Bible
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In an earlier post I mentioned that Keith Ward, unlike many contemporary theologians, has a generally positive view of the influence of Greek philosophy and thought-forms on the development of Christian theology. In his view Hellenistic thought allowed the early Christian theologians to deepen their understanding of Jesus as not only the Son of God Read more
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A couple more nuggets from Lewis’s letters: To “Mrs Ashton”, November 8, 1952: It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers, will bring us to Him. When it becomes really necessary (i.e. for our spiritual Read more
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David Plotz, a self-described “proud Jew, but never a terribly observant one” has been “blogging the Bible” at Slate. He’s just gotten to the Psalms and has some interesting observations. I like his description of David as a pickup artist. Read more
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I imagine that anyone who makes regular use of the Psalms in their devotional life has had the experience of stumbling over sentiments that seem … less than edifying, or even un-Christian. For instance, last night I was reading Psalm 109, following the old-style scheme for praying the Psalms in the Book of Common Prayer, Read more
A Thinking Reed 