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Roger E. Olson
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Roger E. Olson is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.  His Ph.D. in Religious Studies is from Rice University and he graduated from North American Baptist Seminary.  He is the author of thirteen books on theology, is contributing editor of Christianity Today magazine and served as general editor of Christian Scholar's Review.  He has also been president of the American Theological Society and co-chair of the Evangelical Theology Group of the American Academy of Religion.  His special areas of interest lie in historical theology and American religious denominations and sects.

Works by Roger E. Olson
A New Discussion Topic: American Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | August 10, 2024
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Does Calvinism Deny God’s Goodness?
Roger E. Olson | August 08, 2024
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A Statement of Faith (Doctrines)
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2024
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Is There a Doctrine in the House?
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2024
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Pay Attention to All that Trump Has Said and Done
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2024
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If This Doesn’t Do It…Nothing Will
Roger E. Olson | July 30, 2024
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Us For Them: Chapter 9: Twenty-Six Names
Roger E. Olson | July 28, 2024
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“Christianish”
Roger E. Olson | July 27, 2024
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Bad Faith?
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2024
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Us For Them: Chapter 8: Wendell Berry…
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2024
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Trump and Putin and NATO and Ukraine
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2024
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Overcoming Stereotypes and Caricatures
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2024
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Us For Them: Chapter 7: Conservative and Progressive
Roger E. Olson | July 15, 2024
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Should Christians Have Buddha Images in Their Homes?
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2024
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Can “The Universe” Have Intentions?
Roger E. Olson | July 11, 2024
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Us For Them: Chapter 6: Righteousness Porn
Roger E. Olson | July 08, 2024
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Should Christians Celebrate War?
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2024
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A Dark Day in America
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2024
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Us For Them: Chapter 5: Clashing Victimocracies
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2024
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Honestly Asking Gay-Friendly Churches
Roger E. Olson | June 30, 2024
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The Ten Commandments and Public Schools
Roger E. Olson | June 27, 2024
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Does God Know Everything?
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2024
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Us for Them: Chapter 4: The Day of Small Things
Roger E. Olson | June 23, 2024
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What If There Is Extra-terrestrial Intelligence?
Roger E. Olson | June 21, 2024
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The End of the Timeless God?
Roger E. Olson | June 19, 2024
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Us for Them: Chapter 3: The Coddling of the Church
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2024
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What Were They Thinking?
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2024
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What Does “Far Right” Mean?
Roger E. Olson | June 12, 2024
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Us for Them: Chapter Two: Cats Must Also Fail
Roger E. Olson | June 10, 2024
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The Enneagram: A Christian Tool?
Roger E. Olson | June 08, 2024
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RIP Juergen Moltmann: The Last World Class Theologian
Roger E. Olson | June 06, 2024
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Us for Them: Book Discussion: Chapter 1
Roger E. Olson | June 03, 2024
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I Ask Again: What Would It Take?
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2024
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New Book Discussion Begins Monday, June 3
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2024
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Why We Believe the Bible Is God’s Word Written
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2024
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Again: Ohlendorf and the OT Texts of Terror
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2024
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Nazi Otto Ohlendorf and the Old Testament
Roger E. Olson | May 24, 2024
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Can Anything Be Religion?
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Relevance to MAGA
Roger E. Olson | May 20, 2024
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What Is the “Decisive Factor” in Salvation?
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2024
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A Prophetic Book for Conservatives and Progressives
Roger E. Olson | May 14, 2024
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An Evangelical Side Show? Controversy Again
Roger E. Olson | May 12, 2024
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The John Birch Society and the Republican Party
Roger E. Olson | May 10, 2024
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How a Christian Can Influence Culture for the Good
Roger E. Olson | May 08, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Ambivalence
Roger E. Olson | May 05, 2024
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Is American Christian Nationalism A Threat?
Roger E. Olson | May 04, 2024
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Walter Rauschenbusch and the Social Gospel
Roger E. Olson | May 02, 2024
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Evangelical Pastor Goes Ballistic on Trump
Roger E. Olson | April 30, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Revolution and …
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2024
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My Experiences with Liberal Churches
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2024
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Feeling Nostalgia for Fundamentalism
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Social Reform
Roger E. Olson | April 21, 2024
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Why Calvinism Cannot Be True and Is It Heresy?
Roger E. Olson | April 19, 2024
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How Many Gods Do Christians Believe In?
Roger E. Olson | April 16, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Power & State
Roger E. Olson | April 13, 2024
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What Is (Christian) Folk Religion?
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2024
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What Does “The Blood of Jesus” Mean?
Roger E. Olson | April 10, 2024
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The Meaning of Christianity: Liberty and Tolerance
Roger E. Olson | April 07, 2024
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What Is a “Resurrection Body?”
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2024
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Should Homosexuality Be Criminal? About Uganda
Roger E. Olson | April 04, 2024
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Is “Evil” Science Fiction?
Roger E. Olson | April 02, 2024
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Are All Saved People Christians? Are All Christians Saved
Roger E. Olson | March 30, 2024
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Empirical Christianity versus Real Christianity
Roger E. Olson | March 26, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Chapter Two
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2024
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O, That Again: Another Book about Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2024
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What Good Education Does
Roger E. Olson | March 21, 2024
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When Did Character Stop Mattering?
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2024
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Tinder: The Prophet Stance
Roger E. Olson | March 17, 2024
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Belief in Satan without God?
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2024
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Christian Zionism Gone Crazy
Roger E. Olson | March 12, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Chapter Two…
Roger E. Olson | March 10, 2024
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Generational Curses?
Roger E. Olson | March 07, 2024
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Is an Embryo a Baby?
Roger E. Olson | March 06, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Chapter One cont’d
Roger E. Olson | March 04, 2024
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What I Mean By “White Privilege”
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2024
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What Does “Supernatural” Mean?
Roger E. Olson | March 01, 2024
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Avoid Bullies; Speak Out about Them
Roger E. Olson | February 28, 2024
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Are You Brainwashed?
Roger E. Olson | February 26, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Chapter One (1)
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2024
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Christian Nationalism as Folk Religion
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2024
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Questions for Theology Nerds
Roger E. Olson | February 20, 2024
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My Story of Being “Cancelled”
Roger E. Olson | February 19, 2024
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A Third Testament? Malcolm Muggeridge on Youtube
Roger E. Olson | February 17, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Preface/Prologue
Roger E. Olson | February 15, 2024
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What Does “Evangelical” Really Mean?
Roger E. Olson | February 13, 2024
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But Is It Worth It? A Question to Christian Trumpists
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2024
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Are American Evangelicals Gullible?
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2024
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The Political Meaning of Christianity
Roger E. Olson | February 06, 2024
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Essentials of Christian Thought: Appendix
Roger E. Olson | February 04, 2024
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Essentials of Christian Thought, Chapter Two
Roger E. Olson | December 31, 2023
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A New Year’s Eve Memory: Watchnight Service
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2023
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Notes on a Christian Christmas Eve Service
Roger E. Olson | December 25, 2023
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Christian Nationalism Old and New
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2023
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Essentials of Christian Thought Book Discussion Begins
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2023
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Between Jesus and John Wayne
Roger E. Olson | December 15, 2023
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Karl Barth in a YouTube Documentary Not about Him
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2023
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Proof that Something Is Seriously Amiss in America’s...
Roger E. Olson | December 08, 2023
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Is Donald Trump “Orange Jesus?”
Roger E. Olson | December 06, 2023
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Announcing a New Book Discussion
Roger E. Olson | December 04, 2023
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Are American Christians Persecuted?
Roger E. Olson | December 02, 2023
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An Even Stranger Thing…
Roger E. Olson | December 01, 2023
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How Do You Know You’re Not Brainwashed?
Roger E. Olson | November 29, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom, Chapter 12: Successful Failures
Roger E. Olson | November 26, 2023
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Does God Save Everyone He Can?
Roger E. Olson | November 23, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom: Chapter 11: Low Is High
Roger E. Olson | November 20, 2023
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Should Christians Practice Yoga?
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2023
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Evangelical Thoughts about Pope Francis
Roger E. Olson | November 15, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom Chapter 10: Inside Outsiders
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2023
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Desensitizing Young Males to Female Nudity
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom, Chapter 9: “Lovable Enemies”
Roger E. Olson | November 06, 2023
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Is the New Testament Message Unique?
Roger E. Olson | November 01, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom, Chapter 8: Impious Piety
Roger E. Olson | October 30, 2023
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Proposal for a Green Letter Bible
Roger E. Olson | October 28, 2023
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A Dark and Disturbing Time for America
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom, Chapter 7: Right-Side Up Detours
Roger E. Olson | October 22, 2023
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Should Christian Colleges Allow Nude Modeling In Art...
Roger E. Olson | October 20, 2023
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“Community” versus “Group” (Critique of Media Use of...
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom, Chapter 6: Luxurious Poverty
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2023
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Christian Zionism Explained
Roger E. Olson | October 13, 2023
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Will Disability Endure In Heaven?
Roger E. Olson | October 11, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom, Chapter 4: Free Slaves
Roger E. Olson | October 08, 2023
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Should Christians Attempt to Legislate Christian Morality?
Roger E. Olson | October 06, 2023
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America’s Dysfunctional Government
Roger E. Olson | October 04, 2023
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“The Upside-Down Kingdom,” Chapter 4 “Wilderness Bread”
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2023
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Everyone Sins…But There’s a Difference
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2023
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"The Upside-Down Kingdom," Chapter 3: "Temple Piety"
Roger E. Olson | September 25, 2023
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Is It the Same "Christianity" I Grew Up With?
Roger E. Olson | September 22, 2023
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The Almost Forgotten Story of Non-Liberal Feminist...
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2023
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The Upside Down Kingdom: Chapter Two: Mountain Politics
Roger E. Olson | September 18, 2023
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Belong, Believe, Behave?
Roger E. Olson | September 15, 2023
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Unsafe Sects: Understanding Religious Cults
Roger E. Olson | September 13, 2023
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The Upside-Down Kingdom: Chapter One: Down Is Up
Roger E. Olson | September 11, 2023
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Our Next Book Discussion: The Upside Down Kingdom
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2023
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Hegel in a Nutshell
Roger E. Olson | September 06, 2023
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What Are “Miracles” and Is Belief in Them Contrary to...
Roger E. Olson | September 05, 2023
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Is Orthodoxy a Necessary Feature of “Evangelical?”
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2023
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Finally Finishing “Why?” Chapters 22 & 23
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2023
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Announcing a New Book Discussion: The Upside Down Kingdom
Roger E. Olson | August 28, 2023
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To My International Readers: What Is Happening Here?
Roger E. Olson | August 25, 2023
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Announcing My New Book: Unsafe Sects
Roger E. Olson | August 23, 2023
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A Christian Metaphysic?
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2023
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Heaven Is for Real?
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2023
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God and Time
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2023
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C. S. Lewis: Saint or Sinner?
Roger E. Olson | August 10, 2023
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The Church as Christ?
Roger E. Olson | August 07, 2023
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Christian Higher Education a Two Edged Sword
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2023
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Cults Again!
Roger E. Olson | July 30, 2023
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What I Think About the War in Ukraine
Roger E. Olson | July 28, 2023
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What I Believe about America as a “Christian Nation”
Roger E. Olson | July 26, 2023
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“Why?” Chapters 21-23 The Book Finished
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2023
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I Am a Proud Christian Nationalist (Guest Post)
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2023
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It’s Fun to Be Vindicated! A Feminist Calls for Help for...
Roger E. Olson | July 21, 2023
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This World Is Not My Home (I’m Just A-passin’ Through)
Roger E. Olson | July 18, 2023
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“Why?” Chapter 20: “The Spirit Has Time”
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2023
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The Way We Were: Part 2
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2023
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“Why?” Chapter 19: Jesus Christ—God’s Choice
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2023
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The Way We Were
Roger E. Olson | July 08, 2023
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Patriotism vs. Nationalism
Roger E. Olson | July 04, 2023
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“Why?” Chapters 17 and 18: “Which Model?” And “God Is...
Roger E. Olson | June 30, 2023
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Polyamory Is Not “Next;” It’s Here Now, In the Churches
Roger E. Olson | June 28, 2023
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“Why?” Part III, Chapter 16: “God Is Different”
Roger E. Olson | June 24, 2023
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Where Does the Slippery Slope End?
Roger E. Olson | June 21, 2023
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“Why?” Part III, Chapter 15: “Gnosis”
Roger E. Olson | June 16, 2023
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“Why?” Chapter III, Part 14
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2023
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June Is Men’s Health Month: New Information
Roger E. Olson | June 13, 2023
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“God” in Popular Culture
Roger E. Olson | June 10, 2023
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A Theologian’s Journey
Roger E. Olson | June 06, 2023
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“Why?” Chapter III, Parts 12 & 13 (pp. 121-169)
Roger E. Olson | June 03, 2023
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The Difference between the Bible and Bible Interpretation
Roger E. Olson | June 02, 2023
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What Does “Destroy Leftism in this Country” Mean?
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2023
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Can the Trinity Be Explained?
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2023
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Truth and Knowledge: A Critical Realist Perspective
Roger E. Olson | May 27, 2023
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“Why?” Chapter II, Parts 9-11: Suffering and God’s...
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2023
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Is Any Religion True?
Roger E. Olson | May 20, 2023
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“Why?” Chapter II, Parts 6 - 8: My Commentary
Roger E. Olson | May 18, 2023
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Can a Christian Be “Defender of the Faiths?”
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2023
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About Reading More of “Why?” Setting a Date
Roger E. Olson | May 06, 2023
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“Why? On Suffering, Guilt and God” Part 1
Roger E. Olson | May 04, 2023
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Comments and Cautions Regarding “Why?”
Roger E. Olson | May 01, 2023
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Is America Becoming a Failed State?
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2023
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“Faith Healing” : What Is It?
Roger E. Olson | April 27, 2023
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Announcement of First Reading/Discussion of “Why?”
Roger E. Olson | April 25, 2023
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Churches and Denominations; Why Hide?
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2023
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What Is “Church?” Any Group that Calls Itself “Church?”
Roger E. Olson | April 18, 2023
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About “Why?” By A. van de Beek
Roger E. Olson | April 16, 2023
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The Basic Difference between Lutheran Theology and...
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2023
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“Reformed” and “Calvinist” Are Not Synonyms
Roger E. Olson | April 14, 2023
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How Dynamic Is God?
Roger E. Olson | April 11, 2023
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Is “Power” Something A Christian Should Want?
Roger E. Olson | April 07, 2023
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Angry Theologians
Roger E. Olson | April 03, 2023
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What Is “Theology?”
Roger E. Olson | March 30, 2023
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Christ’s Atoning Death was NOT “Divine Child Abuse”
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2023
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Thank God for Womanist Theology, But…
Roger E. Olson | March 25, 2023
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Whatever Happened to Common Sense?
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2023
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A Call for Universal Communion (among Orthodox Christians)
Roger E. Olson | March 17, 2023
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Is America Now “Decadent” (as Khrushchev predicted)?
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2023
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A non-fundamentalist, evangelical narrative of the divide
Roger E. Olson | March 11, 2023
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Fundamentalism vs. Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2023
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Ask Professor Olson about Theology
Roger E. Olson | March 03, 2023
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Is the Mind More than the Brain (Again): NDEs and...
Roger E. Olson | February 26, 2023
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Did God Command Israel to “Show Them No Mercy?”
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2023
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Facts vs. Faith?
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2023
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The Most Basic Problem in America Today
Roger E. Olson | February 18, 2023
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Truth and Trump
Roger E. Olson | February 16, 2023
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About “Dogmas” And Closed-Mindedness
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2023
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Are UFOs Real? Back to the Claim of “Scientific Dogmas”
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2023
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How Essential is Doctrine to Christianity?
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2023
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A Radical Suggestion for Christian Educational...
Roger E. Olson | February 06, 2023
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Sing a New Song?
Roger E. Olson | February 02, 2023
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What Is Gravity? A Theologian Learns about Physics
Roger E. Olson | January 30, 2023
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Maverick Scientists and a Spiritual Worldview
Roger E. Olson | January 27, 2023
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The Mind and the Brain: “Morphic Resonance” and Other...
Roger E. Olson | January 25, 2023
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Is Materialism a “Dogma” of Science? (Yes)
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2023
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Trump against “Evangelical Leaders”
Roger E. Olson | January 18, 2023
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What Is “Fundamentalism?”
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2023
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What Does Prayer Do?
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2023
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More about “Wordless Prayer”
Roger E. Olson | January 12, 2023
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There Is No Such Thing as “Wordless Prayer”
Roger E. Olson | January 09, 2023
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Whatever Happened to “Innocent Until Proven Guilty?”
Roger E. Olson | January 06, 2023
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Evangelicals and the Trinity
Roger E. Olson | January 02, 2023
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About Churches: They Are All Human
Roger E. Olson | December 30, 2022
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Fundamentalish: A New Term for An Old Phenomenon
Roger E. Olson | December 26, 2022
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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
Roger E. Olson | December 23, 2022
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Thoughts about “Cancel Culture”
Roger E. Olson | December 21, 2022
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Two Kinds of Christian Fundamentalism
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2022
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How to Read the Apostle Paul in the New Testament
Roger E. Olson | December 15, 2022
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Against Cessationism
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2022
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Paul Tillich and “Theonomous Culture”
Roger E. Olson | December 08, 2022
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Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Roger E. Olson | December 06, 2022
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God without the “Omnis?” Advent and Kenosis
Roger E. Olson | December 02, 2022
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A Forgotten Chapter and Theory in Creation Theology
Roger E. Olson | November 30, 2022
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Would Jesus Be an "American Nationalist?"
