In his 1998 encyclical, Fides et Ratio, John Paul II rightly argues that not only are Faith and Reason compatible with one another, but necessary partners. The following articles are snapshots of where I had explored in my own journey of faith and reason. Consider them permanently incomplete:
Sad to hear that James Cone died yesterday. He was the founder of modern Black Liberation Theology. He showed how black theology identifies less with Christ’s death as payment for sin, but rather with Jesus as a black ma
— Moses, Nu 31:17–18, NIV (2011). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Moses here instructs the Israelite army how they are to take violent revenge against the Midianites, specifically the Midianite children & youth. This is one
I understand where Rachel Held Evans is coming from here and, unless you have a solution to the problem of evil and suffering, gratuitous acts of evil will rightly challenge your faith in God. This is why many would rath
God is patient, God is kind. God does not envy, God does not boast, God is not proud. God does not dishonour others, God is not self-seeking, God is not easily angered, God keeps no record of wrongs. God does not delight
Summary The short version of the article below is that I'm suggesting that Divine Hiddenness is intentional, and the reason I think God hides himself is so that the integrity of our free-will is protected. This would all