By Matthias Remenyi, Würzburg Suffering, as Georg Büchner put it in a formulation that has become classic, is the “bedrock of atheism.”[1] That fact questions our theological designs and faith …
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By Al Gephart Players in a worldwide jazz combo, we improvise with God on the theme of love. I grew up in a conservative, fundamentalist Christian home. I am grateful …
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By Dr. Johan Tredoux “His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136). It was a Sunday evening in the year 1976. I was sitting on a hospital bed with a fresh below-the-knee-cast …
by Melissa Stewart Both the Old and New Testaments provide numerous portrayals of individuals for whom God expresses a deep sense of intimate knowledge, an explicit hand in their formation, …
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Matthew 5:48 and Albert Schweitzer’s Perfectionistic Tendencies ABSTRACT Albert Schweitzer is unquestionably one of the preeminent New Testament scholars of his era. His potential misinterpretation of the term “perfect” in …
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The Problem of Natural Evil and Animal Suffering by Austin Pounds Introduction One of the greatest challenges to theism is the problem of evil, pain, and suffering in the …
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