an attempt to persuade your 2016 vote one way or the other. Instead, I am trying to make my position clearer to many of you who remain baffled at my political conservatism. To most atheists, … Continue reading
An important theological debate long ago erupted out of a single word in the Greek New Testament. The Pauline Epistles often refer to salvation as “justification†(δικαιοσυνη). That word might mean declaring someone to be righteous even if they’re not, … Continue reading
This morning I saw on the news that a British politician bemoaned multiculturalism and its poisonous fruits as a result of Britain (and, by extension, America) having abandoned God. Usually this kind of statement exasperates me, but the more I … Continue reading
The other day I received a typically interesting e-mail for The Bible Geek podcast. Â I Â thought it would be good to address it here. Dan Mangum wrote: You often point out that you are not concerned about the religious belief … Continue reading