Theologically Loaded Catch-Lines, Part 2: What Does It Mean for God to “Be with Us”?
In this post I resume my series of blogposts on historically/theologically freighted phrases/clauses/mantras that have become cliché in contemporary Christian-speak—lines that are intrinsically innocuous... Read More
Christian Platonism: Friend or Foe?
Christian Platonism. Friend or Foe? The Christian system has long been dogged by the question of philosophical grounding and the ancient comparison... Read More
Analysis and Critique of the Federal Vision Teaching of Justification (Part 1)
I’ve seen several people recently discussing the issue of Federal Vision, a theological movement among Reformed churches that arose in 2002 and... Read More
How Can I “Be Saved”?
Ask your average evangelical Protestant what it means to “be saved” and you will likely hear about an event occurring within history,... Read More
2018 DBSJ Now Available
It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of the 2018 Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, now in its 23rd year... Read More
How Much Should We Engage with Progressive Scholarship?
I have been reading quite a bit about John’s Gospel recently. My reading has spanned the spectrum from conservatives to fairly progressive... Read More
“Convictions”: A Rogue Set in Christian Theology
As an instructor in Systematic Theology I sometimes have conversations (whether formal or informal) over the merits of some point of theology... Read More