Blogs Posts on "Creeds"
Why learning the catechism and bible is important by New Epistles on Nov 10, 2009These day, I don’t know if many people take the catechism very seriously. Most Lutherans have heard of Luther’s Large and Small Catechism; some have even heard of the Book of Concord. Reformed and Presbyterians know of the Geneva, Hei...
Jaroslav Pelikan on the need for creeds by Per Crucem ad Lucem on Nov 2, 2009Recently, Speaking of Faith ran a repeat of an interview with Jaroslav Pelikan on the need for creeds wherein Pelikan argued that ’strong statements of belief are not antithetical, but necessary, if 21st-century pluralism is to thrive’. I...
Book Bargains… Especially for ERB readers!!! [Vol. 2, #41] by The Englewood Review of Books on Oct 16, 2009tweetmeme_url = "http://erb.kingdomnow.org/book-bargains-vol-2-41/"; tweetmeme_source = "tweetmeme"; In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intent...
Can Oneness and Trinitarians Unite Around the Creeds? by The Church of Jesus Christ on Sep 23, 2009Jason Dulle has a very interesting post about the historic creeds of Christendom, from a oneness pentecostal angle. If Oneness Pentecostals would approach it the way Jason has done, I believe that in at least one Creed those who hold to the deity of...
Robert Jenson: Burns Lecture 6 – Genesis 1:1 and Luke 1:26–38 by Per Crucem ad Lucem on Mar 21, 2009For his grand finale Robert Jenson offered a practical demonstration of what had been argued for in the first five lectures, namely, a creedal critical exegesis of Scripture. Due to time limitations Jenson took as his text Genesis 1:1-3 only. The joy...
Robert Jenson: The 2009 Burns Lectures on ‘The Regula Fidei and Scripture’ by Per Crucem ad Lucem on Mar 21, 2009Here’s a list of recently posted notes on Robert Jenson’s 2009 Burn Lectures delivered at the University of Otago: Lecture 1: Creed, Scripture, and Their Modern Alienation Lecture 2: The Tanakh as Christian Scripture Lecture 3: T...
Robert Jenson: Burns Lecture 4 – The Apostles’ Creed by Per Crucem ad Lucem on Mar 17, 2009Professor Jenson began the fourth of his six Burns Lectures by following up a question that arose after the previous lecture. The question concerned the Resurrection. He suggested that when we think of ‘living persons’ we must attend to t...
Robert Jenson: Burns Lecture 3 – The New Testament and the Regula Fidei by Per Crucem ad Lucem on Mar 15, 2009Professor Jenson’s third Burns Lecture was concerned with the emergence of the NT as canon. Initially he looked at the emergence of the NT canon as documented in the writings of Irenaeus. He noted that Irenaeus‘ arguments are circular, ho...
Robert Jenson on Creeds, Scripture, Niebuhr and the Preposition between Christ and Culture by Per Crucem ad Lucem on Mar 11, 2009This afternoon, I was priviledged to hear a lecture by Robert W. Jenson who is visiting the University of Otago to deliver this year’s Burns Lectures on the theme of ‘The Regula Fidei and Scripture’. I’ve heard Professor...
