Posted on July 16, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
The doctrine of original sin was a convenient “truth” for the builders of the empire [Rome 418AD]. They could continue to conquer the world and subdue peoples. And now they could do it with the authority of a divine calling. What the world needed and what the masses throughout the empire required was the truth [...]
Filed under: god's dream, theology | Tagged: celtic christianity, Christ of the Celts, creation spirituality, emerging church, healing creation, J. Philip Newell, Jossey-Bass, matthew fox, original sin, pelagius, Roman empire, the empire, the ooze | 14 Comments »
Posted on July 10, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
Three days ago I received “The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher” by Rob Stennett. I really knew nothing about the book…but the back sounded fascinating:
“Ryan Fisher is a 28-year-old real estate agent who doesn’t believe in God, but lists himself in the Christian Business Directory (along with a Jesus fish symbol) to beef [...]
Filed under: Book Review, Uncategorized | Tagged: christian novel, rob stennett, satire, the almost true story of ryan fisher review, the ooze, zondervan new releases | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
Ok…you should first know that I am a big N.T. Wright fan. Several of his books, and especially “Jesus and The Victory of God” have had a huge theological and practical impact on my life. This review then is biased in the fact that I was anticipating an excellent writing and entering the dialogue with [...]
Filed under: CS Lewis, Holy Spirit, NT Wright, Surprised By Hope, joy, justice, kingdom, love, resurrection | Tagged: the ooze | 3 Comments »