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Radical Orthodoxy on Catholicism, Protestantism and Liberalism/Liberality

13 Feb 2020 Bengt Rasmusson *English, Radical Ortodoxy, liberalism, political theology, politics, quantitative methods 0 comments

Arne Rasmusson on the use of historical narratives and quantitative methods in political theology, with special reference to Radical Orthodoxy, catholicism, protestantism, and liberalism/liberality.

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Sätta upp Bibeln likt en Shakespearepjäs

1 Jul 2017 Bengt Rasmusson *svenska, bibeln, församlingen 0 comments

Anton Johnsson samtalar med Arne Rasmusson om Bibeln, bibelbruk, församlingspraktiker, om hans tid som församlingsplanterare med mera.

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"And he chooses us"

22 Mar 2016 Bengt Rasmusson *English, Samuel Wells, being with, kärlek, love, vara med 0 comments

Samuel Wells about "being with" and the very definition of love

"At the central moment in history, Jesus, the incarnate Son of God, has to choose between being with the Father and being with us. And he chooses us. At the same time the Father has to choose between letting the Son be with us and keeping the Son to Himself. And he chooses to let the Son be with us."

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Hur man vinner en teologisk diskussion

16 Nov 2015 Fredrik Wenell *svenska, teologisk metod 0 comments

Do not contradict the Bible. Do not interfere with the liturgy. Do not threaten the means of salvation.

William C Placher kommer med en tes om hur man vann teologiska debatter på 200 och 300-talet. Jag tror att de kriterier han menade var verksamma kan lära oss något i dagens teologiska diskussioner.

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What is the difference between a hero and a saint?

31 Oct 2015 Bengt Rasmusson 0 comments

A hero fears failure, flees mistakes, and knows no repentance: the saint knows that light only comes through cracks, that beauty is as much (if not more) about restoration as about creation.

The hero's story is always about the hero. The saint is always at the periphery of a story that is really about God.

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Corpus Christianum or Corpus Christi?

22 Jun 2015 Bengt Rasmusson *English, John H Yoder, Lesslie Newbigin, church, culture, kultur, kyrka, samhälle, society 0 comments

Jeppe Bach Nikolajsen, The Distinctive Identity of the Church

The task that lies before the church in the Western world is to recapture a profound understanding of its own distinctive identity ... Mission must determine the life of the church in the world.

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Can there ever be a ‘just war?’

8 Apr 2015 Kalle Carlstein Samuel Wells, just war, pacifism 0 comments

Here is, in my opinion, one of the best and clearest summaries of the issues of crusade, just war and pacifism: Samuel Wells Can there ever be a ‘just war?’ from St Martin-in-the-Fields Autumn Lecture Series 2014, ‘Living Without Enemies: Christian Responses to War and Violence’.

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Sermon: But Even If Not (Dan 3:8–30)

29 Mar 2015 Kalle Carlstein Samuel Wells, The Book of Daniel, sermon 0 comments

Jesus loves us so much that he goes to the cross even if there’s no certainty of resurrection. Jesus isn’t just keeping his side of the bargain. Jesus is loving even if not.

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We now re-launch Cruciform Phronesis

17 Mar 2015 Roland Spjuth 0 comments

We are six friends who in various ways have come to know each other over the years. Aside from the fact that two of us are brothers, this friendship for some of us goes back 40 years to high school in Växjö (Sweden). For others, the friendship is later but for all of us it is starting to become a quite long, common history.