Archive for March 2006
On "Folk Religion"
Posted by: Lex on: March 23, 2006
I started reading Roger Olson’s A Mosaic of Christian Belief last night. The discussion about North American Christianity being reduced to a “folk religion” really caught my attention. While I acknowledge the myriad of problems inherent among folk religions, I was left with this question: Was Christianity intended to be a religion of the learned? [...]
GO:Chapter 2: Jesus and God B
Posted by: Lex on: March 23, 2006
Jesus and God B
1. What does it mean to call Jesus “Son of God”? Has this chapter affected your understanding of this name in any way?
This question has caused me to think a lot these couple of weeks. In short, to me the term means “the spitting image of God”. But I really don’t believe [...]
GO: Chapter 1: The Seven Jesuses
Posted by: Lex on: March 19, 2006
Chapter 1
1. What to you are the strengths of each of the following:
The Conservative Protestant Jesus:
a. Re-establishment of a relationship with God has been done for us
b. Introduces a compassionate God who has moved towards us to draw us to him
c. [...]
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