Blog Detail

Faith and Theology

Faith and Theology

http://faith-theology.blogspot.com

A Blog for Theology, Faith, Hermeneutics and the Meaning of Jesus Christ Today

subscribe Recent Posts

  • Covenant precedes creation

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 15:54 in creation

    Much of my own research and writing over the past year has focused on the Barthian theme of the priority of salvation over creation. God's act in Christ "precedes" the creation of the world, and is its foundation. Just this morning, I came across thi...

  • Homeward, these shoes worn to paper: thin as the reason I left here so young

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 17:54 in here and there

    Why Rowan Williams is the only real theologianWhy Benedict XVI is the only real theologianA new article by Cynthia Nielsen: "What Has Mozart to Do with Coltrane?"Some early reviews of Douglas Campbell's mighty tome, The Deliverance of God: An Apocaly...

  • Holy Spirit: readings and poems

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 20:17 in poetry, teaching, holy spirit

    As mentioned in an earlier post, this semester I taught an undergraduate course on the Holy Spirit. There were some requests to post my reading list – so here it is. I've listed each of the weekly topics, together with the set readings. Each class ...

  • Scammer ping pong: how to play with an email scammer

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 17:19 in humour

    So I decided to sell my Ford Laser, and I listed it on a used car website. I was promptly contacted by a Nigerian scammer who called himself Nicholas Smart (nicholaszx002@yahoo.com). I was feeling bored at the time, so I decided to have a bit of fun ...

  • Happy birthday, Edward Schillebeeckx

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 20:31 in schillebeeckx

    A reader informed me that today is the 95th birthday of the great Catholic theologian Edward Schillebeeckx. So in his honour, I'm re-posting a short piece from a couple of years ago:Among modern Catholic theologians, there’s no one I like better th...

  • Mirabile dictu! (Latin for "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!")

    Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 04:38 in music, humour

    Here's a little song about Martin Luther, from the lectionary blog Rumors. Sung to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious":Mirabile dictu! When I was just ein junger Mann I studied canon law;While Erfurt was a challenge, it was just to pleas...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.

alnwick

5 stars Simon Holmes

A well presented blog from an authority on the subject.It reads well and avoids the hiatus attached to many such blogs,particularly those emanating from the US.

Posted: September 20th, 2009 | More Reviews From alnwick | Report This Comment

karenminton

5 stars karen minton

An excellent and informative read. Nicely designed too.

Posted: May 6th, 2009 | More Reviews From karenminton | Report This Comment

Yolchu

5 stars Yolchu

Dear Ben,

I learn Christian theology and religious studies and your blog is one of fascinating sources for me. I was glad to find your blog in blogcatalog. Nice design, nice discussions and nice attempt to balance.

Posted: July 31st, 2008 | More Reviews From Yolchu | Report This Comment

duopastorale

5 stars Mike

Lovely site to look at. The articles are very intellectually stimulating. Great for thinking Christians.

Posted: July 28th, 2007 | More Reviews From duopastorale | Report This Comment

Post A Comment/Review

* Your IP is being logged.
* Your e-mail address is used only for verification purposes only and will not be sold, or shown publicly.
* No HTML tags allowed
* DO NOT use the Comments/Reviews to promote your own site.

Name: or Login
E-mail:
Rating:
Verify: Spam Protection: sum of 2 + 3
Comment:
  Remember Information