Resident Theologian
About the Blog
My latest: Goldilocks Protestantism, in FT
A link to my essay in the latest issue of First Things.
Biblicism can’t get you where you want to go
A friendly debate with Matthew Lee Anderson about sexual ethics, biblicism, and magisterial authority.
Biblical critical theory
A link to my review essay of Christopher Watkin’s new book Biblical Critical Theory.
You can’t die for a question
A follow-up reflection on biblicism, catholicity, martyrdom, and perspicuity.
The great Christian divide
Hashing out the differences between a biblicist and a catholic approach to Scripture, tradition, and the Christian faith.
If not inerrancy or tradition … then what?
Earlier this year I wrote a couple of posts about what I call Post-Biblicism Biblicism, or PBB, a phenomenon I’ve observed among professors in theological higher ed. This post extends those reflections, only from the perspective of the pews.
Double literacy loss
Last week I was asked by a graduate student the following question: In today’s culture, what is the biggest challenge for Christians in attempting to steward and share the scriptures with the next generation—whether within the church or without?
More on post-biblicism biblicism
A few more points in addition to yesterday’s reflection on the odd phenomenon I’m calling “post-biblicism biblicism,” or PBB for short.
Biblicism beyond biblicism
There is a strange phenomenon in graduate theological education that I’ve never quite been able to understand. Here’s my best attempt at describing it.