Roger E. Olson | November 27, 2022
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Of Red Herrings and Other Fallacies
Roger E. Olson | November 24, 2022
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Evaluations and Critiques: Nozick and Rawls (Gloves Off)
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2022
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The Two Most Influential Modern Economic Philosophers
Roger E. Olson | November 19, 2022
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Surely It’s Time to Retire the Role of “Celebrity...
Roger E. Olson | November 16, 2022
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“Under the Banner of Heaven” and Mormonism/LDS
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2022
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Thoughts about Marvin Olasky and “Compassionate...
Roger E. Olson | November 11, 2022
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Friedrich Hayek and "Socialism" (Thoughts about “The Road...
Roger E. Olson | November 09, 2022
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About This Blog (Read This If You Ever Plan to Comment)
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2022
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Remembering Progressive Evangelicals: The Clapham Sect
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2022
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The American Myth That “It Can’t Happen Here”
Roger E. Olson | November 03, 2022
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Is the Concept of “Worldly” Still Useful?
Roger E. Olson | October 30, 2022
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2022
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Is “Syncretism” Still a Valuable Concept?
Roger E. Olson | October 24, 2022
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The False Religion of Americanism
Roger E. Olson | October 21, 2022
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Controversial Thoughts about Banned Books Week
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2022
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About the “Religious Left”
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2022
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Does Truth Actually Exist?
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2022
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Is American Christianity Becoming a Folk Religion?
Roger E. Olson | October 08, 2022
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The Crisis of Men and Boys
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2022
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Is “The Unitarian Church” Christian?
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2022
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Can There Be a “Christian City?” Reflections on Doug...
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2022
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Relational Theology Yes; Panentheism No
Roger E. Olson | September 26, 2022
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The First Real Pentecostal Systematic Theology?
Roger E. Olson | September 22, 2022
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Is Jesus’s Maleness a Problem for Women?
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2022
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Changing Subjects: The Alleged Matt Chandler “Scandal”
Roger E. Olson | September 18, 2022
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Gnostic Hart? Final Reflections on “You Are Gods: On...
Roger E. Olson | September 16, 2022
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Who Is a “Heretic?”
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2022
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The Heterodox Hart? Reflections on “You Are Gods” Chapter...
Roger E. Olson | September 11, 2022
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Is There a Checklist for Determining “Christian...
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2022
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Is David Bentley Hart a “Situation Ethicist?” Reflections...
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2022
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Just Because He Doesn’t Support Trump Doesn’t Mean He’s...
Roger E. Olson | September 04, 2022
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Hart, “You Are Gods,” Chapter Three: “That Judgment...
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2022
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Is It Time to Retire the Word “Superstition?”
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2022
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Thank You for Your Patience as I Pause …
Roger E. Olson | August 31, 2022
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Why “Orthodox” Rather than “Conservative?”
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2022
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Thoughts about “You Are Gods” Chapter Two “The Treasure of...
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2022
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Why I Prefer “Orthodox” to “Conservative”
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2022
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“Waking the Gods” Thoughts about Chapter One of “You Are...
Roger E. Olson | August 24, 2022
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Thoughts about Hart's "You Are Gods"
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2022
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Why I Will Never Become Eastern Orthodox
Roger E. Olson | August 18, 2022
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How Many Basic Christianities Are There?
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2022
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How to Read a Challenging Book
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2022
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An Outsider’s View of Eastern Orthodoxy
Roger E. Olson | August 14, 2022
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Are We Gods?
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2022
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Bad Religion (Not the Punk Rock Band)
Roger E. Olson | August 10, 2022
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Superstition Is Back and Its Going Mainstream!
Roger E. Olson | August 08, 2022
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A New Book about Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2022
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Is Dispensationalism Orthodox?
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2022
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Without a Doubt?
Roger E. Olson | August 01, 2022
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What Is Truth? An Answer Explored
Roger E. Olson | July 29, 2022
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There Is No Such Thing as “Just Fiction”
Roger E. Olson | July 28, 2022
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Theological Thoughts Bounced Off “Midnight Mass”
Roger E. Olson | July 27, 2022
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Is The Bible a Horror Story?
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2022
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Putting the Bible in Its Place
Roger E. Olson | July 23, 2022
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How Did the Christian Bible Come To Be?
Roger E. Olson | July 21, 2022
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Beating a Dead Horse? More about Protestantism’s Decline
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2022
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Where Is Protestantism?
Roger E. Olson | July 18, 2022
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What the COVID Pandemic Means for Churches
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2022
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An Excellent, Literary, Christian Novel
Roger E. Olson | July 14, 2022
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Are Pentecostals Fundamentalists? Part Two
Roger E. Olson | July 12, 2022
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Are Pentecostals Fundamentalists? Part One
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2022
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What Is “Fundamentalism?” A Personal and Professional...
Roger E. Olson | July 07, 2022
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Is America Worth Celebrating?
Roger E. Olson | July 04, 2022
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Why I Do Not Believe in the “Rapture”
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2022
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Does Christianity Require a “Leap of Faith?”
Roger E. Olson | June 28, 2022
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More of Jesus and Less of John Wayne: Prescription for...
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2022
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Why Not “Against Fundamentalism?”
Roger E. Olson | June 22, 2022
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Are Bad Christians Jesus’s Fault?
Roger E. Olson | June 20, 2022
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Toxic Masculinity or Aspirational Masculinity?
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2022
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Calvinism the Root of Liberal Theology
Roger E. Olson | June 15, 2022
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Objectifying Women and the "Billy Graham Rule"
Roger E. Olson | June 12, 2022
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Why I Wrote “Against Liberal Theology”
Roger E. Olson | June 08, 2022
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Against Liberal Theology Now Available!
Roger E. Olson | June 07, 2022
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It’s Friday But Pentecost Sunday Is Coming!
Roger E. Olson | June 03, 2022
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Of False Pedestals and True Clay Feet
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2022
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I Have Given Up…on The Book of Revelation
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2022
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If I Were a Calvinist or an Atheist
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2022
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What Is “Progressive Christianity?”
Roger E. Olson | May 23, 2022
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Jesus and the 20 Percent
Roger E. Olson | May 20, 2022
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Jesus and Ronald Reagan
Roger E. Olson | May 18, 2022
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Jesus and Roy Rogers
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2022
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A Strange Thought Experiment in Ethics
Roger E. Olson | May 13, 2022
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Review of “God in Motion” and Thoughts about “Open Theism”
Roger E. Olson | May 12, 2022
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Remembering “My” Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | May 10, 2022
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A Response to Kristen Du Metz : Jesus and John Wayne
Roger E. Olson | May 07, 2022
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What to Do…Subterranean Theology Part 2
Roger E. Olson | May 05, 2022
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Subterranean Theology: Controversies that Cannot Be...
Roger E. Olson | May 02, 2022
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A Better Documentary about American Evangelicals
Roger E. Olson | April 30, 2022
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Are “Fanatics” Increasingly Shaping America?
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2022
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An Almost Forgotten Evangelical Movement and Theology:...
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2022
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About Men and Church
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2022
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Against Fundamentalism?
Roger E. Olson | April 20, 2022
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If I Did Not Believe in the Bodily Resurrection…
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2022
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What’s Good about “Good Friday?”
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2022
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My Response to “The Five Emerging Factions of Evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | April 13, 2022
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The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind—Again
Roger E. Olson | April 11, 2022
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The Salvation of Infants
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2022
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Thoughts about Denominational Divisions (What They Are...
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2022
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What Nonconformity Does NOT Mean
Roger E. Olson | April 02, 2022
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Rediscovering Christian Nonconformity
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2022
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What’s Wrong with Men?
Roger E. Olson | March 25, 2022
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Memory Can Be a Burden: Remembering Past Invasions
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2022
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Evangelical Christianity and Atonement Again
Roger E. Olson | March 20, 2022
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Evangelical Christianity and Atonement
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2022
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What Is Justice?
Roger E. Olson | March 15, 2022
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Got Miracles? Some Theological Thoughts about Miracles
Roger E. Olson | March 11, 2022
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Can God Be Acted Upon?
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2022
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William Lane Craig and God
Roger E. Olson | March 07, 2022
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The Ever-Widening Divide among American Protestants
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2022
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Eurasianism and Americanism
Roger E. Olson | February 28, 2022
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About Russia’s AND America’s Invasions
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2022
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On Becoming Anabaptist
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2022
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You Don’t Deserve…And There Are Always Limits
Roger E. Olson | February 17, 2022
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Christianity and the Occult
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2022
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The Now Old “Young Evangelicals”
Roger E. Olson | February 11, 2022
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Are Reformed Christians Evangelicals?
Roger E. Olson | February 08, 2022
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How Far Should Christians Go in Bowing to the Demands of...
Roger E. Olson | February 05, 2022
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Why I Am a Socialist: Because I Am a Christian
Roger E. Olson | February 02, 2022
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The Best Newish Book about The Atonement
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2022
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On Not Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater
Roger E. Olson | January 24, 2022
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Should Polygamy Be De-criminalized?
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2022
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What Is “Christianity?”
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2022
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Why Traditional Religion Is Dwindling in America
Roger E. Olson | January 18, 2022
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Does the Doctrine of the Trinity Matter?
Roger E. Olson | January 14, 2022
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A Model Statement of Faith
Roger E. Olson | January 11, 2022
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Why Doctrine Matters
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2022
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Faith Not Fatalism (Guest Post)
Roger E. Olson | January 07, 2022
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But Does Systematic Theology Matter?
Roger E. Olson | January 06, 2022
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Why Theology Matters
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2022
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The "Joker/Jester" Asks Christian Fund Raisers...
Roger E. Olson | December 30, 2021
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The Sorry Condition of Christian Ethics
Roger E. Olson | December 26, 2021
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The Joker/Jester Asks "Why 'Chosen'?"
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2021
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A Movie about Calvinism?
Roger E. Olson | December 13, 2021
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The "Joker" Strikes Again: Why Do Churches...?
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2021
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The "Joker" Begins: Why Do Almost All Pastors Urge...
Roger E. Olson | December 06, 2021
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Every Church Needs a Joker (And the Joker Cometh)
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2021
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Let's Talk about Original Sin--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | November 26, 2021
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Let's Talk about Near-Death Experiences--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | November 23, 2021
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What Is "Progressive Christianity?"
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2021
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Sometimes Life Gets in the Way--Even of Theology!
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2021
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Answering a Question: Can There Be a Church without...
Roger E. Olson | November 02, 2021
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Answer to Question: What Must a Person Know/Believe to be...
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2021
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Answering a Question about the Trinity: Is "Social...
Roger E. Olson | October 20, 2021
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Answer to a Question: Philosophy and Theology
Roger E. Olson | October 16, 2021
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Let’s Talk Theology: Questions Invited
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2021
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Let's Talk about Spiritual Technologies--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | October 09, 2021
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What Is the Essence of Christianity? Part 2
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2021
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What Is the Essence of Christianity? Part 1
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2021
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Let's Talk about Evil--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2021
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Let's Talk about Complementarianism--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 23, 2021
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Let's Talk about the Occult--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 21, 2021
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Let's Talk Some More about Cults--Theologically (Follow...
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2021
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Let's Talk about Cults--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 13, 2021
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Let's Talk about Compatibilism--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2021
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Let's Talk about Critical Race Theory--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 05, 2021
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Let's Talk about Correctness (Political)--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2021
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Let's Talk about Circumcision--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2021
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Let's Talk about Cremation--Theologically
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2021
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Is There Such a Thing as a "Sin of Empathy?"
Roger E. Olson | August 25, 2021
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Let's Talk about COVID-19 Theologically
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 9 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 8
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 7
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 6
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 5
Roger E. Olson | July 23, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 4
Roger E. Olson | July 20, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 3
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theology 2
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2021
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Experiences of an Evangelical Theologian 1
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2021
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There Is No Such Thing as "The Church"
Roger E. Olson | July 05, 2021
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Evangelicalism as Ethos (versus Evangelicalism as...
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2021
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Evangelical Christianity: A Guide for the Perplexed
Roger E. Olson | June 29, 2021
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Again the Distinction between "Christian" and "Saved"
Roger E. Olson | June 24, 2021
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Guest Post by Ted Peters: Reasons for the Hope Christians...
Roger E. Olson | June 18, 2021
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What Is Christian Mission without Any Call to Conversion?
Roger E. Olson | June 15, 2021
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Were "Christianity's" Evil "Bullies" True Christians?
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2021
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Can God Change the Past?
Roger E. Olson | June 08, 2021
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Must a Christian Forgive Unconditionally?
Roger E. Olson | June 05, 2021
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Christian Denominations and Gay Marriage
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2021
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Guest Post: Are UFOs Secret Technology or God's Chariots?
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2021
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Is There Such a Thing as “Public Theology?”
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2021
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A Quick Note to my Blog Followers...
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2021
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Kenotic Christology Explained and Defended
Roger E. Olson | May 12, 2021
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What Is the Purpose of a Christian College or University?
Roger E. Olson | May 07, 2021
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A Model for Church Discipline
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2021
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Slip Sliding Away: Culturally Accommodated "Christianity"
Roger E. Olson | April 30, 2021
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Should Christian Colleges and Universities Use Nude Models...
Roger E. Olson | April 27, 2021
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Remembering "Satanic Panic" in America (1980s)
Roger E. Olson | April 21, 2021
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Authoritative vs. Nurturant Styles of Religion
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2021
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Who Is A "Progressive Christian" and How Is That Different...
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2021
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R.I.P. Hans Kueng (1928-2021)
Roger E. Olson | April 09, 2021
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We Are Now Headed into New Territory, But Christians...
Roger E. Olson | April 07, 2021
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How This Blog Came to Exist and Why I Keep It Going
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2021
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How This Blog Came to Exist and Why I Keep It Going
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2021
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A Proposed Response to the Flood of Immigrants
Roger E. Olson | March 31, 2021
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A Question
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2021
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Thoughts about Atonement
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2021
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When Is Division among Christians Justified?
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2021
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Does Underrepresentation Necessarily Mean Exclusion?
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2021
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Congratulations to Harry and Meghan for Escaping the Royal...
Roger E. Olson | March 13, 2021
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Congratulations to Beth Moore on Leaving the Southern...
Roger E. Olson | March 11, 2021
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Is Texas a Failed State?
Roger E. Olson | March 08, 2021
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A Parable/Greek Tragedy
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2021
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American Evangelical Christianity: A Failed Movement?
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2021
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Having Said That...There Are Times When Modern Christians...
Roger E. Olson | February 24, 2021
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When May Contemporary Christians Diverge from Traditional...
Roger E. Olson | February 20, 2021
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Hitler's "Trial" and His Successful Denials
Roger E. Olson | February 17, 2021
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Truth Is Truth--Whatever Its Source May Be (Thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2021
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Church Shopping
Roger E. Olson | February 09, 2021
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Does God Have His Own Logic?
Roger E. Olson | February 04, 2021
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Did Jonathan Edwards Undermine Calvinism?
Roger E. Olson | January 31, 2021
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On Not Making a Religion of Politics
Roger E. Olson | January 27, 2021
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My Deep Disappointment with Franklin Graham
Roger E. Olson | January 25, 2021
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What Is "The Church?"
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2021
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Is "Liberal Christianity" Authentic Christianity?
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2021
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A Church Father Senator Hawley and His Mentors Should Read
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2021
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False Right-wing Political Appeal to Ancient Christian...
Roger E. Olson | January 11, 2021
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Guest Essay by Theologian Ted Peters: Is America Suffering...
Roger E. Olson | January 09, 2021
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Social Hysteria: A Suggested Explanation of a Common...
Roger E. Olson | January 07, 2021
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Free Will or Not? Another Round in the Debate
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2021
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The Dark Side of Feminism
Roger E. Olson | December 30, 2020
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About "Socialism" and Christianity
Roger E. Olson | December 26, 2020
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Critical Race Theory Examined and Analyzed
Roger E. Olson | December 21, 2020
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A Look at Some Roots of the Political Paranoia Gripping...
Roger E. Olson | December 18, 2020
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Thank God for Science and Scientists, but...
Roger E. Olson | December 15, 2020
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Waiting for Inspiration to Hit: Stay Tuned!
Roger E. Olson | December 13, 2020
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Can Anyone Know Reality Itself? More about Truth
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2020
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What Is Truth?
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2020
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A Theology for the Twenty-first Century
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2020
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Why John Piper Does Not Want Me to Be a Calvinist
Roger E. Olson | November 29, 2020
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The Great Reset Is Coming!
Roger E. Olson | November 26, 2020
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People Disagree. So What?
Roger E. Olson | November 24, 2020
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Reclaiming Something Good from a Deeply Flawed Religious...
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2020
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Essentials of Christian Thought
Roger E. Olson | November 19, 2020
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Who Died on the Cross?
Roger E. Olson | November 17, 2020
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Can God Change without Changing?
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2020
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Distinguishing between a Movement and Its Ethos
Roger E. Olson | November 11, 2020
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What Is a "Miracle?"
Roger E. Olson | November 06, 2020
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Some Random Thoughts on Another Election Day in the U.S.A.
Roger E. Olson | November 03, 2020
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Are "Patriot Churches" Real Churches?
Roger E. Olson | October 31, 2020
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Does Theology Even Matter Anymore?
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2020
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Why I Do Not Think of God as "Infinite"
Roger E. Olson | October 22, 2020
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How I Tried on Fundamentalist Christianity and Found It...
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2020
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How I Tried on Liberal Christianity and Why It Didn't Fit
Roger E. Olson | October 14, 2020
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What Should "Church" Be Like? Answering the Question
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2020
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Something Seriously Wrong with Much of American...
