2011-10-1512Comments

Are We Theological Bots?

For my Introduction to Theology Students: Please read The other day I was listening to a radio program. The speaker is someone who is very popular in Evangelical apologetics....

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Doubt

Evangelicalism

Postmodernism

Roman Catholicism

2011-08-1478Comments

Embracing Doubt or Why ‘Roman Catholic Scholarship’ is an Oxymoron

Oxymoron means “sharp dullness.” It describes a figure of speech in which two words that are contradictory are put together. For example, “accurate...

2011-04-2716Comments

Chart on Church History

As many of you know, I have been working on this concept for about a decade now. This is the first time that I have taken the opportunity to make a descriptive graphic. Please...

2010-10-1215Comments

Leading the Postmodern Horse to Water – Four Views on Engaging Postmoderns

The following horse and water illustration that follows is taken from Millard Erickson’s book Postmodernizing the Faith. I use this and expand on it. How should Christians...

2010-07-0122Comments

Googling for Truth: The Importance of Irenic Theology in our Postmodern World

In some sense, this is a charter post for Parchment and Pen as it expresses so much of what we are about. Have a great Fourth of July weekend. Googling for truth can be a...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Philosophy

Creation/Evolution

Current Issues in Theology

Epistemology

Postmodernism

2010-03-1849Comments

The History of Science is the History of Bad Ideas

“The history of Science is the history of bad ideas.” This is a quote that I heard recently. I think that it is a rather tongue-in-cheek way of expressing our...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Postmodernism

Prolegomena

2009-11-0152Comments

"Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth" . . . and Other Stupid Statements

For my Intro students… As I have been reading and reviewing books and blogs over the years, my approach has changed. This was not an overnight change, but something that...

2009-10-2429Comments

The Sufficiency of Probability in the Christian Belief

For my intro students… I often play this game with my kids that drives them crazy. Sitting in the room, with no one but us, while they are not looking I will slap them...

2009-05-3139Comments

Theology Avoidance Disorder

Albert Einstein once said “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing . . . so is a lot.” I have been in discussions with a gentleman who reads this blog and,...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Christian Life

Current Issues in Theology

2009-03-0270Comments

"Belief is No Good Without Practice" . . . and Other Stupid Statements

It was in my expository preaching course that I learned it. It was driven into my teaching psyche and intended to become a part of my basic presupposed knowledge of ministry....

by C Michael Patton

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