In 2008, Richard Dawkins wrote a book called “The God Delusion”. The book offered a controversial critique of belief in God. I felt that his critique was flawed on numerous fronts. This book is a summary of my thoughts and a defence of my faith. The main outline of the book is as follows: 1. […]
Holy War is a historical whirlwind that takes the reader through over two thousand years of Christian violence, starting before Christ and finishing in the present day. This book examines several key events through history that greatly influenced society’s perceptions and motivations pertaining to armed conflict, specifically focused around religious considerations. The book follows a […]
Folks, As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I haven’t written on this blog for a while. Life has been busy: 3 kids, a new house, a new job, etc. I will write here again in the future. But, in the meantime, I’m dedicating most of my online writing to another blog called breathingasafamily.org. What is Breathing […]
While I do value the dynamic nature of McLaren’s system, I am concerned with how it is conceived. McLaren’s grounding is not clear. Are we to start with scripture? If so, how are we to interpret it? Or are we supposed to start with our own intuition? Or do we abandon established belief in favour […]
McLaren’s response to these critiques is contained in the closing paragraphs of his final chapter, entitled “Why I Am Unfinished.” (McLaren, 339): So here’s the tension: we must always be discontented with our portraits of orthodoxy, but we must never, in frustration, throw the Subject of our portrait out the window. Otherwise, the revolution fails […]
Todd H Dow