Happy birthday, Edward Schillebeeckx
on Nov 12, 2009 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!")
on Nov 9, 2009 in humour music 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...

Ask Hauerwas a question
on Nov 6, 2009 in interviews Stanley Hauerwas Our friend Dan Morehead will soon be interviewing Stanley Hauerwas for a feature in Wunderkammer Magazine. So Dan has invited us to have some input into the interview. What question would you ask Hauerwas? What would you like him to discuss in the in...

I think my wife's a Calvinist
on Nov 6, 2009 in humour Calvinism Today I bring you three fantastic theologico-musical videos:I Think My Wife's a CalvinistCalvin Girl"It's All About Me" – new worship album...

Once more with J. Louis Martyn: divine action and the church
on Nov 5, 2009 in St Paul J. Louis Martyn conferences OK, since the last post generated so much enthusiasm about Bultmann and my beige jacket, I thought I'd give you another excerpt from my AAR paper, which is now titled "Apocalyptic Gospel: J. Louis Martyn’s Galatians Commentary as a Challenge to Con...

Apocalyptic gospel: J. Louis Martyn on Galatians
on Nov 4, 2009 in St Paul Rudolf Bultmann J. Louis Martyn conferences Here's a short excerpt from my aforementioned AAR paper, entitled "Apocalyptic Gospel: J. Louis Martyn's Galatians Commentary as a Critique of Contemporary Theology". The paper focuses on Martyn's commentary on Galatians, and it has three sections: I...

I'm not able, I'm just Cain
on Nov 2, 2009 in here and there A big round-up of links this week...My college library has launched its nice new website, with some cool features, including regular news and updates about new theology books (e.g. a feature on the library's 1599 Geneva Bible, and a feature on Austr...

Some not-to-miss AAR sessions
on Oct 31, 2009 in conferences I've already mentioned the apocalyptic theology sessions at AAR next week. If you're lucky enough to be in Montreal, here are some other not-to-be-missed sessions:Sacramental Poetics (chaired by Monica Miller). Like liturgy, sacramental poetry signif...

Theology and apocalyptic at AAR
on Oct 27, 2009 in conferences Next week at AAR in Montreal, there'll be two sessions on “Explorations in Theology and Apocalyptic” (they have their own website).The Saturday session is titled “Whither Apocalyptic? Critical Reflections in the Wake of Nathan R. Kerr’s Chris...

Why I (still) confess the filioque
on Oct 24, 2009 in Holy Spirit Dietrich Bonhoeffer liberal theology Karl Barth In theology, Eastern Orthodoxy is the new black. These days it's harder and harder to find any serious Protestant commitment to the western confession of filioque. The denomination in which I'm teaching, for instance, omits the filioque from liturgic...