A zealous man in religion is pre-eminently a man of one thing. It is not enough to say that he is earnest, hearty, uncompromising, thorough-going, whole-hearted, fervent in spirit. He only sees one thing, he cares for one thing, he lives for one thing, he is swallowed up in one thing; and that one t
08.16.2011| The Fish Tank | jihyechoi
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In rather surprising fashion, much of my reading of late has returned repeatedly to the importance of God's transcendence for every area of human life and thought. William Placher, in his marvelous book The Domestication of Transcendence: How Modern Thinking About God Went Wrong, argues that
04.5.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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In the long history of Christian thought, there have been (if not frequent, at least notable) writers who emphasized the feminine side of God. Philip Sheldrake writes that "in premodern theology, motherhood and fatherhood were understood as gendered social roles of care and responsibility. For earl
01.11.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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The recent snowstorm on the east coast may seem inconvenient, but it represents something a little greater that we often take for granted: Time. In a world of convenience and speed, it becomes so easy for us to work or go to school far from our families, and hope we can get home just in time for t
12.29.2010| The Fish Tank | Christopher Hopper
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As I was studying for my Introduction to Christian Thought final exam, I came across this quote from Alister McGrath's Historical Theology that I found applicable during this advent season: "Alexandrian writers placed considerable emphasis upon the idea of the Logos assuming human nature. The term
12.19.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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"I am reminded of a story I heard years ago in Germany when Walter Ulbricht, the German Communist leader, was head of the German Democratic Republic. It was said that Ulbricht once had a conversation with Karl Barth about the new society that was being built in East Germany. Ulbricht boasted to
09.27.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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“Well, if a man is not to believe in himself, in what is he to believe?” This question posed by G.K Chesterton’s well-meaning publisher, served as the premise for Chesterton’s book, Orthodoxy, in which he provides the answer to this query (hint: it involves God!) Indeed, belief in one's s
09.24.2010| The Fish Tank | Jeweliann Houlette
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