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What Is Marriage?
Just witness a wedding in church this morning. So what is marriage? Sounds like a no brainer question. But the answer to this question has far reaching consequences in this post modern and morally liberal age. In fact, the sainted Dr … Continue reading
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New Book – Karl Barth on Theology and Philosophy
There is a new book ” Karl Barth on Theology and Philosophy” published by Oxford University Press on Barth’s theology which looks pretty good. It is written by Kenneth Oakes who recently received his PhD in systematic theology from the University Continue reading
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Good Book on Political Theology | Lutheran Theology Study Group
Good Book on Political Theology . Malaysia will be holding its watershed election soon on 5 May 2013. The rest of the States around South East Asia are watching with bated breath whether the opposition front will be able to … Continue reading
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On Theological Aesthetics and Natural Law – David Bentley Hart
Have heard much of Eastern Orthodox Theologian, David Bentley Hart’s ” Beauty of the Infinite” and decided to give it a shot. Well it was no piece of cake, its pithy prose and sublime philosophical thoughts prove more than challenging compared to the easy stroll through the works of … Continue reading
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The Cross and the Lotus – Lenten Reflections and Asian Theologising
Can Asians actually theologise? Looks like some can without just regurgitating what they learned from Western theologians. Japanese Lutheran theologian Kazo Kitamori did that pretty well with great sensivity and insight in his book “The Theology of God’s pain” which English translation I have Continue reading
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Is RC Sproul wrong on Martin Luther?
RC Spoul’s is a famous Reformed theologian who writes with great clarity and erudition. Sproul has a high regard for Martin Luther and placed him alongside John Calvin on almost equal footing. Read an intrguing article by Matthew C. Heckel in which questioned whether RC Sproul Continue reading
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A good book on Asian Lutherans – Lutheran Theology Study Group
I recently received by post and have greatly enjoyed reading the book “Abundant Harvest: Stories of Asian Lutherans” edited by Edmond Yee. This book is now widely circulated and read in Asia and USA. This book is indeed … Continue reading
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The Christology of the Book of James | Lutheran Theology Study …
Is the epistle of James christological? I can almost hear a “nein” from Martin Luther. Philip Melanchthon has noted that justification by faith is implied in the James. But where exactly? For me as a Lutheran it was rather hard to … Continue reading
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New Book on the Tabernacle | Lutheran Theology Study Group
Many well meaning Christian authors in the past has succumbed to temptation, got carried away and handled the narratives of the tabernacle in the latter half of Exodus in a sensational, idiosyncratic or allegorising Continue reading
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