Theology That Bites Back
The main category for book reviews and cultural interaction.
The Problem Wasn’t the Necktie: “Then why is the spirit of the age standing on your necktie?” Hmmmmm. When was the last time I even wore a tie? Well, at any rate, it wasn’t at any stinking guilt fest! ; – ) Adad Adad, yes, guilt-fests are a problem. I think we should start calling …
“The more the law of God is written on hearts and minds, which is what happens under the new covenant, the less necessary it is to have standards of public decency urged upon us from billboards” (Empires of Dirt, p. 227).
“Christians invented the most open and tolerant society in the history of the world” (Empires of Dirt, p. 227).
Introduction: I would like you to imagine, if you will, a tall woman with raven black hair, a full, sensuous mouth, a glint in her eyes, an over-topped bustier, a short skirt, and thigh-high leather boots with heels and lawn tops, and I desire that you would also imagine that this woman has just written …
Last week, Dalrock took a few shots at my teaching on sex and marriage, indicating that I am well on the way toward feminism. You can take a gander here and here. “From what I can tell, Wilson is over a decade ahead of the complementarian curve in this regard. So far, this idea seems to …
This is a book I had never heard of, but a kind fellow sent me a copy on the supposition that it would be the kind of thing I liked. Having read it, his guess was right on the money. I really enjoyed the book, and the leads that the book provided. It is called …
“If we were to say that Smith tolerates X, we do not yet know if Smith is a hero or a skunk. Does he tolerate respectful dissent, responsibly offered? Child porn? Smokers in bars? Transfats in restaurants? Ethnic violence? What does he tolerate?” (Empires of Dirt, p. 226).
“If the Church is not transforming the culture around her, then the culture around her is transforming the Church” (Empires of Dirt, p. 225).
“This is why Christians can’t fight this on the basis of ‘traditional values.’ The sexual traditions of humanity, considered apart from God’s Word, have contained way too many child brides, harems, serial polygamists, and concubines to provide us with the appropriate guidance here” (Empires of Dirt, p. 223).
