Persecution and Protection of Iranian Christians
Introduction Currently, Christians in Iran number between 200,000 to 300,000 to over 1 million, mostly from Muslim backgrounds. With the present war between Iran, a closer look at the history of Christianity in Iran may be helpful in placing these events in context. Though it has been sporadic, throughout Iran’s history with Christianity, there has […]
Excerpt — The Complete Works of Andrew Fuller Volume 10: Apologetic Works
Andrew Fuller was one of the most significant and influential Baptist theologians in late eighteenth-century trans-Atlantic evangelicalism. His writings were vital in explicating classical Christianity in the context of the British Enlightenment and crafting a missional theology for global Christianity. Fuller’s sermons, apologetic works, commentaries, letters and diaries are presented in their entirety for the […]
Manichean Echoes
It’s a truism that every heresy in the history of the church can be found during its first four centuries. Ebionism, for example, an early heresy which denied the divinity of Jesus, is taught (in a modern form) from the pulpits of mainline liberal churches and religion departments in academic institutions today. Gnosticism, being notoriously […]
Faculty Dialogues: Christology
In this episode of the Faculty Dialogues, I have a candid conversation with Dr. David Rathel on Christology. We discuss key Christological formulations in the Christian tradition, modern doctrinal issues in scholarship, and the importance of a proper understanding of the nature of Christ for the church. Watch the full dialogue below.
Be Missional by Dreaming Small
Missional. It’s certainly not a new word. It came into vogue in the early part of the 21st century and has been added to the ever-growing repertoire of “Christianese” along with “traveling mercies,” “hedge of protection,” and the Southern favorite, “bless your heart.” What many have noted before is the difficulty in defining the word […]