“Converstionism.” This is one of the few marks of Evangelicalism spoken of by Evangelical historian Mark Noll. Evangelicals believe that people must experience a...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Philosophy

Culture

Current Issues in Theology

Paul Copan

Postmodernism

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Oprah’s Millions of Paths to God: Dealing with Religious Diversity

I just returned from a weekend in beautiful San Juan Capistrano, California. I spoke at The Case for the Real Jesus conference, which was centered on Lee Strobel’s recent book...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Evangelicalism

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Evangelical Manifesto – Part 2

Even though the full document of the Evangelical Manifesto appeared last Wednesday, I have not had a chance to read it until now. And I must say, it’s far more...

by C Michael Patton

Creation/Evolution

Current Issues in Theology

Theology

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Expelled: Evolution vs. Intelligent Design – A Review

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is the highly anticipated Ben Stein documentary concerning the Intelligent Design (ID) movement. The ID movement describes a belief among...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

New Testament

Text Criticism

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Louisiana Saturday Night: Day Two of the 2008 Greer-Heard Forum

I learned something really important on day two of the Greer-Heard Forum: fried fish and dark beer taste even better when you’re sitting around a bunch of theologues....

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Text Criticism

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The Greer-Heard Forum: A Few Observations

It’s been a couple of weeks since you all heard from me, largely because I was preparing for the Greer-Heard Point-Counterpoint Forum, which took place the first weekend...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Text Criticism

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Friday Night Lights: Day One of the 2008 Greer-Heard Forum

The Greer-Heard Forum is an outstanding stage for dialogue between evangelical and non-evangelical scholars with opposing views on controversial subjects. It got off to an...

by C Michael Patton

Bibliology

Current Issues in Theology

Hermeneutics

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The Exegetical Process: What Does it Mean to You?

What does it mean to you? This, I believe, is the most destructive question that one can ask of the Scriptures. The implication is that the Scriptures can...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

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Is the Hyper-Preterist Gospel a Different Gospel? Part 2: My View

In my last post on hyper-Preterism, I pondered whether hyper-Preterism is a false Gospel. This post is simply meant to be an interlude as to where I presently stand. As I may...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

Eschatology

Theology

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Is the Hyper-Preterist Gospel a Different Gospel?

In a recent episode of Theology Unplugged (solo version), I made a comment that I was challenged to reconsider through an email correspondence. My statement had to do...

by C Michael Patton

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