The famed Swiss theologian Karl Barth once spoke of theology as “the most beautiful of all the sciences”[1] because God, its subject, is beautiful. Theological aesthetics, by which is meant reflection on the nature and … Beauty and Christian TheologyRead more
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Finding Rest
“As I went down the village street on my way to bed after midnight, the high Alpine valley lay silent in its frozen stillness. For days it had now lain thus, even the mouths of … Finding RestRead more
Sexual Lust
Sexual sin is so predominantly the sin in the minds of many that the words “lust” and “immorality” are understood to refer exclusively to it. This error led Dorothy Sayers to title her essay on … Sexual LustRead more
Racism Is a Heresy
The initial response of Fox News to the murder of nine people attending a Bible study in a Charleston, South Carolina church was to question that the attack was racially motivated and instead claimed that … Racism Is a HeresyRead more
Mineral, Plant, Animal–Whatever Happened to Human?
Do you remember the three “kingdoms” of our sciences classes—mineral, plant and animal? While this elementary science has many facts right, it may have the whole idea wrong. In fact, limiting the world to these … Mineral, Plant, Animal–Whatever Happened to Human?Read more