Roger E. Olson | October 06, 2020
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The Answer to "Whose Business Is It Anyway?" (About Moral...
Roger E. Olson | October 01, 2020
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A Question for Atheists and Those Inclined to It: About...
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2020
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A Test of the Authenticity of Your Christianity
Roger E. Olson | September 24, 2020
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Should Sons (or Daughters) Succeed Parents as Religious...
Roger E. Olson | September 21, 2020
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Review of "That All Shall Be Saved" by David Bentley Hart
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2020
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Can One Be an Evangelical and Roman Catholic?
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2020
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What the One Percent Don't Want You to Know
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2020
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Guest Post: Donald Trump Meets the Sacred Soldier by Ted...
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2020
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An Excellent Critique of Molinism as Incompatible with...
Roger E. Olson | September 04, 2020
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Coming Here Soon: Critiques of Molinism
Roger E. Olson | September 03, 2020
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Abusing Scripture for Personal or Political Purposes
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2020
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The Needed Next Step in Empowering Women and Improving the...
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2020
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How This Blog Began: An Outrage in 2011
Roger E. Olson | August 23, 2020
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Excellent Historical Documentaries about Christians in...
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2020
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The Worst Idea Ever: The "Catastrophe of..."
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2020
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Can You Be a Baptist and a Hindu (or a Buddhist)?
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2020
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Why I Have a Problem with the Phrase "Practical Theology"
Roger E. Olson | August 11, 2020
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Our Feet Are Set on Slippery Places: Reflections on the...
Roger E. Olson | August 07, 2020
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Second (or Third) Thoughts about Situation Ethics (Part 2)
Roger E. Olson | August 04, 2020
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Second (or Third) Thoughts about "Situation Ethics" (Part...
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2020
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Why an Income Tax is the Only Fair Tax
Roger E. Olson | July 30, 2020
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A Really Good REFORMED Systematic Theology
Roger E. Olson | July 25, 2020
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Something Interesting about Many Comments Here (And a...
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2020
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How Would It Begin? The Early Signs of Totalitarianism
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2020
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A Little Known Footnote to Evangelical History: Love of...
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2020
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The Untold Story of How Hitler Came to Power in Germany
Roger E. Olson | July 12, 2020
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Jesus versus Paul: A Sign of Liberal Theology?
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2020
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Evangelicals and Trump
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2020
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Now I Support Government Funding of Religious Schools...
Roger E. Olson | July 02, 2020
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Non-Violent Revolution Is Possible
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2020
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Words of Caution and Advice for the Protesters
Roger E. Olson | June 30, 2020
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Is Racism Ignorance or Disease?
Roger E. Olson | June 26, 2020
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Whatever Happened to Shame?
Roger E. Olson | June 22, 2020
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History Repeating Itself?
Roger E. Olson | June 18, 2020
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The Problem with "All Lives Matter"
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2020
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How American (White) Evangelicalism Has Changed
Roger E. Olson | June 10, 2020
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What Is the Purpose of Preaching?
Roger E. Olson | June 06, 2020
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Clearing Up Confusion about "Theology" (Prolegomena to...
Roger E. Olson | June 02, 2020
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What Would It Take (To Convince Doubters That American Is...
Roger E. Olson | May 30, 2020
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Why Study/Learn Historical Theology
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2020
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Why Lying Has Become Normal and Acceptable
Roger E. Olson | May 23, 2020
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The Problems and Possibilities of Christian Apologetics
Roger E. Olson | May 21, 2020
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Confusion Reigns about COVID 19 Fatality Rates
Roger E. Olson | May 17, 2020
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My One Concern (Here) about the Pandemic
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2020
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Why Is It So Difficult to Get Reliable Information about...
Roger E. Olson | May 13, 2020
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The Problem with Calvinism is Fundamentalism
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2020
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Does God Ever Make Us "Worthy?"
Roger E. Olson | May 05, 2020
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Toxic Religion
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2020
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What Is "Prayer?"
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2020
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"Unchurching"
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2020
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What Makes a Group of People "Church?" Part 2
Roger E. Olson | April 20, 2020
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What Makes a Group of People "Church?" Part 1
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2020
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Christianity and Economics
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2020
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Calvinism Is Impossible
Roger E. Olson | April 09, 2020
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Where Is God in This Pandemic?
Roger E. Olson | April 04, 2020
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"This World Is Not My Home" A Reminder to Evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2020
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The "Ultimate" and the "Penultimate": An Important...
Roger E. Olson | March 28, 2020
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Why Should the Human Species Survive?
Roger E. Olson | March 26, 2020
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What Matters More Than Anything Else at All, Whatsoever?
Roger E. Olson | March 22, 2020
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Why I Am Disobeying the Bible
Roger E. Olson | March 21, 2020
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Can God Change?
Roger E. Olson | March 18, 2020
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Can a True Christian Be Demon Possessed?
Roger E. Olson | March 15, 2020
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Responding Theologically to the Coronovirus Epidemic
Roger E. Olson | March 13, 2020
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My Case for Greater Inclusion in "Diversity"
Roger E. Olson | March 10, 2020
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What Does "Post-Christian World" Mean?
Roger E. Olson | March 06, 2020
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What I Mean by "Moderate" or "Progressive" Evangelical
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2020
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Advice to Democrats about the Presidential Nomination
Roger E. Olson | February 29, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology--Answers to Questions: Seven:...
Roger E. Olson | February 26, 2020
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"Oh Lord! Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2020
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What I Appreciate about Methodism
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2020
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The Possibilities and Perils of Gene Editing
Roger E. Olson | February 19, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology: Answers to Questions: Six:...
Roger E. Olson | February 15, 2020
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Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid...
Roger E. Olson | February 11, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology--Answers to Questions: Five:...
Roger E. Olson | February 08, 2020
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Should I Doubt God?
Roger E. Olson | February 05, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology--Answers to Questions: Four:...
Roger E. Olson | February 02, 2020
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Are All "Christians" True Christians?
Roger E. Olson | January 30, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology--Answers to Questions: Three:...
Roger E. Olson | January 27, 2020
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I Interrupt This Series with a Sidebar about "Folk...
Roger E. Olson | January 24, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology--Answers to Questions: Two:...
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2020
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A Series: Christian Theology--Answers to Questions: One:...
Roger E. Olson | January 19, 2020
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Pentecostal Theology: A Brief Description
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2020
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Has Science Buried God? John Lennox Says No
Roger E. Olson | January 15, 2020
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A More Critical Look at Greg Boyd’s “Inspired...
Roger E. Olson | January 11, 2020
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Greg Boyd’s New Book about the Bible
Roger E. Olson | January 07, 2020
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Religious and Theological Categories: Reformed, Arminian,...
Roger E. Olson | January 03, 2020
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The Devolution of Christian Congregational Song
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2019
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What Church Was Like (When I Was a Child)
Roger E. Olson | December 27, 2019
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The Two Popes: A Great Movie Even If You’re Not Catholic
Roger E. Olson | December 24, 2019
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We Interrupt This Program for an Important News Bulletin:...
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2019
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Reformed or Calvinist or Both? An Important Distinction
Roger E. Olson | December 18, 2019
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What Is "Anti-Semitism" and What Does it Have to Do with...
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2019
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Whatever Happened to the Christian Principle of "Love...
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2019
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Guest Post Responding to My Essay about "Relational...
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2019
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What If Twins in a Womb Could Think and Talk? A Parable
Roger E. Olson | December 02, 2019
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Has Franklin Graham Gone Off the Rails?
Roger E. Olson | November 29, 2019
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Finally Some Common Sense about Boys, Men and Masculinity
Roger E. Olson | November 25, 2019
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A Relational View of God's Sovereignty
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2019
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Is Contemporary Worship "Utterly Dangerous?" Keith Getty...
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2019
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Can God Change the Past? And What does that Have to Do...
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2019
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Who Needs a God Who Looks Like Us?
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2019
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A Question about Evangelical Churches that are "Welcoming...
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2019
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The Fundamentalists Are At It Again
Roger E. Olson | November 03, 2019
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What Is It Like to Be Black in America?
Roger E. Olson | October 31, 2019
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Some Thoughts about Celebrities Who Become Christians and...
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2019
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Is It Ever Wrong for a Christian to Forgive?
Roger E. Olson | October 24, 2019
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Review of Lovin' On Jesus and Thoughts about CCM
Roger E. Olson | October 20, 2019
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Surprises in the History of Christian Ethics
Roger E. Olson | October 17, 2019
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Should Christian Worship Happen with a "Concert...
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2019
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Our God Reigns (But How?)
Roger E. Olson | October 09, 2019
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A Scholar Who Denied Sex/Gender Difference Recants
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2019
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Trump and the Rhetoric of Tyranny
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2019
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An Ethical Dilemma Posed in a Stephen King Novel
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2019
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Is Christianity Culturally Relative? A Question for...
Roger E. Olson | September 24, 2019
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What If Universalism Were True? A Question for Evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2019
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What Would Be the Alternatives (To Theology Explaining...
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2019
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What Does Theology Explain?
Roger E. Olson | September 13, 2019
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What Happened in 2015?
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2019
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Do Arminians and Calvinists Worship the Same God? How?
Roger E. Olson | September 05, 2019
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Why Science and Theology Need Not Conflict
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2019
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Has Science Buried God?
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2019
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A Simple Way to Distinguish between Fundamentalism and...
Roger E. Olson | August 25, 2019
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Spoke in Hitler's Wheel?
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2019
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Could I Attend a Calvinist Church?
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2019
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Cruelty to Children: Clear Evidence of Evil
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2019
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Who Is Helping Christians Cope with Non-Christian...
Roger E. Olson | August 11, 2019
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The Watershed Difference between Calvinism and Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | August 08, 2019
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What's Behind the Frequent Mass Shootings in the United...
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2019
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Why True Christianity Can Never Be an Ideology
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2019
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What Is an Ideology and How to Detect One
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2019
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The Key Difference between Conservative and...
Roger E. Olson | July 27, 2019
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My Religious Roots: A Sentimental Journey and Pilgrimage...
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2019
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Stopping the Mouths of Evangelicalism’s Critics
Roger E. Olson | July 23, 2019
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9.5 Theses about Evangelical Christianity
Roger E. Olson | July 18, 2019
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What Is This Blog For? An Answer by Roger Olson
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2019
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The New American Evangelical Liturgy
Roger E. Olson | July 12, 2019
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Where Is America Going?
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2019
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The Humpty Dumpty Synderome
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2019
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On Taking Satanists Seriously
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2019
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Is Unlimited Pluralism Really a Good Idea?
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2019
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My Response to John Piper Regarding "The Heart of the...
Roger E. Olson | June 27, 2019
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Is Paradox Something Good in Christian Doctrine?
Roger E. Olson | June 24, 2019
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Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical
Roger E. Olson | June 19, 2019
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Revisioning Masculinity: Toward a Good Masculinism
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2019
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Why I Can't Be a Fundamentalist (Although I Miss Some of...
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2019
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More about Gay Marriage, Progressive Churches, and Plural...
Roger E. Olson | June 10, 2019
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Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches
Roger E. Olson | June 05, 2019
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Three American Religions Confused with Christianity
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2019
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The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD)...
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2019
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The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD)...
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2019
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The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD)...
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2019
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What Makes a Religious Group a Cult? Part 3 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2019
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What Makes a Religious Group a Cult? Part 2
Roger E. Olson | May 16, 2019
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What Makes a Religious Group a "Cult?" Part 1
Roger E. Olson | May 13, 2019
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A Great Evangelical Theologian to Read: Donald G. Bloesch
Roger E. Olson | May 10, 2019
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“Womb of All Creation Flowing?” Progressive Christian...
Roger E. Olson | May 06, 2019
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Whom to Blame for the Thin Gruel that Is Most of American...
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2019
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What Is "Evangelicalism" Again? Another Twist in the...
Roger E. Olson | April 30, 2019
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For Fellow Arminians and Quasi-Arminians (Non-Calvinists):...
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2019
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Why Do We (Christians) Put People on Pedestals?
Roger E. Olson | April 23, 2019
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Are There Two Trumps or What? Further Thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | April 18, 2019
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Thank God for Mormons
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2019
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What Does It Take to Be a "Christian?"
Roger E. Olson | April 11, 2019
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Is Absolute Refusal to Contemplate the Possible Existence...
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2019
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Is It Time for a Return to Common Sense?
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2019
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Is Everyone a Christian Who Claims to Be a Christian?
Roger E. Olson | April 02, 2019
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Can a Modern Scientist Believe in God and Miracles?
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2019
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Deeper in Christian Ethics: Discovery and Use of Middle...
Roger E. Olson | March 26, 2019
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When Will This Nightmare End? Personal Musings about Trump
Roger E. Olson | March 22, 2019
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Christian Theology in a Post-Theological Church World
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2019
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How Christian Institutions Of Higher Education Should...
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2019
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What God Can, Can’t, and Won’t Do
Roger E. Olson | March 12, 2019
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Why Process Theology Is an Alternative to Christianity
Roger E. Olson | March 08, 2019
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Ethics and Toxic Masculinity
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2019
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Should Boys and Girls Wrestle Each Other? A Case Study in...
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2019
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Is There “No Possibility” That God Exists? Thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2019
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Our God Reigns (But How?)
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2019
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Follow Up to Spiritual Warfare Essay: What about True...
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2019
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Have American Christians Simply Given Up the Theme of...
Roger E. Olson | February 20, 2019
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Why Sexual Abuse within Baptist Churches Is Not the...
Roger E. Olson | February 16, 2019
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The Dark Side of Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | February 12, 2019
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Evangelicalism Again: Why Are They Not Using My...
Roger E. Olson | February 08, 2019
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What Has Happened to the Evangelical Christianity of Not...
Roger E. Olson | February 04, 2019
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Does Taking Migrant Children from Parents Constitute a...
Roger E. Olson | February 02, 2019
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Is Evangelicalism White?
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2019
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What Is a "Moral Universe?"
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2019
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Down to "Rock Bottom" of Christian Theism: God and the...
Roger E. Olson | January 23, 2019
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Does God "Embrace All People Regardless...?"
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2019
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Is There Anything New Under the Sun? (Return to Discussion...
Roger E. Olson | January 17, 2019
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A Newish American Church Phenomenon: INC (Independent...
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2019
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The "Judge Judged in Our Place": Substitutionary Atonement...
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2019
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"Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Wall"
Roger E. Olson | January 07, 2019
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Empathy Is Good; Justice Is Better
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2019
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Follow Up to Previous Post: Was Slavery Always Morally and...
Roger E. Olson | January 02, 2019
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What Is the Foundation (If Any) of Human Rights?
Roger E. Olson | December 31, 2018
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Did Jesus "Sort" People?
Roger E. Olson | December 28, 2018
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What Do We Owe the Dead? A Question of Ethics
Roger E. Olson | December 24, 2018
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A New Name for an Old Fallacy: "Assailment-by-Entailment"
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2018
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Is It Time for American Christians to Bow out of the...
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2018
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Is It Time for American Christians to Bow Out of the...
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2018
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Idolatry on a Billboard?
Roger E. Olson | December 11, 2018
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Can a Calvinist Honestly Say "God Loves You" to Everyone?
Roger E. Olson | December 08, 2018
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Is "Calminianism" Really a Thing?
Roger E. Olson | December 04, 2018
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"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us" Thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | December 01, 2018
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A Powerful Wedding Sermon: Example of "Prophecy?"
Roger E. Olson | November 26, 2018
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What Can Be “The Bible?”
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2018
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Who Is an “Evangelical” and Who Gets to Decide?
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2018
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The Prophethood of Every Believer
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2018
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Billy Graham as "Pope" of Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | November 09, 2018
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Calvinism and Arminianism Compared by Roger E. Olson
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2018
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Follow Up to My Recent Blog Post about American Men
Roger E. Olson | November 06, 2018
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Thoughts about Men in American Culture
Roger E. Olson | November 04, 2018
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What about "Death Bed Conversions?" Are They Valid?
Roger E. Olson | November 02, 2018
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Again with "Good God" and Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | October 28, 2018
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A Magnificient Resource for Arminian Evangelicals: “John...
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2018
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What Is a Postconservative Evangelical?
Roger E. Olson | October 22, 2018
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Some Uninvited Advice for the Democratic Party
Roger E. Olson | October 19, 2018
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Bonhoeffer, Ethics, and “Scruples”
Roger E. Olson | October 16, 2018
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Why Essentialism Is Essential (At Least to Me)
Roger E. Olson | October 14, 2018
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What Were You in the 1970s If You Remember...?
Roger E. Olson | October 11, 2018
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Are White Evangelicals the Only Religious Group to Support...
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2018
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Does Calvinism Justify Domestic Abuse?
Roger E. Olson | October 07, 2018
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Who’s Really a “Fundamentalist?” Again—the American Media...
Roger E. Olson | October 04, 2018
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Back to Theology: Again with Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | October 01, 2018
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Why Income Tax Is the Only Fair Tax
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2018
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What Is "Situation Ethics?" What Should Be a Christian's...
Roger E. Olson | September 26, 2018
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The Many Faces of Socialism
Roger E. Olson | September 23, 2018
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A Call for Protestants Everywhere to Take "Marriage" Back...
Roger E. Olson | September 19, 2018
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Who Is God?
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2018
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Is Truth Worth Seeking?
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2018
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What Most People Don’t Know about Hitler, Naziism, Fascism...
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2018
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Sunday School
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2018
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Does God Always Get His Way?
