Category Archives: Theology

What’s Wrong with Men?

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Clearly something is wrong with men. Clue #1: In some areas of Muslim culture men have come to understand themselves as so susceptible to the evils of lust that women must be so covered up that they are indistinguishable from … Continue reading →

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Grace for Preachers & Leaders

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Living in the boonies as I do, I frequently have to drive an hour or more to visit people in the hospital. Often I take the time to use my mp3 player. As I drove to Tyler today, Mark Driscoll, … Continue reading →

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Good Americans?

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

I received this piece in the mail recently: CAN A MUSLIM BE A GOOD AMERICAN ? Theologically – no. Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia. Religiously – no. Because no other religion is accepted by … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein & Lindbeck

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

I tried making this comment on his blog post, but for some reason it wouldn’t let me. Eric Lee posts on the relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein and George Lindbeck (particularly in his The Nature of Doctrine). One thing I remember … Continue reading →

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Denominational Identity

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Knowing who you are and what you stand for as a denomination is a good thing. Aligning your identity with the bible is a good thing for Christians to do. But some groups seem to take this to extremes. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Wearing Religious Genes

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Let’s imagine for a moment that there are four theories of the nature of truth. The correspondence theory, the coherence theory, the pragmatic theory and the Nietschean theory. Very briefly: The Correspondence theory says that a statement/idea is true if … Continue reading →

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Sermon, “Ending Well” is up

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

My last message of 2006, Ending Well, is now online. At all stages of life we find ourselves reaching the end – of school, of a job, of a career, of a year – of life itself. How do we … Continue reading →

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Being a (Practicing) Christian

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

There have been some interesting posts on religion at the Corner this morning. John Derbyshire quotes and comments on a correspondent: From a person who really should know, though he asks that his name and clerical status not be posted: … Continue reading →

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Scripture as Means of Grace – first thoughts

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

As theologians move beyond the categories inherited from modern theology, the notion scripture first of all functions as a means of grace has become more popular. Billy Abraham (Canon and Criterion) , Ellen Charry (By the Renewing of Your Mind) … Continue reading →

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Arguing as a Christian

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Ilaria Morali, a professor of theology in Rome, tells of a recent encounter in the course of “interreligious dialog”: Morali: I recall that last year, at the moment of exchange with the assembly, a person in the audience asked me … Continue reading →

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