Monthly Archives: September 2008

Public Rebuttal of ‘Biblical Truth’

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Go over to Out of Ur and watch the brief video clip there from CNN. *waits patiently* Ok, now let’s talk about it- What strikes me is the statement “I’ll be endorsing McCain… because of where he stands on Biblical … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Church Living, Random Bloggings, Theology | Tagged Alliance Defense Fund, Biblical Truth, CNN, Conservativism, Earl Barnett, Jody Hice, McCain, Out of UR, People who need to repent, Religious Right | 4 Comments

A ‘Pedigree Collapse’ Within Modern Theological Education?

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Theological education, both academic and pastoral, are in a state of crisis. Theological education is specializing itself out of ideas, and in doing so confines its ability to comprehend and explain the content it hopes to teach. Though, for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Phiolosophizing, Random Bloggings, Religion, School, Theology, William James | Tagged Alister McGrath, Color Theory, Earl Barnett, Education, Educational Philosophy, Erasmus, Inbreeding, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Pedigree, Pedigree Collapse, Philosophy, Psychology, Seminary, Theological Education, Theology, Theology School, William James | 7 Comments

Rowan Williams on the ‘Otherness’ of Jesus

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Rowan Williams in Resurrection: Interpretting the Easter Gospel masterfully describes the identity of the Church in relation to the risen Christ saying: “The Church is not the assembly of the disciples as a ‘continuation’ of Jesus, but the continuing group … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Rowan Williams, Theology | Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Christianity, Christology, Church, Dialectic, Earl Barnett, Other, Resurrection, Rowan Williams, Stranger | 2 Comments

I’m Changing My Name.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Earl Barnett

I’ve decided to change my name! … Well, not exactly. You may or may not have noticed but I’ve changed the name of my blog, well actually I’ve simply added a subtitle to it. So i suppose this introduction would … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Bloggings | Tagged Barnett, Blog, Blogs that Waste People's Time, Christianity, Earl, Earl Barnett, Personal Blog, Theology, Theology Blog, Wanderings of a Theological Vagabond | Leave a comment

A Southern Baptist Glass Ceiling?: The SBC and Gospel Today

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Earl Barnett

While wandering through the internet yesturday I found this gem of an article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Apparently Lifeway Christian Bookstores (run by the Southern Baptist Convention) have removed the most recent issue of Gospel Today from its shelves because … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Random Bloggings | Tagged Christian Stupidity, Feminist Theology, Gender Roles, Gospel Today, Leadership, Lifeway Christian Bookstores, Southern Baptist Convention | 30 Comments

My Life at Emory: Week 3

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Attention: This post is completely personal information and carries no intentional theological content. Ok, now that we’re through that I just wanted to write a post and keep y’all updated on how this first semester here at CST- Emory’s going. … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergence, Random Bloggings | 3 Comments

Helplessness As a Form of Canibalism?

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Earl Barnett

As I’m wriing a brief analysis of Chapter 2 of Rowan Williams’ ‘Resurrection: Interpreting the Easter Gospel‘ I stumbled upon a profound description of the crucifixion of Jesus taken from an image in St. John’s gospel. Just to give a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Bloggings | Tagged Caniballism, Contemporary Anglican Theolgoy, Earl Barnett, Jesus, Resurrection, Rowan Williams, St. John | 3 Comments

History of Reformation from the ‘New’ Perspective?

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Earl Barnett

For a survey class on Christian Thought I’m taking this semester (from the Protestant Reformation to Karl Barth) we’re using Carter Lindberg’s ‘The European Reformations’ as one of our texts. It is an excellent history, seamlessly merging the culture and … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Historical Theology | Tagged Carter Lindberg, Catholicism, Earl Barnett, I'll kick you in the nuts if you steal my idea, Justification, Martin Luther, New Perspective on Paul, Protestant Reformation, Reformatioin | Leave a comment

Cartoon: Out of His Depth

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Earl Barnett

I found this cartoon over at Out of Ur this morning and found it profoundly humorous and insightful to Evangelical culture. I’ll leave my commentary there, now back to reading Plotinus. Earl PS- I feel kind of like I just … Continue reading →

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ReImagining Church (Chapter 1 Now Available)

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Earl Barnett

I recieved an email this morning stating that Frank Viola (leading advocate for House Church) had published a new book, Reimagining Church (which is apparently the intended sequel to Pagan Christianity) and Chapter 1 is now up for download and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Frank Viola | Tagged Christiantiy, Church, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Frank Viola, House Church, Pagan Christianity, Reimagining Christianity | Leave a comment