Just to add my voice to the chorus of sorrow over the passing of David Wright. He was not only a fearsome scholar; he was also incredibly generous with the time he willingly gave to young academics and very proactive in sending work and professional opportunities their way. Of course, I will always...

Just to add my voice to the chorus of sorrow over the passing of David Wright. He was not only a fearsome scholar; he was also incredibly generous with the time he willingly gave to young academics and very proactive in sending work and professional opportunities their way. Of course, I will always...

Interesting response to Rowan Williams from N T Wright. http://covenant-communion.com/?p=569#more-569

A reader has brought this link to my attention. Reminds me of all those old copies of Ye Banir of Trouthe that I used to read. Ahem. http://iowahawk.typepad.com /iowahawk/2008/02/heere -bigynneth.html

A reader has brought this link to my attention. Reminds me of all those old copies of Ye Banir of Trouthe that I used to read. Ahem. http://iowahawk.typepad.com /iowahawk/2008/02/heere -bigynneth.html

I had the pleasure today of hearing three lectures by Walter Kaiser Jnr. I was particularly struck by a statement he made tonight: `To ignore any part of the Word of God today is to create a seedbed for heresy in the next generation -- or to generate the need for a parachurch ministry.' A clarion...

An excellent new volume is that by Robert C Kolb and Charles P Arand, The Genius of Luther's Theology (Baker Academic). Not so much a study of Luther's thought as an interaction with him on the issues of righteousness and the word preached. It's a robust, refreshing, stimulating, and challenging...

An excellent new volume is that by Robert C Kolb and Charles P Arand, The Genius of Luther's Theology (Baker Academic). Not so much a study of Luther's thought as an interaction with him on the issues of righteousness and the word preached. It's a robust, refreshing, stimulating, and challenging...

Some may remember that a few months back I argued that soul patches on ministers were a sign of pathetic middle aged men in the uncoolest and untrendiest calling on earth trying to pose as -- say it ain't so -- cool and trendy. Well, a friend in Grand Rapids has challenged that thesis.

A former student of mine (and probably one of the most successful, entertaining and least narcissistic bloggers in the US) has brought his readers attention to Rowan Williams' latest gaffe. My only criticism: come on, Taylor, you're dissing of Cranmer is too much, even for a lifelong opponent of...

A former student of mine (and probably one of the most successful, entertaining and least narcissistic bloggers in the US) has brought his readers attention to Rowan Williams' latest gaffe. My only criticism: come on, Taylor, you're dissing of Cranmer is too much, even for a lifelong opponent of...

Justin T brought this article to my attention (funny how I missed it -- Fox News being, after the Comedy Channel, my favourite source of credible news stories): http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328088,00.html I believe that a similar proportion of Ref21 readers think Derek Thomas is a real...

Having checked myself into rehab late last night, suffering from severe emotional distress, I now feel able to respond to Del Boy's crowing. First, I call on Parliament to declare the next four weeks a period of national mourning. In the Old Testament, when the Chosen People suffer national...

Having checked myself into rehab late last night, suffering from severe emotional distress, I now feel able to respond to Del Boy's crowing. First, I call on Parliament to declare the next four weeks a period of national mourning. In the Old Testament, when the Chosen People suffer national...

I see C J Mahaney is blogging. He has some good thoughts on the `Superbowl' -- you know, that ridiculous event where all those overweight people stand around doing nothing for four hours and looking silly in spandex (hasn't anyone ever told them it takes a certain physique to get away with wearing...

As the dust settles in yesterday's votes in the US, news reports today speak of a new attitude among evangelical voters which voting block (if one can reify it that way) is more undecided the ever and much less black and white than has typically been the case. As a long-standing member of a certain...

As the dust settles in yesterday's votes in the US, news reports today speak of a new attitude among evangelical voters which voting block (if one can reify it that way) is more undecided the ever and much less black and white than has typically been the case. As a long-standing member of a certain...

More on the dark doings at Wycliffe Hall. Call me a cynic, but the key phrase here might well be `energetic management style.' Still, pinning it all on the fundamentalists is much more fun. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3321401.ece

Diligent observers of the UK evangelical scene will know that Wycliffe College, Oxford, has been going through something of a turbulent transformation under the leadership of new Principal, Richard Turnbull. . Here's a link to the latest twist involving leading evangelical feminist theologian,...

Diligent observers of the UK evangelical scene will know that Wycliffe College, Oxford, has been going through something of a turbulent transformation under the leadership of new Principal, Richard Turnbull. . Here's a link to the latest twist involving leading evangelical feminist theologian,...

Well, Derek, not even Rick can be wrong about everything (hard though that is to imagine at first glance). Just noticed this interview with Mike Ovey, new Principal of Oak Hill. As the guard changes and a new generation steps up here as elsewhere, it's great to see that the strong tradition of...

Ok, it's against my religion, but I'm going to have to agree with Rick here. I remember when I was on faculty at the University of Aberdeen hearing a brilliant piece of NT theology/exegesis from a respected colleague. But when it came to questions such as `Did the resurrection actually happen?', he...

Ok, it's against my religion, but I'm going to have to agree with Rick here. I remember when I was on faculty at the University of Aberdeen hearing a brilliant piece of NT theology/exegesis from a respected colleague. But when it came to questions such as `Did the resurrection actually happen?', he...

If intention is the key to Pullman's error, then I guess we should also discourage Christians from reading Milton's polemically anti-Trinitarian, anti-orthodox Paradise Lost .And Pascal's anti-Protestant Pensees . And Gibbon's anti-Christian Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire . And Swift's anti-...