December 2008 Archives

The latest edition of Christianity Today carries a cover story on `Marketing Jesus' by Tyler Wigg-Stevens (who sounds as if he should be a Ref21 character).  The article makes some good points about the unavoidability of having to market the... continue

We've received hundreds of requests for the Calvin blog reading schedule. The office will be sending them out today, I'm told but if you haven't yet asked for one then contact us right away at r21@alliancenet.org and we'll get one... continue

Rachel Maddow reported on her show last night that Rick Warren's church has removed the statement on its website that indicates that unrepentant homosexuals cannot join as members.  I cannot verify this, as I had never visited the website prior... continue

Pope Benedict XVI has declared the world in need of saving - from homosexuality and gender bending. And this, two days before Christmas!  Has the man no taste or decency? The press is understandably in an uproar - it has... continue

The hoo-hah over President Elect Obama's choice of Rick Warren continues unabated, with most of the critics focusing mainly on Warren's attitude to homosexuality and gay marriage.  Only Christopher Hitchens seems more disturbed by his eschatology (individual and general) and... continue

I am finally holding in my own hands Guy Richard's The Supremacy of God in the Theology of Samuel Rutherford (Paternoster). David Fergusson (sic), of New College, Edinburgh calls it "a landmark in Rutherford scholarship." In it, Guy (a dear... continue

I was fascinated last night to listen to the language used about Rick Warren on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC.  For the record, I'm a huge fan of the show: she is intelligent, witty, thought-provoking, and offers commentary on... continue

There is a thoughtful reflection on the ethics of the recent face transplant, posted here.  The writer nails it: the striking thing about the modern Western world is the importance of aesthetics, how these aesthetics shape human behaviour, sense of... continue

I just noticed the following obituary for Avery Dulles, Cardinal and son of Cold War Warrior, John Foster Dulles of the Eisenhower administration.  Cardinal Dulles was one of the most thoughtful Catholic leaders of recent time, and a good writer... continue

Trotter's "Aryan" piece reminds me that another "arianism" is being talked about over on the other side of the pond. Seems like Archbishop Rowan Williams is not only an expert on Arianism (which he is), but is also contemplating disestablismentarianism! What... continue