Any attempt to defend a position is going to be met with three things: 1) reasoned rebuttal from those who are truly trying to understand yet disagree, 2) antagonistic...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part One – Authority Across the Spectrum

“If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it.” Have you ever heard said that? How about this one: “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” You might have that...

by C Michael Patton

Culture

Current Issues in Theology

“Convert Tinted Glasses” or “Are Emergers Simply ‘Embittered Evangelicals’?”

“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

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

Evangelicalism

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Evangelical Manifesto

CNN and AP broke the news on Friday, May 3, about a statement by evangelical leaders that is scheduled for release on Wednesday, May 7. Here’s a portion of the story:...

The Premature Funeral of the “L” Word

I have been in some recent conversations with people and have come to find out something very interesting. We cannot use the “L” word any more....

An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 4: Are Catholics Orthodox?

Is the Roman Catholic Church unorthodox? From the perspective of a Protestant understanding of “orthodoxy,” relations to other traditions can vary....

An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 3: The Maturing of Orthodoxy

My view of what I call “progressive orthodoxy” allows for maturation and development in our understanding of orthodoxy. Here is the definition I gave in the last...

An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 2: Six Views of Orthodoxy

Christians have different presuppositions that they bring to their theology. This does not make it right or wrong, but we must understand that the unexamined presupposition is...

Why Eastern Orthodoxy? Part 3: A Gospel Critique of Eastern Orthodoxy

Up to now, I’ve been sharing what I think the Orthodox Church has to offer the non-Orthodox community. Now it’s time to turn the tables. My evangelical passions...

by Bradley Nassif

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