Roger E. Olson | September 03, 2018
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Two Spiritual Books You Ought to Read
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2018
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Is Trump "Our Cyrus?" A Critical American-Christian...
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2018
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Christians in the Roman Empire and Christians in the...
Roger E. Olson | August 24, 2018
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Some Questions about the Religion Formerly Known as...
Roger E. Olson | August 21, 2018
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What Are the Greatest Dangers to Christianity Today?
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2018
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Is “Re-baptism” Always, Necessarily Wrong? (An Answer for...
Roger E. Olson | August 14, 2018
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ANGRY AMERICANS /THE SHAME OF THE SAME MOUTHS (Guest Post...
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2018
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Why the Mega-Church Model Isn't Working
Roger E. Olson | August 09, 2018
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A Paradigm Shift in Christian Theology: What It Means to...
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2018
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Literary Christian Fiction: Where Is It? (Some Examples)
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2018
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Who Is God?
Roger E. Olson | July 29, 2018
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Accredited by Whom? And How? Some Thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | July 25, 2018
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A Possible Partial Explanation of the Contemporary...
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2018
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Can Prayer Change God (Yes and No)
Roger E. Olson | July 20, 2018
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Is God Necessarily the All-Determining Reality?
Roger E. Olson | July 15, 2018
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“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate”
Roger E. Olson | July 12, 2018
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For the Thai Boys: Thanks Be To God! For the Hispanic...
Roger E. Olson | July 10, 2018
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A Dilemma Unacknowledged by Liberal Western Academics...
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2018
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What Is the Difference Between an Illegal Immigrant and a...
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2018
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Remembering the Difference between Patriotism and...
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2018
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Something Interesting Is Happening in the Worldwide...
Roger E. Olson | June 28, 2018
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Has the Time Come for a New Neo-Evangelicalism?
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2018
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Guest Post: "Should Christians Declare or Decree Things...
Roger E. Olson | June 24, 2018
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Does the Bible Require the Christian Always to Obey Laws?
Roger E. Olson | June 21, 2018
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Is Cruelty to Children Ever Justifiable?
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2018
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Is Suicide Sin?
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2018
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Is It Okay to Hate Men?
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2018
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Is the Evangelical Christianity of My Youth Gone?
Roger E. Olson | June 08, 2018
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Did God the Father Really "Turn His Face Away" from Jesus?
Roger E. Olson | June 05, 2018
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About the Handbook of Denominations in the United States...
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2018
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Shopping for a Church (An Oldie but a Goodie)
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2018
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My Feeble Attempts at Satire Miss the Mark
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2018
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Totally Tongue-in-Cheek but Hopefully Enlightening
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2018
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Who Is the Ruler of this World? An Answer for...
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2018
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Who Is the Most Influential American Theologian?
Roger E. Olson | May 18, 2018
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What Is “Identity Politics” and Why Does It Matter?
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2018
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My Most Important Book
Roger E. Olson | May 11, 2018
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Should Abused Women (or Men) Stay with Their Spouses?
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2018
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Are You Being Manipulated without Knowing It? Thoughts...
Roger E. Olson | May 05, 2018
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An Extremely Sensitive Subject Explored: Sexual Abuse of...
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2018
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Was James Cone a Prophet? Some Thoughts about "Black...
Roger E. Olson | April 30, 2018
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Thoughts about Universalism
Roger E. Olson | April 27, 2018
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Review of Movie "Come Sunday" (A Personal Perspective)
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2018
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The Criminal Justice System and Restorative Justice (Guest...
Roger E. Olson | April 21, 2018
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It's about Time! Evangelical Leaders Meet to Discuss...
Roger E. Olson | April 18, 2018
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On the Other Hand: Some "Views from Somewhere"...
Roger E. Olson | April 16, 2018
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The Myth of "Secular Reasoning"
Roger E. Olson | April 13, 2018
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Christian Diversity: Is It Good or Bad or Both?
Roger E. Olson | April 09, 2018
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Is There Really Such a Thing as "Christian Privilege?"
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2018
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Easter Ought to Mean Joy!
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2018
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Calvinism and Assurance of Salvation (or Not)
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2018
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An Almost Forgotten 20th Century Christian Theologian:...
Roger E. Olson | March 25, 2018
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Does God Speak to People through Dreams? An African (and...
Roger E. Olson | March 22, 2018
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Torture Again: Why It Is Always Wrong and More
Roger E. Olson | March 18, 2018
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What Is "Original Sin?" And Where Has It Gone (In American...
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2018
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Final Thoughts about Church Discipline (For Now)
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2018
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Whatever Happened to Church Discipline?
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2018
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Is It True that "What's Good for Business is Good for...
Roger E. Olson | February 28, 2018
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Remembering Billy Graham (1918-2018)
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2018
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Would You Be Mad at God If He Saved Everyone?
Roger E. Olson | February 22, 2018
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What Is "Progressive Christianity" and Why Should You...
Roger E. Olson | February 18, 2018
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One Cause of Christian Syncretism Beautifully Explained in...
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2018
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Why My Conversations with Calvinists are Rarely Productive
Roger E. Olson | February 09, 2018
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It's Time for a National Conversation about Football
Roger E. Olson | February 03, 2018
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Why Do We Need Religious Labels?
Roger E. Olson | January 30, 2018
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A Few Words about "Slain in the Spirit" as a Spiritual...
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2018
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R. C. Sproul R.I.P. A Great Evangelical Thinker Remembered
Roger E. Olson | January 23, 2018
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And Now...More about Trump's Vile Comments about Other...
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2018
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An Open Letter to My Fellow Evangelicals about Trump
Roger E. Olson | January 18, 2018
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Deep Thoughts (Musings) about the Metaphysical...
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2018
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How Much Change in Church Life is too Much?
Roger E. Olson | January 11, 2018
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Thoughts and Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the...
Roger E. Olson | January 08, 2018
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Why Become Roman Catholic? A Response to Christian Smith...
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2018
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Thoughts about the Future on New Year Day 2018
Roger E. Olson | January 01, 2018
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America has Become a Mission Field
Roger E. Olson | December 28, 2017
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Is There a Valid "Ethics of Distress?"
Roger E. Olson | December 23, 2017
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Against Creedalism: Why I am a "Confessing Christian" but...
Roger E. Olson | December 19, 2017
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Can Authentic Christianity Exist without Cognitive Truth...
Roger E. Olson | December 16, 2017
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Thinking of Creation with Imagination
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2017
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Book Recommendations: Most Important Books for Seminary...
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2017
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How an Old Religious Idea "Trickles Down" into...
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2017
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How Should Christians Celebrate "Christmas?"
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2017
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Are American Evangelicals "Reinventing" Christianity?
Roger E. Olson | November 29, 2017
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A Memorable Day: November 22, 1963
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2017
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A Personal Perspective on Black and White Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2017
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Can There Be Ambiguity without Ambivalence in Christian...
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2017
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Does God Change?
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2017
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American Lutheran Theologians I Have Known
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2017
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A Neglected Theory of the Atonement? (The "Governmental...
Roger E. Olson | November 04, 2017
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Words and Imagery of Isaiah’s “Suffering Servant” in the...
Roger E. Olson | October 31, 2017
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Is the Roman Catholic Church Catholic Enough?
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2017
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What Has Happened to "Substitutionary Atonement" among...
Roger E. Olson | October 21, 2017
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An Open Letter to Lecrae (Christian Hip-Hop Recording...
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2017
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Thoughts about the Boy Scouts of America Admitting Girls
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2017
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Some Reckless but Hopefully Faithful Christian Thoughts...
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2017
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What's Wrong with Men in America? Some Questions and...
Roger E. Olson | October 06, 2017
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When It Comes to Calvinism, Logic Can Lead to Heresy
Roger E. Olson | October 01, 2017
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Ought I to Repent of Being a White Male?
Roger E. Olson | September 27, 2017
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Is "Normal" Really Just a Setting on the Washing Machine?
Roger E. Olson | September 24, 2017
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Can Mormons Be Christians?
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2017
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The Legacy of the Reformation in Contemporary...
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2017
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Arminianism Is Grace-Centered Theology
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2017
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A (Seemingly) Very Rare but Interesting Mental/Emotional...
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2017
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A Good New Biography of Karl Barth Reviewed and a Question...
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2017
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And Now the Hidden Fascists and Conservative Extremists...
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2017
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Why Can't There Be Organizations Just for Boys?
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2017
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Back to the Original Topic: Arminianism: Is There A...
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2017
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Musings about a Lost (?) Evangelical Belief: Pro-Semitism
Roger E. Olson | August 19, 2017
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Was Søren Kierkegaard a Poet, a Prophet, a Philosopher, or...
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2017
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Can a Preemptive War Ever Be Justified?
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2017
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Do Women Make Good Ministers?
Roger E. Olson | August 09, 2017
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What Is "Liberal Christianity?"
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2017
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What Is "Fundamentalism?"
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2017
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What Is an "Evangelical" and Does It Matter?
Roger E. Olson | July 28, 2017
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Is God Finite?
Roger E. Olson | July 23, 2017
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You Might Still Be a Fundamentalist Even If...
Roger E. Olson | July 18, 2017
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A New Christian Dogmatics from Eerdmans
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2017
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Is There "Power in the Blood?" Thoughts about the Blood of...
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2017
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The Disappearing Difference between Rhetoric and Argument
Roger E. Olson | July 10, 2017
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Review of Greg Boyd's "Crucifixion of the Warrior God"
Roger E. Olson | July 05, 2017
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Does Justice Require Inclusion and Diversity?
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2017
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Are So-Called "Non-Denominational Churches" Really...
Roger E. Olson | June 28, 2017
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What I Would Believe Were I a Metaphysical Naturalist
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2017
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The Reason for Christian Higher Education (and Pressures...
Roger E. Olson | June 20, 2017
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Is There a New Form of Lynching in America?
Roger E. Olson | June 18, 2017
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Stranger Things? Does God Still Speak?
Roger E. Olson | June 15, 2017
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How Should a Christian Church Celebrate America? Advice...
Roger E. Olson | June 12, 2017
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Is God Our Father?
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2017
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Memories and Thoughts about Thomas Oden
Roger E. Olson | June 06, 2017
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Response to "the Benedict Option"
Roger E. Olson | June 03, 2017
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Review of and Response to the Documentary Film "The Mask...
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2017
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Some Random Memories and Thoughts about "Memorial Day" in...
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2017
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And Meanwhile...Something to See about Which I Will...
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2017
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A Personal Note for Those Who Are Interested...
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2017
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Is There Meaning and Purpose to Life?
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2017
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Why I Voted for Trump
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2017
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Again: Is It Time to Give More Attention to the Plight of...
Roger E. Olson | May 17, 2017
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The Best Idea Ever
Roger E. Olson | May 14, 2017
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The Worst Idea Ever
Roger E. Olson | May 11, 2017
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Should Churches Engage in Partisan Politicking?
Roger E. Olson | May 08, 2017
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Why Do We Not Hear More about "Rich Privilege?"
Roger E. Olson | May 06, 2017
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Can Science Alone Decide the Meaning of "Human?"
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2017
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Complimentary Book Offer...
Roger E. Olson | May 02, 2017
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Memories of 1950s/1960s American Evangelical Culture
Roger E. Olson | May 01, 2017
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What It Means If You Remember...
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2017
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Has Lying Become Normal and Acceptable in American...
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2017
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What Does It Mean to Be "Catholic?"
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2017
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Does God Exist? and Is Jesus God? Two Answers for Today
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2017
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Is "Social Innovation" Sufficient? A Call for More Radical...
Roger E. Olson | April 14, 2017
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Crossing a Threshold: Affirming Choice in Public Education
Roger E. Olson | April 11, 2017
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Should America Have Attacked Syria? A Christian Response
Roger E. Olson | April 07, 2017
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The Problem of "Echo Chambers"
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2017
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Would Someone Please Rein in Some of the "Young...
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2017
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What Should Contemporary Evangelical Christians Think...
Roger E. Olson | March 28, 2017
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Whatever Happened to "Friendship with Jesus?"
Roger E. Olson | March 26, 2017
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A Statement of Confession and Commitment
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2017
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Thoughts about Church and Holy Spirit (by a...
Roger E. Olson | March 22, 2017
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My Review of the Television Drama Series "Madam Secretary"
Roger E. Olson | March 20, 2017
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My Review of the Movie "The Shack"
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2017
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Follow Up to My Blog Post about the Transgender...
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2017
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Is There Any Solution to the Transgender Controversy?
Roger E. Olson | March 12, 2017
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Reality: Code or Narrative?
Roger E. Olson | March 08, 2017
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My Movie Review of "The Shack"
Roger E. Olson | March 07, 2017
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Finding God in "The Shack"
Roger E. Olson | March 04, 2017
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Was Pope Francis Wrong about Islam?
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2017
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Reinhold Niebuhr and Stanley Hauerwas: Can Their...
Roger E. Olson | February 28, 2017
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Reinhold Niebuhr and Stanley Hauerwas: Can Their Christian...
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2017
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Innocent until Proven Guilty? Or Guilty until Proven...
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2017
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What Do I Mean by the "Supernatural?"
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2017
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Does (Can) the New Testament Church ("Ekklesia") Exist...
Roger E. Olson | February 18, 2017
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Announcing My New Book...
Roger E. Olson | February 16, 2017
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The Main Point of the Christian Doctrine of Sin: We Are...
Roger E. Olson | February 13, 2017
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Sex, Money and Power: How We Confirm the...
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2017
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Is Belief in a "Historical Adam" an Essential Christian...
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2017
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A Great Irony: Contemporary American "Conservative"...
Roger E. Olson | February 03, 2017
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Is There Anything We Can Take for Granted (that All...
Roger E. Olson | January 31, 2017
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Are There "Wicked Problems" in Theology?
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2017
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Can African-American Christians Be "Evangelicals?"
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2017
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I Do Not Watch "Sister Wives," but...What's Wrong with...
Roger E. Olson | January 24, 2017
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Does the Reformation Still Matter?
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2017
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A Day I Cannot Celebrate: Inauguration Day, 2017
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2017
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Who Were the First Protestants? Reflections on the "500th...
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2017
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Must Science and Religion Conflict?
Roger E. Olson | January 12, 2017
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Is Evangelicalism America's New "Religious Establishment?"
Roger E. Olson | January 09, 2017
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The "Disappearing Middle" in American Political and...
Roger E. Olson | January 06, 2017
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Must a Christian Forgive Unconditionally?
Roger E. Olson | January 02, 2017
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A Quick Course in Rational Thought (and Persuasive...
Roger E. Olson | December 30, 2016
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On Learning Our Lessons from History
Roger E. Olson | December 28, 2016
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Two Evangelical Churches on Christmas Eve (2016): As...
Roger E. Olson | December 25, 2016
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Merry Christmas and Please Be Patient....
Roger E. Olson | December 23, 2016
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An Excellent Arminian Book on Divine Providence
Roger E. Olson | December 22, 2016
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The Transcendent Foundation of Humanism (or Why Human...
Roger E. Olson | December 19, 2016
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My Thoughts about a New Proposal about God's Providence...
Roger E. Olson | December 16, 2016
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A Kerfuffle over "Church Autonomy" among Baptists
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2016
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And Now It Begins: Trump's Ignorant and Un-American...
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2016
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What Living in a Post-Truth Culture Means
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2016
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Does What the Apostle Paul Said Matter? (Or Is Jesus the...
Roger E. Olson | December 04, 2016
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What Makes Someone an "Evangelical?"
Roger E. Olson | December 01, 2016
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Is There Such a Thing as "Collective Guilt?"
Roger E. Olson | November 29, 2016
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Thoughts about Fidel Castro
Roger E. Olson | November 27, 2016
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Do Adherents of Abrahamic Faiths Worship the Same God?
Roger E. Olson | November 25, 2016
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R.I.P. Ivan A. Rogers (of "Good Report")
Roger E. Olson | November 23, 2016
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A Different Interprtation of American History (Worth...
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2016
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Is "Mansplaining" a Thing?
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2016
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Why I Will Still Not Stop Calling Myself "Evangelical"
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2016
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Should Christians Worship and Pray together with...
Roger E. Olson | November 16, 2016
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Finally, My Thoughts about the 2016 Election
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2016
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Musings about Adolf Hitler based on the Book "Hitler's...
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2016
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How Denominations Can Survive (If They Should)
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2016
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"In Defense of Denominationalism"
Roger E. Olson | November 05, 2016
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Thoughts about Liberation Theologies
Roger E. Olson | November 02, 2016
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The Dark Side of Pentecostalism
Roger E. Olson | October 31, 2016
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What Is Pentecostalism? What Do Pentecostals Believe?
Roger E. Olson | October 29, 2016
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A Few Brief Thoughts about Blogging...
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2016
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A Shout Out for "Movember"
Roger E. Olson | October 25, 2016
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What to Do about "Angry, White Men?"
Roger E. Olson | October 20, 2016
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An Alarming Trend in American Culture: The Decline of...
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2016
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Follow Up to My Post about Denominations: Is Church...
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2016
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Update and Reflections about Editing the Handbook of...
Roger E. Olson | October 13, 2016
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Some Evangelical Leaders Finally Come out against Trump...
Roger E. Olson | October 11, 2016
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And What Now, Christians Who Intend to Vote for Donald...
Roger E. Olson | October 09, 2016
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Reflections about Billy Graham...
Roger E. Olson | October 07, 2016
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A Double Standard about Worship? African-American Worship...
Roger E. Olson | October 04, 2016
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Recommended Reading: Washington Post Essay by Christian...
