Review of Eckardt’s Anselm and Luther on the Atonement: Was It “Necessary”?
by T. R. Halvorson Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. Outline Citation Explanation of Review and Commentary Preview of Substance…
by T. R. Halvorson Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. Outline Citation Explanation of Review and Commentary Preview of Substance…
In this book (Jack D. Kilcrease, The Doctrine of the Atonement from Luther to Forde (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2018), Dr. Kilcrease…
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Editor’s Note: To understand what is meant by “Trinitarian Theology” in this post, please see Part 2. Having traced the journey of Wm. Paul…
In Part 1 of this series of articles we saw that The Shack and its theology arise from two pressures experienced by its…
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When the quarterback sprained his ankle, his substitute came into the game. On the next play, there was no backfield blocking. Both outside line backers came in fast and hit the quarterback hard. His helmet came off. The ball rolled out of his hands. He lay there dazed. Finally being shifted to a stretcher, he said, “You’re not supposed to hit a substitute that hard.”
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