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Our Trip to Sopron and Vienna
Category: General
Shelley and I recently returned from a week long conference in Sopron, Hungary. (Thanks Marcia for keeping readers informed on “where in the world” I was.) This was the annual leader’s conference for a missionary…
Where in the world is Greg Boyd?
Category: General
Greg is in Sopron, Hungary, speaking at the annual Christian Associates International Staff Conference, CONNECT 08. He is talking about the Kingdom of God under the title ‘Revolting Beauty.’ Link to these bloggers journaling on…
The Dark Knight — A Philosophical Review
Category: General
Hello Bloggers. Welcome to the new Christus Victor Ministries website! I think you’ll find it easy to use and very informative. I am so blessed to have wonderful friends who put in a lot of…
Pastor Boyd rocks the house!
Category: General
Below is Greg’s drum solo from a few weeks ago at the NDY fundraiser on behalf of Providence Ministries. Tonight, NDY will be performing in Jackson, MN at Rhythm of the River, a two-day music…
A Little Whining and a Book Review (Overcoming Evil God’s Way)
Category: General
Yo folks, Hope you’re all enjoying a grand summer (or, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, a nice winter). I’m having a great time, but I’m also feeling a bit scattered. It’s requiring more effort…
Creach and the Command to “Utterly Destroy”
Category: General
Hello Bloggers, Sorry for the delay in posting, but I was waiting until my new site was ready to launch before writing another post. Unfortunately, it seems something new pops up every day to delay…
Trinity and Process Endorsements
Endorsements: “Trinity and Process is meticulous in detail, fair in attitude and approach, and represents a genuine contribution to the study of process theology. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the ongoing…
Cynic, Sage Endorsements
Endorsements: “Recent years have witnessed several attempts to ‘explain away’ Jesus as …a wandering Cynic sage…..For all who are trying to come to terms with this reconstruction, especially as represented in the well-publicized books by…
God at War Endorsements and Reviews
Endorsements: “God at War raises the current discussion of spiritual warfare to a new and unanticipated level of scholarly investigation. I am ecstatic with the integrity with which Gregory Boyd develops his convincing argument for…
Repenting of Religion Endorsements
Endorsements: “Anything but another run-of-the-mill evangelical book, it is radical and revolutionary. It will make readers think critically about some traditional evangelical habits of the heart.” –Roger Olson, George W. Truett Theological Seminary “The local…
God of the Possible Endorsements and Reviews
Endorsements: “God of the Possible is a good, simple introduction to the issues and the battle over ‘open theism.’ Boyd consciously wrote this as a pastor for lay people. It is also clear that he…
Satan and the Problem of Evil Endorsements
Endorsements: “Greg Boyd has shown us that the most powerful way to view God in a postmodern world is through the eyes of the warfare worldview of Scripture. This biblical argument not only makes sense…
Across the Spectrum Endorsements
Endorsements: “This is an excellent mind-stretcher.” —Church Libraries “Those looking for a text that exemplifies the shades of difference and peculiar accents current in evangelical theology will find this book very useful. . . ….
Is God to Blame Endorsements and Reviews
Endorsements: “In this stimulating work, Gregory Boyd shows how an incarnational theology focuses on God’s action in Jesus Christ as the source for our knowledge of God. In Jesus we see what God does for…
Escaping the Matrix Endorsements
Endorsements “Boyd and Larson brilliantly utilize the metaphors from the recent movie series The Matrix as a framework for the book. This a most enjoyable read.” –Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min.; pastor; author; cofounder, Institute of…
Parchment and Pen Converse with Scholars – 02/12/2008
Category: Press
Did the Christian Gospel borrow from other Greek myths? Can one approach the Gospels historically or is it just a matter of blind faith? Was Jesus a legend dreamed up by zealous people or is…
A Word to My Mennonite Friends: “Cherish Your Treasure!”
Category: General
Hello friends, I plan on getting back to the problem of violence in the Old Testament soon, but today I want to share a marvelous experience I had last week. About eight months ago I…
A Review of Colson’s God & Government
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Reviews
Chuck Colson is one of the most respected, influential voices in the modern Evangelical movement. His book God & Government is an important one, for in this work we find Colson’s seasoned reflections on the…
What is the difference between “libertarian” and “compatibilistic” freedom?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Free Will, Predestination, Q&A, Responding to Calvinism
Topics: Free Will and the Future, Providence, Predestination and Free Will
Question: I often hear philosophers and theologians talk about “libertarian” and “compatibilistic” freedom. What do these terms mean? Answer: A person who holds to “libertarian” freedom believes that an agent (human or angelic) is truly free and morally…
The Shack: A Review
Category: General
Over the last few months I’ve had at least a dozen people tell me I needed to read the novel The Shack by William P. Young. “It’s your theology in narrative form,” one person told…