Roger E. Olson | September 30, 2016
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Do Not Blame All White Men for Donald Trump
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2016
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Review of Evangelicalism in America by Randall Balmer
Roger E. Olson | September 25, 2016
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"#Some Lives Matter" and Calvinism: My Response to the...
Roger E. Olson | September 22, 2016
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All Lives Matter (But Do Some Matter More Than Others?)
Roger E. Olson | September 19, 2016
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An Open Letter to the Members of the Evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | September 16, 2016
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Why Colin Kaepernick's Protest Is More Pro-American than...
Roger E. Olson | September 13, 2016
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Why Are We So Afraid of Emotion in Worship?
Roger E. Olson | September 10, 2016
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Evangelical Christian Thoughts about "Mindfulness"
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2016
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Why I Am Not a Fan of Contemporary American Sports
Roger E. Olson | September 04, 2016
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Is There a "Christian Ideology?"
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2016
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One of American Evangelicalism's Biggest Failures...
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2016
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An Evangelical Response to David Gushee's RNS Essay "On...
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2016
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Preview of a New Book about Calvinism...
Roger E. Olson | August 23, 2016
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Does God Love Everyone? Review of New Book about Calvinism...
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2016
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Wrapping Up "Why I Am an Evangelical, Arminian Christian"...
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2016
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My Third Reason for Embracing "Evangelical, Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | August 16, 2016
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My Second Reason for Embracing "Evangelical, Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2016
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My First Reason for Embracing "Evangelical, Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | August 10, 2016
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My Sixth Principle: Receiving Answers to Life's Ultimate...
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2016
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My Fifth Principle: Answers to Life's Ultimate Questions...
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2016
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My Fourth Principle: There Is No "View from Nowhere"...
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2016
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My Third Principle: Two Criteria for Deciding What Is True
Roger E. Olson | July 27, 2016
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2) My Second Principle: Only I Can Decide What Is True...
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2016
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1) My First Principle: Authority is Truth (over Status)
Roger E. Olson | July 21, 2016
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Coming Up Here Next: Why I Am an Evangelical, Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2016
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Whatever Happened to "Missions Sunday?"
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2016
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Review of The Cosmic Dance by Greg Boyd and Friends
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2016
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Some Hopefully Timely and Relevant Thoughts about Racism...
Roger E. Olson | July 11, 2016
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Help Needed with Denomination: Plymouth Brethren
Roger E. Olson | July 10, 2016
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The Rule of Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences
Roger E. Olson | July 07, 2016
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Coming Soon...Please Watch for These Here!
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2016
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An Oldie but Goodie: The Difference between Patriotism and...
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2016
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Back by Popular Demand (But Changed)
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2016
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Thanks to Everyone for Your Kind Words of Appreciation!
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2016
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Some Things I Have Learned from Blogging (And a Goodbye...
Roger E. Olson | June 24, 2016
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What Is an "Evangelical?"
Roger E. Olson | June 21, 2016
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Am I "Neo-Orthodox?"
Roger E. Olson | June 19, 2016
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Is American Society Descending into "Anomie?"
Roger E. Olson | June 16, 2016
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Is Donald Trump the Antichrist?
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2016
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Should Western Christians Rediscover Exorcism?
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2016
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Is Christianity a "Religion Searching for a Metaphysic?"
Roger E. Olson | June 07, 2016
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Ask a Theologian a Question
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2016
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Largely Ignored Forms of Oppression
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2016
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Why I Think Baptists (and "baptists") Have It Wrong about...
Roger E. Olson | May 27, 2016
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The Fundamental Difference between "Modern" and...
Roger E. Olson | May 24, 2016
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Reflections and Questions about the Word "Denomination"
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2016
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The Conversation about Transgender Is Closed (For Now)
Roger E. Olson | May 20, 2016
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Saving Hell
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2016
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A Serious Question about the Meaning of "Transgender"
Roger E. Olson | May 17, 2016
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A Pentecost Sermon: The Holy Spirit...
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2016
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A Rare "Television" Entertainment Series about Religion:...
Roger E. Olson | May 13, 2016
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A Question for Christian Supporters of U.S.A. Presidential...
Roger E. Olson | May 11, 2016
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Is God always Gentle with Us? Calling for a Retrieval of a...
Roger E. Olson | May 10, 2016
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Dreaming of the Ideal "Mission Trip"
Roger E. Olson | May 08, 2016
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Tempest surrounding Bathrooms: Gender Controversy du Jour
Roger E. Olson | May 06, 2016
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On the Mystery and Meaning of Perspectives
Roger E. Olson | May 04, 2016
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A Long Essay on "Christian Fundamentalism"
Roger E. Olson | May 02, 2016
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Deconstructing "Evangelicalism"
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2016
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Why Can't We Just Call Ourselves "Christians?"
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2016
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It's Time for the United States to Have a Woman President
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2016
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Review of The Future of Evangelicalism in America: The...
Roger E. Olson | April 23, 2016
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Does God Still Speak....?
Roger E. Olson | April 20, 2016
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Second Maston Lecture: "The Kingdom of God...America"
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2016
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The Kingdom of God and the Church: First Maston Lecture at...
Roger E. Olson | April 14, 2016
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Hell (Again)
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2016
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Fixing Men (and Boys)
Roger E. Olson | April 10, 2016
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C. S. Lewis: Calvinist or Classical Arminian?
Roger E. Olson | April 07, 2016
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Announcements: Book, Chapters and Talks
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2016
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Is There a "Christian Economics?"
Roger E. Olson | April 03, 2016
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Guest Essay by David Martinez: Francis Asbury: Early...
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2016
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"Evangelical" Is Not a Political Identity
Roger E. Olson | March 30, 2016
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Stanley Hauerwas and the Church
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2016
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Keeping Good Company
Roger E. Olson | March 25, 2016
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Democracy Is Fragile: "It" Can Happen Here: A Lesson from...
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2016
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Make a Difference--for Boys
Roger E. Olson | March 21, 2016
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About Commenting Here....
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2016
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If God Once (upon a Time) Commanded Genocide...
Roger E. Olson | March 18, 2016
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Ideal Types of Christian Responses to Gender Roles
Roger E. Olson | March 15, 2016
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John Piper Does It Again: My Response to "The...
Roger E. Olson | March 12, 2016
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Am I an "Authentic Christian?" (I Doubt It)
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2016
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Why Authentic Christians Must Oppose the Death Penalty
Roger E. Olson | March 07, 2016
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Memories of a Previous Election Stunner: Minnesota and...
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2016
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American Christianity and American Politics: A Call for...
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2016
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Is Torture Ever Ethically Justifiable?
Roger E. Olson | February 28, 2016
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My Christianity Today Article about "Freedom"
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2016
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Some Different Meanings of "Biblical Inerrancy" and a...
Roger E. Olson | February 22, 2016
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The Pope and Donald Trump
Roger E. Olson | February 20, 2016
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Is Real Communication as Perfect "Meeting of Minds"...
Roger E. Olson | February 17, 2016
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Election is for Everyone
Roger E. Olson | February 13, 2016
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A Crucial but Much Ignored (or Misunderstood) Distinction...
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2016
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The New Theists
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2016
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A Classic Book about "Corporate Election" Revised,...
Roger E. Olson | February 05, 2016
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Thoughts about Iowa, American Politics, and the Media
Roger E. Olson | February 03, 2016
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So What, Then, Is "American Evangelicalism?"
Roger E. Olson | February 01, 2016
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Denomination of the Week: Church of God (Anderson,...
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2016
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Calling out "Calling out 'American Evangelicalism'"
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2016
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Is Modern Unbelief Rooted in Christianity?
Roger E. Olson | January 23, 2016
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John Piper and "Christian Hedonism"
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2016
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"Diversity": A Much Desired but Often Poorly Understood...
Roger E. Olson | January 18, 2016
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Narrative Theology Explained
Roger E. Olson | January 15, 2016
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Critical Thoughts about Belief in God and Modern...
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2016
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Reflections on the Bill Gothard Phenomenom and Scandal...
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2016
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Denomination of the Week: Beachy Amish
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2016
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More about the Wheaton College Controversy and Christian...
Roger E. Olson | January 07, 2016
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The Key to Understanding God's Relationship with the World...
Roger E. Olson | January 05, 2016
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A Look Back and a Look Forward: 2015 and 2016
Roger E. Olson | January 03, 2016
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Christianity's Greatest Enemy
Roger E. Olson | January 01, 2016
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Denomination of the Week: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Roger E. Olson | December 31, 2015
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Advice I Will Give My Grandson When He Is Twelve (Like...
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2015
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Do All Atheists Deny the Same God?
Roger E. Olson | December 27, 2015
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Denomination of the Week: The Church with No Name (The...
Roger E. Olson | December 24, 2015
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Do All Christians Worship the Same God?
Roger E. Olson | December 22, 2015
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Gems of Wisdom from Emil Brunner: Transcendence and Free...
Roger E. Olson | December 21, 2015
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Again the Curmudgeon Comes Out: Some Miscellaneous...
Roger E. Olson | December 19, 2015
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Here We Go Again: An Evangelical Controversy over Whether...
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2015
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Denomination of the Week: Brethren in Christ Church
Roger E. Olson | December 16, 2015
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What Was All That Fuss About? A Late Review of "Wild at...
Roger E. Olson | December 15, 2015
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Some Thoughts about Islam and the Current Controversy in...
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2015
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Denomination of the Week: Grace Communion International
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2015
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Miscellaneous Footnotes to Earlier Posts: Feminism,...
Roger E. Olson | December 09, 2015
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Request for Help with The Handbook of Denominations
Roger E. Olson | December 08, 2015
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A New Research Project: Editing/Revising the "Handbook of...
Roger E. Olson | December 05, 2015
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And then Again...Clarifications about "Christian...
Roger E. Olson | December 04, 2015
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A Call for American Evangelical Leaders to Confront...
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2015
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An Extended Footnote/Addendum to My Review of Oord's "The...
Roger E. Olson | December 01, 2015
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Does Love Ever Coerce? My Response to "The Uncontrolling...
Roger E. Olson | November 28, 2015
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A National Registry for Adherents of a Certain World...
Roger E. Olson | November 26, 2015
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Thanksgiving Thoughts
Roger E. Olson | November 23, 2015
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My Response to "An Assemblies of God Response to Reformed...
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2015
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Alister McGrath's Parchman Lectures at Baylor's Truett...
Roger E. Olson | November 20, 2015
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An Evangelical Superstar Scholar: Alister McGrath
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2015
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Where Calvinists, Lutherans, Arminians (and Some...
Roger E. Olson | November 16, 2015
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Is "Following Jesus" Enough?
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2015
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The "Catastrophe of Nominalism"
Roger E. Olson | November 11, 2015
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Just Passed a Milestone! One Thousand Posts!
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2015
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Defending Denominations in a "Postdenominational Age"
Roger E. Olson | November 09, 2015
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The "Man Problem" Is Finally Getting Some Attention...But...
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2015
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Is the Bible "Inerrant" or "Infallible?"
Roger E. Olson | November 05, 2015
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What Is a "Complete Gospel?"
Roger E. Olson | November 03, 2015
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The Power of Negative Thinking
Roger E. Olson | November 01, 2015
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Here Comes "Movember?" (Or Not)
Roger E. Olson | October 30, 2015
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Christian Thoughts about Our (American) New National...
Roger E. Olson | October 29, 2015
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More God Talk: "Trinity Means Love"
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2015
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Announcements about Two of My Books and a Forthcoming Book
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2015
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"Let's Talk about Jesus" Our Prophet, Priest and King
Roger E. Olson | October 24, 2015
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A Rare, Good Television Sitcom: "Grinder"...Should Make Us...
Roger E. Olson | October 22, 2015
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Getting to the Bottom of Thinking: There Is No "View from...
Roger E. Olson | October 19, 2015
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Should a Christian Ever Act as if God Does Not Exist?...
Roger E. Olson | October 17, 2015
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Why I Still Call Myself "Evangelical" in Spite of...
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2015
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Holley-Hull Lecture "A Relational View of God's...
Roger E. Olson | October 13, 2015
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Outrageous "Justification" of Shooting of Black Child in...
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2015
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Why (High) Calvinism Is Impossible (with Special Reference...
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2015
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My Holley-Hull Lectures at Samford University
Roger E. Olson | October 09, 2015
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Is There a Role for Shaming in Public Ethics?
Roger E. Olson | October 08, 2015
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Discussion of Scot McKnight's "Kingdom Conspiracy" Part...
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2015
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Guest Column from Austin Fischer: Monergism...
Roger E. Olson | October 03, 2015
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Discussion of Scot McKnight's "Kingdom Conspiracy" Part...
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2015
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Returning to My Roots for One Day
Roger E. Olson | September 27, 2015
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Is It Capitalism at Work or "Gouging" or Both?
Roger E. Olson | September 24, 2015
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Discussion of Scot McKnight's "Kingdom Conspiracy" Part...
Roger E. Olson | September 23, 2015
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Should A Christian Be President of the United States?
Roger E. Olson | September 21, 2015
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Embarrassed by the Parousia? Evangelicals and the Return...
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2015
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Discussion of Scot McKnight's "Kingdom Conspiracy" Part...
Roger E. Olson | September 18, 2015
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Bill Gaither and Me...
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2015
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Seminary Chapel Sermon "Certainty Not" (September 15,...
Roger E. Olson | September 15, 2015
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Would Someone in the American Mass News Media Please...
Roger E. Olson | September 15, 2015
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A New Book Discussion Series: Scot McKnight's "Kingdom...
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2015
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Is the "Prosperity Gospel" a Variety of Evangelicalism?
Roger E. Olson | September 11, 2015
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Guest Post about "Fallen Christian Leaders"
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2015
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Discussion of "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James (Summing...
Roger E. Olson | September 06, 2015
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Some Things I Have Learned from Blogging
Roger E. Olson | September 03, 2015
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Discussion of "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James (Part...
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2015
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Is It "Christianity versus Science?" (What Brunner Said)
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2015
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"Help Wanted" (Books, Chapters, Articles Dealing with God...
Roger E. Olson | August 28, 2015
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An Invitation to Hear Me Speak...with Bill Gaither
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2015
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Discussion of "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James (Part...
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2015
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Can a Pastor Baptize an Infant and Remain Baptist? (Some...
Roger E. Olson | August 24, 2015
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Discussion of "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James (Part...
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2015
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Please Remove National Flags from Your Christian Worship...
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2015
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Discussion of "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James (Part...
Roger E. Olson | August 18, 2015
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Over Reactions and the Search for Balance
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2015
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What's with the Popularity of Off-Beat Political...
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2015
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Discussion of "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James (Part...
Roger E. Olson | August 14, 2015
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An Invitation to Discuss "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis...
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2015
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Help with New Denominations
Roger E. Olson | August 09, 2015
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Recommendation of an Old But Good Book about the Human...
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2015
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Whatever Happened to the Christian Mind?
Roger E. Olson | August 04, 2015
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True Christian Ecumenism: Reconciled Diversity
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2015
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Horizontal and Vertical Churches: Where's the Balance?
Roger E. Olson | July 30, 2015
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Why I Won't Read "Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee
Roger E. Olson | July 28, 2015
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Follow Up to Musings about Whether the Past Can Be Changed
Roger E. Olson | July 26, 2015
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Can the Past Be Changed (Even By God)? Some Musings about...
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2015
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How a Theologian's Insight about Symbols Relates to the...
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2015
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Did I Belong to a Cult? The Story (in Brief) of My...
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2015
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Did I Belong to a Cult? The Story (in Brief) of My...
Roger E. Olson | July 18, 2015
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Did I Belong to a Cult? The Story (in Brief) of My...
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2015
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Did I Belong to a Cult? The Story (in Brief) of My...
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2015
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Announcing My Newest Book: Counterfeit Christianity...
Roger E. Olson | July 14, 2015
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A Major Problem I See with American Culture Today
Roger E. Olson | July 11, 2015
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Reconsidering My Statements about Pope Francis
Roger E. Olson | July 08, 2015
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Stretching the Evangelical Tent Right and Not Left
Roger E. Olson | July 05, 2015
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An Oldie But Goodie: Nationalism Distinguished from...
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2015
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Must Gays Be Offended?
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2015
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Strange Church Names: An Opportunity to Participate
Roger E. Olson | June 29, 2015
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And Now...What Conservative Churches Must Do
Roger E. Olson | June 27, 2015
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Is the "New Apostolic Reformation Movement" a Cult?
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2015
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"Reformed Arminianism?" Another Book about Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | June 23, 2015
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The "Deeply Flawed Father" Meme (And Why We Need to...
Roger E. Olson | June 21, 2015
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Who Decides Who's A Christian?
Roger E. Olson | June 19, 2015
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Repeat: The Mormonism Discussion Was Closed Yesterday...
Roger E. Olson | June 18, 2015
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Shallow Religious Fads and Fashions
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2015
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Robert (Bob) Millett Gets the Final Word (for Now)...
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2015
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What I Learned from the Responses to My Post about...
Roger E. Olson | June 15, 2015
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A Plea for Patience
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2015
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Follow Up to My Post about Mormonism
Roger E. Olson | June 13, 2015
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Is Mormonism Christian? (Long But Everyone Interested in...
Roger E. Olson | June 12, 2015
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"Men Adrift" and "The Weaker Sex"--Finally The Economist...
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2015
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Follow Up to My Post about Marriage
Roger E. Olson | June 06, 2015
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Some Thoughts (and a Proposal) about the Religion and...
Roger E. Olson | June 05, 2015
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The Absurdity of "Higher Criticism" of the Gospels...
