Building a Theology of Celibacy and Friendship for the Church
As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves. (C. S. Lewis)
Karl Barth on God’s Covenant with Earth
In his Church Dogmatics, Karl Barth (1886-1968) refers to God’s “everlasting covenant” with earth and its creatures a dozen times (CD I/2,...
Transition to Post-Christendom: From the Temple Mount to Mars Hill
Helping our churches make this transition from Christendom to post-Christendom may be one of the most important pastoral challenges we have faced in decades.
The Body and the Sacraments as a Means of Grace
A key building block in our theology of the body is the recognition that our physical bodies are signs to the world as we embody God’s saving purposes and his holy love.
The Gift of Celibacy and Singleness: Icon of Our Future Union with God
Biblical singleness more closely aligns to the concept of “single-minded focus” or “exclusivity of intent” or the “undivided life.”
Seven Building Blocks for a Theology of the Body
A proper theology of the body embraces the sacredness and sanctity of all our embodied existence and sees the eternal significance in each day.
The Sacredness of Ordinary Tasks
A proper theology of the body embraces the sacredness and sanctity of all our embodied existence and sees the eternal significance in each day.
Our Bodies Are Icons of God’s Grace
The body celebrates that our physical bodies serve a redemptive purpose. They are the means through which God conveys his grace.
Even Our Bodies Point to Jesus
The incarnation is theologically linked to the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is connected to our own bodily resurrection.
God’s Creation Is Good and Trustworthy
A Christian theology of the body points to a tremendous, positive view of the material body.
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