Roger E. Olson | June 03, 2015
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Arminius's Reformed Doctrine of Justification
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2015
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Arminian Doctrine of Justification Again Disputed
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2015
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A Grandfather's Advice to His Black Teen Grandson
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2015
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Calling for Total Transparency by Churches
Roger E. Olson | May 24, 2015
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Criteria for Recognizing a Religious Sect as a "Cult"
Roger E. Olson | May 21, 2015
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How Seriously Should We Take the Phenomenon of "The...
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2015
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Is God "A Being" Or "Being Itself?"
Roger E. Olson | May 16, 2015
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Invitation to Participate Here: Stories about Contemporary...
Roger E. Olson | May 14, 2015
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"Living Theology: Knowing and Following Our Resurrected...
Roger E. Olson | May 12, 2015
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Is God Also Our Mother?
Roger E. Olson | May 10, 2015
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Pentecostal Pacifism: A Lost (and Denied) Tradition
Roger E. Olson | May 06, 2015
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Boys and Men Suffer Sex Abuse, Too....
Roger E. Olson | May 04, 2015
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Is There (Can There Be) A "Christian Philosophy?"
Roger E. Olson | May 01, 2015
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Embarrased by the Supernatural?
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2015
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Thoughts about Old School Christian Hymns and Songs
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2015
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The Problem of Irrational, Unteachable Christians
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2015
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Adam Hamilton and Me
Roger E. Olson | April 25, 2015
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A New Book (Or Revision of an Old Book) about Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2015
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Clearing Up Some Christian Confusions about "Doubt"
Roger E. Olson | April 20, 2015
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"Progressive Evangelicals": Where Are They Now?
Roger E. Olson | April 18, 2015
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Recent Podcasts
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2015
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Why Hyper-Calvinism Is Consistent Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2015
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The Dialectic of "Nature and Grace" in Christian Theology
Roger E. Olson | April 13, 2015
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Thoughts about Detente with Cuba
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2015
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Only God Is an "End in Itself" (But That's Not the Whole...
Roger E. Olson | April 09, 2015
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Where Does Theology Really Matter?
Roger E. Olson | April 07, 2015
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Against the Political Misuses of Words
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2015
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Easter Ought to Mean Joy
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2015
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Guest Good Friday Post by Austin Fischer
Roger E. Olson | April 03, 2015
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Calvinist Attempts to Rescue God's Character Considered...
Roger E. Olson | March 31, 2015
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Remembering an All-But-Forgotten, Extremely Influential...
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2015
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My Visit to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary...
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2015
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C. S. Lewis Said It: God's "Goodness" Cannot Be Wholly...
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2015
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Why Are We (in the U.S.A.) Headed toward a Police State?
Roger E. Olson | March 21, 2015
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What Is the "Image of God" in the Human? A Place for...
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2015
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"Transhumanism" and Ethics: An Invitation to Discussion of...
Roger E. Olson | March 17, 2015
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Creating a Course for FaithLife
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2015
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Dr. Seuss Was Right
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2015
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What Is the Old Testament Good For--Doctrinally?
Roger E. Olson | March 11, 2015
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Can "Authentic Christianity" Be Found Today?
Roger E. Olson | March 08, 2015
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Confessions of an Egalitarian Complementarian
Roger E. Olson | March 04, 2015
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The Sin of Tribalism
Roger E. Olson | March 01, 2015
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Another Great "Moderate Baptist" Leader on the Necessity...
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2015
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What I mean when I say someone is theologically "liberal"
Roger E. Olson | February 24, 2015
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A Word from a Founder to All My "Moderate Baptist" Friends
Roger E. Olson | February 22, 2015
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An Example of Unwarranted Theological Speculation: Divine...
Roger E. Olson | February 19, 2015
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Theology and Speculation
Roger E. Olson | February 17, 2015
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Calvinism and Evangelism
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2015
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A Reformed Theologian's Critique of Divine Determinism
Roger E. Olson | February 12, 2015
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What I Mean When I Label Someone “Liberal,”...
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2015
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A Blast from the Theological Past That’s Still Relevant:...
Roger E. Olson | February 09, 2015
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Is Privileging Belief in God Justified? The Controversies...
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2015
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Must You Believe in the Doctrine of the Trinity to Be a...
Roger E. Olson | February 05, 2015
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"Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed" a Year Later:...
Roger E. Olson | February 02, 2015
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May 2015 Second National Missio Alliance Gathering (Please...
Roger E. Olson | January 31, 2015
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Why I Believe in "Creatio ex nihilo" (Creation out of...
Roger E. Olson | January 30, 2015
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Good Male Characters and Religion in Popular Culture: An...
Roger E. Olson | January 28, 2015
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Some Thoughts about "Downton Abbey" as Guilty Pleasure and...
Roger E. Olson | January 27, 2015
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A Brief Guest Post by a Woman Pastor and Author (and...
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2015
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A Major Reason for "Failure to Communicate"--Even Among...
Roger E. Olson | January 23, 2015
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The Problem with Men and Why We Ignore It/Them at Our Own...
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2015
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Private Sector Redistribution of Wealth?
Roger E. Olson | January 19, 2015
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Terrorism Is Wrong; So Is Ridiculing People's Faiths
Roger E. Olson | January 17, 2015
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Universalism Is "In the Air" (Much Discussed) Among Even...
Roger E. Olson | January 14, 2015
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Is There a Difference between "Permitting Evil" and "Doing...
Roger E. Olson | January 12, 2015
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Review of Oliver Crisp's "Deviant Calvinism: Broadening...
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2015
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An Encouraging Message about "Against Calvinism"
Roger E. Olson | January 08, 2015
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Woody Allen Should Have Quoted Pascal: "Magic in the...
Roger E. Olson | January 07, 2015
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A Problem in Theology: Distinctions without Differences
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2015
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My Favorite Catholic Theologian: Walter Kasper (With...
Roger E. Olson | January 02, 2015
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Review of Oliver Crisp's "Deviant Calvinism" Part Four
Roger E. Olson | December 30, 2014
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Growing Up "Evangelical" in the 1950s/1960s: "Look What...
Roger E. Olson | December 28, 2014
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Some Year-End/New Year Thoughts/Resolutions about this...
Roger E. Olson | December 27, 2014
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For God So Loved the World...That He Couldn't Stay Away: A...
Roger E. Olson | December 25, 2014
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Review of Oliver Crisp's "Deviant Calvinism" Part Three
Roger E. Olson | December 24, 2014
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Comparing the Young, Restless, Reformed Movement (YRRM)...
Roger E. Olson | December 22, 2014
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Review of Oliver Crisp's "Deviant Calvinism" Part Two
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2014
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My Briefest Post Ever...But Perhaps Most Important!
Roger E. Olson | December 19, 2014
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Review of Oliver Crisp's "Deviant Calvinism" Part One
Roger E. Olson | December 18, 2014
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Article about Me at Baptist Press Global (December 13,...
Roger E. Olson | December 16, 2014
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My Response to John Piper's Comments about Arminians
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2014
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Whetting Appetites: A Preview of "Deviant Calvinism" by...
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2014
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What "American Exceptionalism" Means to Me
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2014
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Can a Single Act Be Both Determined and Free?
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2014
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Memories of Stanley J. Grenz with Special Attention to...
Roger E. Olson | December 05, 2014
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Two Forthcoming Books about Pietism
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2014
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Two Books: A Recommendation and an Invitation to Read and...
Roger E. Olson | December 02, 2014
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Thoughts about the Role of Experience in Theology: Part...
Roger E. Olson | November 30, 2014
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Thoughts about the Role of Experience in Theology: Part...
Roger E. Olson | November 28, 2014
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Remembering and Honoring Evangelical Theologian Stanley J....
Roger E. Olson | November 26, 2014
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When I Say "Calvinism"...
Roger E. Olson | November 24, 2014
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The Ultimate Horror Story: Reflections on Stephen King's...
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2014
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Juergen Moltmann on Christian Discipleship in Everything...
Roger E. Olson | November 20, 2014
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My Response to Peter Berger's book The Many Altars of...
Roger E. Olson | November 19, 2014
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Follow Up to My Immediately Preceding Post (Re: Marriage)
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2014
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Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Advocates of Gay Marriage
Roger E. Olson | November 17, 2014
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How to Use Hymns as "Teachable Moments"--Even When You...
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2014
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Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
Roger E. Olson | November 11, 2014
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Can We Dispense with the "Wrath of God?" (And Some...
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2014
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The "Upside Down Kingdom": Christians Should Care for the...
Roger E. Olson | November 06, 2014
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Let the Debates Continue But...Don't Waste Your Time If...
Roger E. Olson | November 05, 2014
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Capitalism: An Economic System that Requires Us to Think...
Roger E. Olson | November 04, 2014
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Should a Christian ever Think or Act as If God Does Not...
Roger E. Olson | November 01, 2014
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Is It Possible to Be Forgiven (Reconciled) but Not Born...
Roger E. Olson | October 30, 2014
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Arminian Theology: Prevenient Grace and Total Depravity...
Roger E. Olson | October 28, 2014
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Announcement of Dialogue with Peter Berger at Baylor...
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2014
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What Is a "Spirit-filled" and "Spirit-led" Church? Part...
Roger E. Olson | October 25, 2014
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What Is a "Spirit-filled" and "Spirit-led" Church?
Roger E. Olson | October 23, 2014
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Reading Is Fundamental (And Not Reading Is a Recipe for...
Roger E. Olson | October 21, 2014
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Can A Christian Support "Physician-Assisted Suicide?"
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2014
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Leaving Behind "Left Behind"
Roger E. Olson | October 15, 2014
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Is A "Carnal Christian" Saved? (Part Three)
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2014
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Is A "Carnal Christian" Saved? (Part Two)
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2014
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Is A "Carnal Christian" Saved? (Part One)
Roger E. Olson | October 08, 2014
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"Big Tent" Versus "Small Tent" Evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | October 06, 2014
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The Word Made Fresh: An Evangelical Statement from 2001
Roger E. Olson | October 03, 2014
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John Owen on Partial Regeneration (Prevenient Grace)
Roger E. Olson | October 01, 2014
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Follow Up to My Post about the False Gospel of "Christian"...
Roger E. Olson | September 30, 2014
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Where Calvinists and Arminians Agree: Everything Good Is...
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2014
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What Did Charles Hodge Say about "The Decrees of God?"...
Roger E. Olson | September 26, 2014
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What Did Charles Hodge Say about "The Decrees of God?"
Roger E. Olson | September 25, 2014
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Testing the New Prophets (Follow Up to Recent Post about...
Roger E. Olson | September 23, 2014
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A Curse of Living Long: Having Seen It All Before...
Roger E. Olson | September 22, 2014
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Calvinism and God-ordained Suffering: A Follow Up
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2014
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A Question to Calvinists
Roger E. Olson | September 18, 2014
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What about "Contextual Theologies?"
Roger E. Olson | September 16, 2014
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Should Pastors Be Trained in Mental Health Care-giving?
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2014
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What Is the Duty of a Christian Care-giver (Such as a...
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2014
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What Is "Marcionism?" My Response to a Ludicrous...
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2014
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Wolfhart Pannenberg R.I.P.
Roger E. Olson | September 08, 2014
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Who's a "Real Evangelical?"
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2014
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Kudos to Two Former Students: A Book and A Debate
Roger E. Olson | September 04, 2014
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Some Follow-up Thoughts about God and Genocide
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2014
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Guest Post by John Inglis Re: Carl Trueman's First Things...
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2014
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Evangelical Superstars and Why They Fall
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2014
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An Arminian-Anabaptist Response to "A Church for Exiles"...
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2014
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Should Christians Fear Being "On the Wrong Side of...
Roger E. Olson | August 25, 2014
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God and Children: Would Jesus (God) Command Their...
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2014
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Follow Up to My Post about the Paranormal
Roger E. Olson | August 21, 2014
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How Open Should Christians Be to the "Paranormal?"
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2014
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A Sermon: "Community: The Impossible Possibility"
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2014
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Intuitive Evangelical Theology versus Scholastic...
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2014
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My Q&A about Arminianism Now an E-Book
Roger E. Olson | August 14, 2014
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"God's Will" In Calvinism and Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2014
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Can God Make Himself Dependent on Us?
Roger E. Olson | August 09, 2014
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An Invitation to Participate (And Atheism Discussion...
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2014
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Selective Memory in History Books
Roger E. Olson | August 04, 2014
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Beware of Stealth Calvinism!
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2014
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Are We Descending into Barbarity?
Roger E. Olson | July 28, 2014
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Evil As Signal of Transcendence
Roger E. Olson | July 26, 2014
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Illegal Immigration of Children: The Underlying Problem...
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2014
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Can Atheism Support Ethical Absolutes? Is Ethics without...
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2014
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Some Thoughts about the Current Accreditation Kerfuffle...
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2014
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There Are No Atheists in Foxholes...Or Anywhere?
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2014
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A Few Words about this Blog...
Roger E. Olson | July 16, 2014
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Arminianism FAQ 5 (Everything You Always Wanted to...
Roger E. Olson | July 14, 2014
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Arminianism FAQ 4 (Everything You Always Wanted to...
Roger E. Olson | July 11, 2014
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Arminianism FAQ 3 (Everything You Always Wanted to...
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2014
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Arminianism FAQ 2 (Everything You Always Wanted to...
Roger E. Olson | July 07, 2014
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My Baptism Article in Christianity Today (July/August...
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2014
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Arminianism FAQ 1 (Everything You Always Wanted to...
Roger E. Olson | July 04, 2014
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Deist John Toland Was Right! Even Religion Must Be...
Roger E. Olson | July 02, 2014
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A Philosophical Historical Novel about Evil: The Kindly...
Roger E. Olson | June 29, 2014
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How American Evangelical Christianity Has Changed...
Roger E. Olson | June 26, 2014
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How Should a Church Decide Whether to "Welcome and...
Roger E. Olson | June 23, 2014
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Are Women More Inclined toward Inclusiveness than Men?
Roger E. Olson | June 20, 2014
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Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds? What I Would...
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2014
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Should a Theologian's Life Affect How We Regard His/Her...
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2014
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Am I a Man or What?
Roger E. Olson | June 12, 2014
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Subterranean Theology (Part 2)
Roger E. Olson | June 10, 2014
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Subterranean Theology (Part 1)
Roger E. Olson | June 07, 2014
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What Will Those Who Come after Us Say about Us?
Roger E. Olson | June 05, 2014
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Could Jesus Have Made Mistakes? An Exercise in...
Roger E. Olson | June 02, 2014
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A Step in the Right Direction: A Public Policy Statement...
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2014
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A Word about Blogging and Ending a Discussion (And...
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2014
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Philosopher Max Horkheimer and Theologian Hans Kueng Get...
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2014
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Further Adventures in Missing the Point...
Roger E. Olson | May 27, 2014
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Adventures in Missing the Point (Naturalism Revisited)
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2014
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If I Were a Naturalist....
Roger E. Olson | May 24, 2014
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Do Arminians and Calvinists Worship the Same God?
Roger E. Olson | May 21, 2014
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A Shocking Conclusion about American Christianity
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2014
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Review of The Journey of Modern Theology by Roger E. Olson...
Roger E. Olson | May 17, 2014
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What Is "Integration of Faith and Learning? Follow Up...
Roger E. Olson | May 14, 2014
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Is There a "the Christian Worldview?" If So, What Is It?...
Roger E. Olson | May 12, 2014
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Is There a "the Christian Worldview?" If So, What Is It?...
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2014
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My Response to Al Mohler's Defense of Limited Atonement
Roger E. Olson | May 07, 2014
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Something for Arminius Geeks
Roger E. Olson | May 04, 2014
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My Response to Al Mohler's Defense of the Death Penalty
Roger E. Olson | May 02, 2014
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Theologians I Have Known: Reflections on Their...
Roger E. Olson | April 30, 2014
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Hello Darkness My Old Friend? Questions and Thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2014
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Theologians I Have Known: Reflections on Their...
Roger E. Olson | April 26, 2014
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Faith and Reason: Is Christianity Irrational?
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2014
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Another Reformed Pastor-Theologian Affirms "Subsequence"...
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2014
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A Theologian's Reflections on the Movie "Heaven Is for...
Roger E. Olson | April 20, 2014
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A Favorite Theologian Revisited: Emil Brunner (Review of...
Roger E. Olson | April 19, 2014
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One Area Where John Piper and I Agree: Subsequence of the...
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2014
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Some Emil Brunner Sayings (from Dogmatics, Vol. I)
Roger E. Olson | April 16, 2014
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Favorite Theologian Revisited: Emil Brunner (Review of...
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2014
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So What's Left for Theology to Do? Some Musings about...
Roger E. Olson | April 13, 2014
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What's New in Theology? (Some Musings about Novelty--Or...
Roger E. Olson | April 11, 2014
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Christian Ethics and Capital Punishment: Some Thoughts...
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2014
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Does God Change?
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2014
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Good Books on the Holy Spirit?
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2014
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The "Chief End of Man"...God's Glory...Yes and Amen...
Roger E. Olson | April 04, 2014
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A Word about Preaching: Whatever Happened to "Points?"
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2014
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What We Should Learn from "12 Years a Slave"
Roger E. Olson | March 31, 2014
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Is the "Arminian God" Good?
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2014
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Off the Usual Topics: Gender Double Stereotypes
Roger E. Olson | March 26, 2014
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"Belong, Believe, Behave?" Or "Believe, Behave, Belong?"
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2014
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The Difference between "Orthodoxy" and "Fundamentalism"
Roger E. Olson | March 20, 2014
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Follow Up to Why (High) Calvinism Is Impossible
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2014
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Why (High) Calvinism Is Impossible
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2014
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What Attracts People into the Young, Restless, Reformed...
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2014
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When Jesus Said "Follow Me" Did He Mean "On Twitter?"...
Roger E. Olson | March 12, 2014
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John Piper, Jonathan Edwards, Austin Fischer, and God
Roger E. Olson | March 10, 2014
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A Final Word about the "Gay Wedding Cake" Issue
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2014
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My Response (Finally!) to John Piper's "AskPastorJohn"...
Roger E. Olson | March 08, 2014
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Thoughts about the "Gay Marriage" Debate and Christians'...
Roger E. Olson | March 06, 2014
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What Is "History of...?"
Roger E. Olson | March 03, 2014
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Arminianism and Providence
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2014
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Is Arminianism "Reformed?"
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2014
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A Good New Book: A Missional Orthodoxy: Theology and...
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2014
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The "God of the Gaps": Right Use, Wrong Use
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2014
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A Problem in Evangelicalism: Narcissistic Leaders
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2014
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Embracing Creation--A Question of Faith (Guest Post by Bev...
Roger E. Olson | February 19, 2014
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On Telling Inconvenient and Uncomfortable Truths
Roger E. Olson | February 18, 2014
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Church Shopping: Some Guidelines
Roger E. Olson | February 15, 2014
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Thank God for Non-Fighting Fundamentalists
Roger E. Olson | February 12, 2014
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Excerpt from Austin Fischer's Excellent Book Young,...
Roger E. Olson | February 09, 2014
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The Most Pernicious and Pervasive Heresy (within American...
Roger E. Olson | February 09, 2014
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Is the Problem Calvinism or Fundamentalism (or the...
Roger E. Olson | February 04, 2014
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Where in the Devil is Satan (in Modern Theology)?
Roger E. Olson | February 01, 2014
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Is the Young, Restless, Reformed Movement a "Cult?" One...
Roger E. Olson | January 31, 2014
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Announcing a New Blog and Its First Post
Roger E. Olson | January 30, 2014
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Is the Growing Gap between Rich and Poor Prima Facie...
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2014
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What Does the Bible "Mean?" Is the Holy Spirit Necessary...
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2014
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Brian Abasciano's Response to Responses to His Guest Blog...
Roger E. Olson | January 24, 2014
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How to Solve a Theological Dilemma when Scripture Doesn't...
Roger E. Olson | January 23, 2014
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Why I Am Not a Deist (No Offense to Deists)
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2014
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Are All Idols Equal?
Roger E. Olson | January 18, 2014
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Young. Restless. No Longer Reformed (a really good new...
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2014
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Whatever Happened to the New Age Movement (NAM)?
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2014
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Books I'm Reading Right Now (and Why)
Roger E. Olson | January 11, 2014
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The Journey from Folk Religion to Examined Faith (Outline...
Roger E. Olson | January 09, 2014
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Are Men Obsolete? Are Boys in Danger? More on the "Decline...
Roger E. Olson | January 06, 2014
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My Response to Oppenheimer's New York Times Article on...
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2014
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Watch for Mark Oppenheimer's New York Times Column about...
Roger E. Olson | January 03, 2014
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Does God Foreordain and Render Certain Sins? (And Why Some...
Roger E. Olson | January 01, 2014
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Christian Philosophy for Newbies
Roger E. Olson | December 30, 2013
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A Guest Post: Arminianism Simply Summarized, Explained,...
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2013
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Following Up My Last Post Regarding the Incarnation: The...
Roger E. Olson | December 27, 2013
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Is the Son of God Still a Human Being? A Meditation on the...
Roger E. Olson | December 25, 2013
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The Parable of the Carnival and the "Freak Show"
Roger E. Olson | December 23, 2013
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Review of Apostles of Reason by Molly Worthen: Part 3...
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2013
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Why I Don't Respond to Every Critic or Debate Every...
Roger E. Olson | December 18, 2013
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Inclusivism Revisited: Guest Post by William Walker III
Roger E. Olson | December 16, 2013
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How We Should Handle "Fallen Leaders"
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2013
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Review of Apostles of Reason by Molly Worthen Part Two
Roger E. Olson | December 13, 2013
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Some Thoughts about Being Understood (and Misunderstood)
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2013
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Review of Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in...
Roger E. Olson | December 09, 2013
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Is America Becoming a Police State?
Roger E. Olson | December 06, 2013
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Why I Am Not a Process Theologian
Roger E. Olson | December 04, 2013
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Dispelling a Delusion about the Subjunctive Mood (Why...
Roger E. Olson | December 01, 2013
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Explaining Calvinism to Calvinists (and Others)
Roger E. Olson | November 30, 2013
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Changing My Mind (Some) about Pope Francis
Roger E. Olson | November 28, 2013
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My Response to Two Books about Arminius
Roger E. Olson | November 27, 2013
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Was Arminius an Arminian? (Report on A Vigorous...
Roger E. Olson | November 25, 2013
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Can a Calvinist Pray for His Child to Be "Elect?"
Roger E. Olson | November 23, 2013
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Is Prejudice always Conscious (or Can It Be...
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2013
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2013 Maston Lecture: "Sin Boldly: Christian Ethics for a...
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2013
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Must One Agree with Arminius to be Arminian?
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2013
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Needed: Robust Arminian Theology for Lay People...
Roger E. Olson | November 12, 2013
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Christianity and Science: How They Relate to Each Other in...
Roger E. Olson | November 09, 2013
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"The Journey of Modern Theology" Is Published!
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2013
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Right, Wrong, and Necessary
Roger E. Olson | November 05, 2013
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What it looks like when God is busy among us
Roger E. Olson | November 03, 2013
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How Do We Know When God Is "Busy" Among Us?
Roger E. Olson | November 01, 2013
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Scripture and Tradition Again: What John Calvin Said
Roger E. Olson | October 30, 2013
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"Strange Fire?" Fundamentalists and the Holy Spirit
Roger E. Olson | October 28, 2013
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A Guest Post: "Three Reasons Why I Preach An Arminian...
Roger E. Olson | October 25, 2013
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A Modest Proposal for Fixing the World: Let Women Run It
Roger E. Olson | October 22, 2013
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"Mr. Smith" Goes to Church, but Should He Be Allowed To?...
Roger E. Olson | October 16, 2013
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Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a Would-Be Assassin? (Review of a...
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2013
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The Ethics of Football
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2013
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What Is "Liberal Theology?"
Roger E. Olson | October 08, 2013
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Case Studies in "Re-forming Orthodoxy"
Roger E. Olson | October 06, 2013
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A Final Word (Hopefully) about the McDermott Article and...
Roger E. Olson | October 03, 2013
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Returning to the Issue of International Adoption
Roger E. Olson | October 01, 2013
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Would McDermott Call Donald Bloesch a "Meliorist?" (And...
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2013
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What Should a Pastor Say to a Group of Boys?
Roger E. Olson | September 27, 2013
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Another Round in the Old "Evolution vs. Creation" Debate
Roger E. Olson | September 24, 2013
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(Fireworks Alert!) My Response to "The Emerging Divide in...
Roger E. Olson | September 21, 2013
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Calvinism Appearing in Unexpected (and Innapropriate)...
Roger E. Olson | September 19, 2013
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Must a Christian Believe in God? ("Godless Christianity?")
Roger E. Olson | September 16, 2013
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Excellent New Book about Calvin and Wesley
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2013
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Is Doubt a Sign of Spiritual Weakness or What? (Two New...
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2013
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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Says Capitalism Needs...
Roger E. Olson | September 10, 2013
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Changed Hymn Lyrics: Pet Peeve or Serious Concern? (And An...
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2013
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He Said It Better Than I Did: A Guest's Comment about...
Roger E. Olson | September 06, 2013
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Are Arminian Theology and Middle Knowledge Compatible?
Roger E. Olson | September 04, 2013
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Modernity and Christianity: Like Oil and Water? Part 3...
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2013
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Modernity and Christianity: Like Oil and Water? Part 2
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2013
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Modernity and Christianity: Like Oil and Water? Part 1
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2013
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Shameless Promotion of My Forthcoming Book about Modern...
Roger E. Olson | August 25, 2013
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An Arminian Ordo Salutis (Order of Salvation)
Roger E. Olson | August 23, 2013
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"Precious Moments Christianity"
Roger E. Olson | August 21, 2013
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A Dip into the Depths of the Doctrine of God: Discussion...
Roger E. Olson | August 19, 2013
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A Brief Summer Hiatus
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2013
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T.A.C.O.s Anyone?
Roger E. Olson | August 10, 2013
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A Conversation between a Calvinist and an Arminian about...
Roger E. Olson | August 07, 2013
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Why I Do Not Believe in Absolute "Body Autonomy"
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2013
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Leaves from the Notebook of a Not-So-Tamed Cynic
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2013
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Questions about Both Sides of the Abortion Debate
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2013
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A Theology of Duck Dynasty (Or What Duck Dynasty Says...
Roger E. Olson | July 29, 2013
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The Best and Worst Christian Songs--Your Nominations
Roger E. Olson | July 26, 2013
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Is there Vitality in "Mainline Religion?"
Roger E. Olson | July 24, 2013
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Jesus Always First (Not "Jesus Only")
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2013
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Are Men the New Second-Class Citizens? (My Appearance on...
Roger E. Olson | July 20, 2013
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A Few Thoughts about Blogging: If You Plan to Comment,...
Roger E. Olson | July 19, 2013
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A New Book about Hell that Will Make You Think
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2013
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Every Known Theistic Approach to Old Testament "Texts of...
Roger E. Olson | July 15, 2013
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For My Brazilian Readers: Portuguese Translations of My...
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2013
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Kudos to the Church of the Nazarene for Resisting Pressure...
Roger E. Olson | July 11, 2013
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Postmodern "Violence": A Case Study in Stretching a Word...
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2013
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The Old Testament and Contemporary Christian Ethics
Roger E. Olson | July 07, 2013
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Some Responses to Critics Regarding Capital Punishment
Roger E. Olson | July 05, 2013
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The Heresy of Capital Punishment
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2013
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Strange (but Real) Baptists: An Exercise in Diversity
Roger E. Olson | July 01, 2013
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Beating a Dead Horse...One More Post about the SBC...
Roger E. Olson | June 29, 2013
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Follow Up to My Immediately Preceding Post Re: The SBC...
Roger E. Olson | June 28, 2013
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Disingenuous Calvinists?
Roger E. Olson | June 27, 2013
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A Talk on God and Suffering (Given at "Theology Live"...
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2013
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You Might Be "Reformed" If...
Roger E. Olson | June 24, 2013
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Some Good Summer Reading (Recommended New or Forthcoming...
Roger E. Olson | June 22, 2013
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My Response to the Southern Baptist Statement "Truth,...
Roger E. Olson | June 20, 2013
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A Talk I Gave on Pietism and Christian Higher Education
Roger E. Olson | June 19, 2013
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"Hitlerland"--Can It Happen Here (in America)?
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2013
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My Response to Wade Burleson Regarding Graciously Kissing...
Roger E. Olson | June 13, 2013
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Follow Up to My Post about Gay Boy Scouts
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2013
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Gay Boy Scouts--So What?
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2013
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"Help, Mom! There Are Calvinists under My Bed!" Some Ideas...
Roger E. Olson | June 06, 2013
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Games (Some) Theologians Play
Roger E. Olson | June 04, 2013
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Please Read This about Boys (Politically Incorrect...
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2013
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What Is Theology and Who Does It? Part 3 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | May 30, 2013
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What Is Theology and Who Does It? Part 2
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2013
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What Is "Theology" and Who Does It? Part 1
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2013
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Shocking Sermon by Presiding Episcopal Bishop
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2013
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Practical Implications of Satanic Realism
Roger E. Olson | May 23, 2013
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Where the Devil is Satan (in Contemporary Christianity)?
Roger E. Olson | May 20, 2013
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R.I.P. Dallas Willard (and Was He an Open Theist?)
Roger E. Olson | May 16, 2013
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Is the Bible Unclear? A Guide for the Perplexed
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2013
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Philosophers "doing" theology: pros and cons
Roger E. Olson | May 13, 2013
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A Concentration Camp by Any Other Name...
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2013
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Please Don't Go Away! And Please Keep Posting Comments....
Roger E. Olson | May 08, 2013
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A New Liberation Theology?
Roger E. Olson | May 08, 2013
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Review of The Evangelicals You Don't Know: Introducing the...
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2013
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Important Modern (English Language) Books about the...
Roger E. Olson | May 02, 2013
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Happy "May Day" Everyone! (Does Anyone Celebrate It...
Roger E. Olson | May 01, 2013
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How Important is the Doctrine of the Trinity?
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2013
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What Is "God's Will" and How Can One Find It?
Roger E. Olson | April 27, 2013
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Why I Despise the Mainstream (American) News Media
Roger E. Olson | April 25, 2013
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Apology to R. C. Sproul (and Call for Irenic Evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2013
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Is the "Prosperity Gospel" Real Liberation (for Oppressed...
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2013
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Where Was God when the Fertilizer Plant Exploded?
Roger E. Olson | April 19, 2013
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Is Religion Really Declining in America?
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2013
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Changes Coming to Patheos Blogs....
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2013
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Missio Alliance Book Sale (Really Good Deals!)
Roger E. Olson | April 16, 2013
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A Non-Calvinist, Relational View of God's Sovereignty
Roger E. Olson | April 14, 2013
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Everyday Theology (Talk at Missio Alliance Gathering April...
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2013
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Let the Conversations Continue--But Please Don't....
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2013
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Luther and "Double Predestination"
Roger E. Olson | April 10, 2013
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Does "Christian" Guarantee Honesty in Business? (Case...
Roger E. Olson | April 09, 2013
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Evangelicals and Liberation Theology
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2013
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A Question for Conservative Christians and GLBT Rights...
Roger E. Olson | April 04, 2013
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A Message for My Fellow Evangelical Arminians (Others...
Roger E. Olson | April 02, 2013
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"Christ is risen! ... He sure is!" (Easter memories and...
Roger E. Olson | March 31, 2013
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Why Do We Call It "Good Friday" When....?
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2013
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Where Have All the Theological "Public Intellectuals"...
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2013
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Links to my "Forum" appearance at Seattle's City on a Hill...
Roger E. Olson | March 26, 2013
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Do "Religionists" and "Secularists" Share the Same Goal?
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2013
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What's Wrong with Calvinism?
Roger E. Olson | March 22, 2013
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Our God Is An...Ethical (!) God
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2013
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Why Did the U.S. Demonize Hugo Chavez?
Roger E. Olson | March 15, 2013
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"We Have A Pope!" (Who Cares?)
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2013
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A Mea Culpa, Apology, and Attempt at Explanation (Re: My...
Roger E. Olson | March 13, 2013
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Response to Critics (of My Essay on Barth's Universalism)
Roger E. Olson | March 11, 2013
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Was Karl Barth a Universalist? A New Look at an Old...
Roger E. Olson | March 10, 2013
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Heads Up Regarding a Forthcoming Post about Karl Barth and...
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2013
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What Is "Authority?"
Roger E. Olson | March 07, 2013
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Safe and Unsafe Sects (and What To Call Them!)
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2013
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10 Years Later: Would the US Government Do It Differently...
Roger E. Olson | February 28, 2013
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Remembering C. Everett Koop (and Lewis Smedes)
Roger E. Olson | February 26, 2013
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Is This (Torture as Entertainment) What We Have Come To?
Roger E. Olson | February 24, 2013
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R. C. Sproul, Arminianism, and Semi-Pelagianism
Roger E. Olson | February 22, 2013
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A Few Suggestions and Guidelines for Commenting Here
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2013
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Is a "Consumption Tax" Fair?
Roger E. Olson | February 19, 2013
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Godless Capitalism?
Roger E. Olson | February 17, 2013
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Why I Am Not a Fundamentalist (or Conservative...
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2013
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What Is "Fundamentalism" and Who Is a "Fundamentalist?"
Roger E. Olson | February 12, 2013
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Problems with Calvinist Polemics against Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2013
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Why I Am Not a "Liberal Christian"
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2013
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Discrimination against Boys in Education (and Elsewhere)
Roger E. Olson | February 05, 2013
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Why I Love and Worship God
Roger E. Olson | February 03, 2013
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Review of "An Evangelical Manifesto" Part 3 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | February 01, 2013
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Could Anything Imaginable Cause a Calvinist to Cease in...
Roger E. Olson | January 31, 2013
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Review of "An Evangelical Manifesto" Part 2
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2013
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Review of "An Evangelical Manifesto" Part 1
Roger E. Olson | January 27, 2013
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"An Evangelical Manifesto" (2008) and My Response to It
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2013
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Quick Follow Up to the Karl Barth "Jesus Loves Me...."...
Roger E. Olson | January 25, 2013
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Did Karl Barth Really Say "Jesus Loves Me, This I...
Roger E. Olson | January 24, 2013
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What Counts as "Religion" and Why Does It Matter?
Roger E. Olson | January 23, 2013
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From Where Did the First Evil Inclination Come? A Dialogue...
Roger E. Olson | January 21, 2013
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Holding Our Distinctives More Lightly (Pentecostalism As a...
Roger E. Olson | January 19, 2013
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Confessions of an Ecumenical, Eclectic, Baptist Christian
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2013
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Defining "Evangelical": Why It's Necessary and Impossible
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2013
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Austin Fischer's Response to Critics of His Post about...
Roger E. Olson | January 12, 2013
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What Would Jesus Make of "Passion" (Conferences)? Guest...
Roger E. Olson | January 09, 2013
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A Plug for My Current Article on "Election" in...
Roger E. Olson | January 08, 2013
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Another Calvinist Misrepresentation of Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | January 05, 2013
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How Secularized Has American Evangelical Christianity...
Roger E. Olson | January 03, 2013
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Have American Evangelicals Become Secularized? Some New...
Roger E. Olson | January 01, 2013
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A Letter from a Young Christian Reader of "Against...
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2012
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Calvinism and the God-as-author analogy
Roger E. Olson | December 26, 2012
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Karl Barth's "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know...." Answer: Can...
Roger E. Olson | December 23, 2012
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End of the World or World without End?
Roger E. Olson | December 21, 2012
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What Does "Supernatural" Mean? Can a Person Be Christian...
Roger E. Olson | December 19, 2012
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The Almost Completely Unknown Difference that Makes All...
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2012
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Rushing in where angels (at least in Texas) fear to tread!
Roger E. Olson | December 15, 2012
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Kudos to Courageous Columnist Kathleen Parker
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2012
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The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2012
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A Modest Proposal for an Ideal Social Order
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2012
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A Must Read: Plantinga's Gifford Lectures: "Where the...
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2012
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Good News about a Wonderful Theological Book with a New...
Roger E. Olson | December 05, 2012
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Some Musings about Worship as Gift and Task
Roger E. Olson | December 01, 2012
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Interview with Frank Viola
Roger E. Olson | November 30, 2012
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When Did We Open the Pandora's Box of...
Roger E. Olson | November 28, 2012
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Merry idolatry season!
Roger E. Olson | November 24, 2012
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Further stirring the pot regarding "feminism"
Roger E. Olson | November 21, 2012
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A Movie Illustration of What's Wrong with Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2012
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A Christian Humanist Manifesto--Part 3 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | November 16, 2012
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A Christian Humanist Manifesto...Part 2
Roger E. Olson | November 15, 2012
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A Christian Humanist Manifesto: God Is Most Satisfied with...
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2012
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Is Open Theism a Type of Arminianism?
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2012
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Proof of Heaven?
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2012
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My List of "Approved Denominations"
Roger E. Olson | November 06, 2012
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Karl Barth the Arminian?
Roger E. Olson | November 04, 2012
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Some Random and Curmudgeonly Thoughts about October 31
Roger E. Olson | November 01, 2012
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What about Those Old Testament "Texts of Terror?" (A...
Roger E. Olson | October 29, 2012
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Musings about Prayer: What It Is and Does
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2012
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A Few Words about Oppression
Roger E. Olson | October 24, 2012
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Some questions for feminists from a sympathizer
Roger E. Olson | October 22, 2012
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Guest post by a Christian feminist about feminism
Roger E. Olson | October 19, 2012
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Thank God for heresy!
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2012
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Thoughts about "A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Rachel...
Roger E. Olson | October 14, 2012
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Books about Christian creeds and confessional statements
Roger E. Olson | October 11, 2012
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Why I like denominations
Roger E. Olson | October 11, 2012
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Reasons for Believing the Bible is God's Word
Roger E. Olson | October 09, 2012
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Why (and how) I am a "confessing evangelical" (response to...
Roger E. Olson | October 07, 2012
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Some good novels that include theological themes
Roger E. Olson | October 04, 2012
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What do I mean when I say the Bible is "trustworthy?"
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2012
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Whatever Happened to the "Evangelical Left?"
Roger E. Olson | September 30, 2012
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My Christianity Today article "The Bonds of Freedom"
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2012
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Evangelical Inquisitions
Roger E. Olson | September 27, 2012
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A Neglected Theory of the Atonement?
Roger E. Olson | September 25, 2012
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New Orleans, Bourbon Street and Street Preaching: A Case...
Roger E. Olson | September 23, 2012
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Was Schleiermacher a liberal theologian? (If not, who...
Roger E. Olson | September 22, 2012
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Confessions of an Ecumenical, Evangelical, Baptist...
Roger E. Olson | September 20, 2012
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Announcements of two upcoming events: non-fundamentalist...
Roger E. Olson | September 19, 2012
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Who is a "real Christian?"
Roger E. Olson | September 18, 2012
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Thoughts about persecution and martyrdom
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2012
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Leithart the Prophet to America?
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2012
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Mostly for Baptists (Others Welcome to Listen In):...
Roger E. Olson | September 10, 2012
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If only I had a blog back then... Some thoughts about...
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2012
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Who Is An "Evangelical Theologian?"
Roger E. Olson | September 06, 2012
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The Moon Is Down ("Rev. Moon," That is)
Roger E. Olson | September 05, 2012
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David Bentley Hart and "the new atheism": a brief review...
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2012
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Is Americanism the Fourth Biblical World Religion?...
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2012
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John Piper, God's Sovereignty, and Sin
Roger E. Olson | August 28, 2012
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God, the Republican Convention, and Tropical Storm Isaac...
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2012
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On Not Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater (A Message...
Roger E. Olson | August 24, 2012
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Who Is the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53?
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2012
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Does God always get his way?
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2012
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Jerry Walls' youtube video series on Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | August 19, 2012
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What I said about Clark Pinnock at a symposium celebrating...
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2012
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Needed: A New "Progressive Orthodoxy" for the 21st...
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2012
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Remembering the "Progressive Orthodoxy" of Horace Bushnell...
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2012
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Remembering the "Progressive Orthodoxy" of Horace Bushnell...
Roger E. Olson | August 11, 2012
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Saying goodbye to a mentor and friend
Roger E. Olson | August 09, 2012
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What's wrong with panentheism?
Roger E. Olson | August 07, 2012
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A guest post (the biblical story of God and us that...
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2012
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Leithart's Defending Constantine Revisited
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2012
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Why is Jonathan Edwards considered so great?
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2012
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A Sermon: "Grace Works" Philippians 2:12-13
Roger E. Olson | July 29, 2012
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Follow up to previous post about a sermon illustration:...
Roger E. Olson | July 27, 2012
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An Arminian (?) Sermon Illustration
Roger E. Olson | July 25, 2012
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"God, guns, and guts"
Roger E. Olson | July 22, 2012
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Preliminary Review of Defending Constantine
Roger E. Olson | July 20, 2012
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A Plea for Christian Common Sense and Healthy Skepticism:...
Roger E. Olson | July 17, 2012
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Spiritual Abuse
Roger E. Olson | July 15, 2012
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New and forthcoming books about evangelicalism (and my...
Roger E. Olson | July 13, 2012
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Whatever happened to the sin of conspicuous consumption?
Roger E. Olson | July 10, 2012
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Why can't Southern Baptists just get along?
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2012
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Why I don't use the "Village Green" metaphor for...
Roger E. Olson | July 07, 2012
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Evangelical Calvinism?
Roger E. Olson | July 05, 2012
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Needed: A Renewal of "Christian Humanism"
Roger E. Olson | July 02, 2012
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A good new book on the Bible reviewed (continuing the...
Roger E. Olson | June 29, 2012
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More about prayer for unsaved loved ones and friends
Roger E. Olson | June 27, 2012
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What I admire about Calvinists
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2012
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Review of Carson's The Intolerance of Tolerance
Roger E. Olson | June 23, 2012
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My (Roger Olson's) follow up to Austin Fischer's guest...
Roger E. Olson | June 22, 2012
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Guest post by Austin Fischer re: the new Calvinism and...
Roger E. Olson | June 20, 2012
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The Way We Were
Roger E. Olson | June 18, 2012
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Some random thoughts on Father's Day
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2012
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Conversion stories in recent fiction and film
Roger E. Olson | June 15, 2012
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Thoughts about the terms "heresy" and "heretic"
Roger E. Olson | June 13, 2012
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Further thoughts on why "inerrancy" is problematic
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2012
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What does "inerrancy" actually do?
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2012
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Prevenient Grace: Why It Matters
Roger E. Olson | June 07, 2012
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Thoughts about “A Statement of the Traditional Southern...
Roger E. Olson | June 04, 2012
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A Mysterious Topic (Part 2)
Roger E. Olson | June 02, 2012
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Why I still call myself a...Baptist
Roger E. Olson | June 01, 2012
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A Mysterious Topic: Part 1
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2012
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Good article about Social Darwinism
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2012
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And now...on the other hand...
Roger E. Olson | May 27, 2012
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A good book about the religious beliefs of the "founding...
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2012
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Part 11 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 11...
Roger E. Olson | May 23, 2012
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Should a Christian Work for Government?
Roger E. Olson | May 21, 2012
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A final word on Social Darwinism (and misunderstanding a...
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2012
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Guest post about Romney and the Religious Right
Roger E. Olson | May 18, 2012
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Can a Christian be a Social Darwinist?
Roger E. Olson | May 16, 2012
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A New Book on Justification and Some Questions about...
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2012
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Brian Abasciano's response to a review of his book on...
Roger E. Olson | May 14, 2012
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How to Believe without Being Fundamentalist
Roger E. Olson | May 13, 2012
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"Full Gospel?" Part 10 of Response to The Gospel as...
Roger E. Olson | May 11, 2012
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"Fundamentalism" of the Left
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2012
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Theological thoughts about "megachurches"
Roger E. Olson | May 07, 2012
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A Few Thoughts about Science and Theology
Roger E. Olson | May 05, 2012
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A "Favorite" Pet Peeve: "Asking Oprah (or Dear Abby)..."
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2012
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Recent responses to Against Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | May 01, 2012
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Part 9 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Justification
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2012
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Christless Christianity in Movies?
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2012
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Mention in New York Times (April 29)
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2012
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Experimenting with formatting/fonts
Roger E. Olson | April 27, 2012
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Emerging Churches and the Jesus People Movement Compared
Roger E. Olson | April 25, 2012
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Certainty Not. (A Guest Post)
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2012
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What distinguishes "evangelical" from "fundamentalist?"
Roger E. Olson | April 19, 2012
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Another Round in the Theodicy Debate (This Time Involving...
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2012
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Part 8 of Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 8:...
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2012
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And Now...It's Time's Turn: April 16 (2012) Cover Story...
Roger E. Olson | April 12, 2012
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Part 7 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 7...
Roger E. Olson | April 10, 2012
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Truly he is risen!...He sure is! An Easter Meditation
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2012
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Reflections on Cognitive Dissonance: Hauerwas and Newsweek
Roger E. Olson | April 06, 2012
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Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6 "The...
Roger E. Olson | April 04, 2012
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John Piper and Pietism
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2012
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Are divorce and remarriage and homosexual relations...
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2012
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A brief hiatus from discussing The Gospel as Center
Roger E. Olson | March 30, 2012
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Part 5 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 5 "Sin...
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2012
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Book recommendation about original sin
Roger E. Olson | March 28, 2012
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Part 4 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 4:...
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2012
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Part 3: Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 3: “The...
Roger E. Olson | March 25, 2012
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Part 2: Response to The Gospel as Center
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2012
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Part 1 of A New Series: Responses to The Gospel as Center...
Roger E. Olson | March 21, 2012
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Response to a Good Book about Purgatory
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2012
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Some criteria for judging theologians who will be...
Roger E. Olson | March 18, 2012
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A question and request for suggestions
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2012
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A feminist theologian explains the problem with men
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2012
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Thoughts about Another Evangelical Controversy
Roger E. Olson | March 12, 2012
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Further thoughts about catastrophes and God's judgment
Roger E. Olson | March 10, 2012
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My response to John Piper's Recent Statements about God...
Roger E. Olson | March 08, 2012
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Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue Part 3 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | March 06, 2012
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Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue Part 2
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2012
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Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2012
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Truly caught on the horns of a theological dilemma
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2012
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Why I like the Amish
Roger E. Olson | February 29, 2012
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Regarding Old Testament "Texts of Terror"
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2012
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My "litmus test" for "true Christianity"
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2012
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Thoughts about "Renewalism"
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2012
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Rick Santorum, Barak Obama and theology
Roger E. Olson | February 21, 2012
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Some Lenten meditations for baptists
Roger E. Olson | February 20, 2012
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Who Is (or Might Be) an Arminian?
Roger E. Olson | February 18, 2012
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Confession Time: My Guilty Pleasures and Secret Heresy...
Roger E. Olson | February 16, 2012
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A report on some recent conversations about Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | February 14, 2012
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Stanley Hauerwas, America and war (and a question about...
Roger E. Olson | February 11, 2012
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Is the "Prosperity Gospel" heresy?
Roger E. Olson | February 07, 2012
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Some thoughts about my conversation with Michael Horton
Roger E. Olson | February 04, 2012
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Finding roots and gems in old theologies
Roger E. Olson | February 02, 2012
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Where I have a problem with Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | February 01, 2012
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Quick report on Calvinst-Arminian dialogues
Roger E. Olson | January 31, 2012
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And now...to the other side (on issues of gender)
Roger E. Olson | January 29, 2012
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On tossing out the evangelical spectrum: Part 2
Roger E. Olson | January 27, 2012
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On tossing out the "right-middle-left" spectrum
Roger E. Olson | January 25, 2012
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Strong meat, not milk: Are some things impossible to...
Roger E. Olson | January 22, 2012
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Neo-fundamentalism (excellent but somewhat lengthy essay)
Roger E. Olson | January 19, 2012
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About "judging God's morality"
Roger E. Olson | January 16, 2012
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Response to another misrepresentation of Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | January 14, 2012
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A personal testimony (some won't like)
Roger E. Olson | January 13, 2012
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A final comment (for now) about complementarianism
Roger E. Olson | January 12, 2012
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Truth, Authority and Roles
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2012
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A challenge to "evangelical complementarians"
Roger E. Olson | January 08, 2012
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Religious identities geographically displayed
Roger E. Olson | January 06, 2012
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And now...on the other side (critique of extreme...
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2012
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Was Arminius an inclusivist? Continuing a conversation
Roger E. Olson | January 02, 2012
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Some curmudgeonly and nostalgic thoughts about this...
Roger E. Olson | January 01, 2012
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Some thoughts about "Christian feminism"
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2011
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For God So Loved the World...That He Couldn't Stay Away (A...
Roger E. Olson | December 25, 2011
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Why belief in the deity of Jesus Christ is crucial for...
Roger E. Olson | December 23, 2011
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And end (for now) to the "Atheismusstreit"
Roger E. Olson | December 22, 2011
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A comment about atheists' comments here
Roger E. Olson | December 21, 2011
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Atheism and nihilism
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2011
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Thank God for atheists
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2011
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Review of "Recanting Calvinism for A Dynamic Gospel" by...
Roger E. Olson | December 15, 2011
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A quick comment about discussion here
Roger E. Olson | December 14, 2011
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A good (relatively) new book about predestination
Roger E. Olson | December 12, 2011
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Quick post re: praying to Jesus?
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2011
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Is there hierarchy in the Trinity? Part 3
Roger E. Olson | December 09, 2011
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Is there hierarchy in the Trinity part 2
Roger E. Olson | December 09, 2011
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Is there hierarchy in the Trinity? A series on a...
Roger E. Olson | December 08, 2011
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An issue of fairness: society's double standard
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2011
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Are Restorationists (Churches of Christ/Independent...
Roger E. Olson | December 05, 2011
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"Lies, damned lies and statistics...."
Roger E. Olson | December 04, 2011
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Some weekend miscellaneous thoughts
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2011
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More about direct revelations from God
Roger E. Olson | December 02, 2011
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Criteria for testing messages based on unmediated...
Roger E. Olson | November 30, 2011
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Bewildered by "seeing as"
Roger E. Olson | November 27, 2011
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Reflections on Black Friday
Roger E. Olson | November 25, 2011
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Thanksgiving
Roger E. Olson | November 24, 2011
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My brief essay on Clark Pinnock (from The Word Made Fresh...
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2011
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Who is a Christian? Some suggested criteria.
Roger E. Olson | November 20, 2011
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At last, and reluctantly, some guidelines for this blog
Roger E. Olson | November 18, 2011
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A parable (not an allegory)
Roger E. Olson | November 16, 2011
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What I mean that "I would not worship that god"
Roger E. Olson | November 14, 2011
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Our "founding fathers"--Christians or what?
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2011
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Kant, thinking for oneself, etc. (continued)
Roger E. Olson | November 11, 2011
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Some thoughts about Kant's "What Is Enlightenment?"
Roger E. Olson | November 10, 2011
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And now...kudos to J. I. Packer for this brilliant article
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2011
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J. I. Packer and Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | November 04, 2011
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Did God kill Jesus?
Roger E. Olson | November 02, 2011
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More response to Love Wins and the controversy surrounding...
Roger E. Olson | November 01, 2011
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Should Christian organizations adopt the business model?
Roger E. Olson | October 29, 2011
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Another great evangelical intellectual passes away
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2011
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Addendum to my post about advertising
Roger E. Olson | October 26, 2011
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Can a Christian work in the marketing field?
Roger E. Olson | October 25, 2011
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A complete change of subject: evangelical fiction
Roger E. Olson | October 23, 2011
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URL for my Ministry Direct (AG) interview
Roger E. Olson | October 23, 2011
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Regarding the love and justice of a God who...
Roger E. Olson | October 21, 2011
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Controversy over Calvinism brewing in the SBC
Roger E. Olson | October 20, 2011
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Announcement of Interview re: Against Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2011
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Romans 9
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2011
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A report on a conversation with a Calvinist
Roger E. Olson | October 17, 2011
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Narrative theology: following up on my review of Smith's...
Roger E. Olson | October 14, 2011
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What makes someone "evangelical?"
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2011
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Here we go again...the words "evangelical" and "cult"...
Roger E. Olson | October 09, 2011
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Some thoughts about conversations/debates between...
Roger E. Olson | October 07, 2011
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Final installment of the review of Smith's The Bible Made...
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2011
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Another installment of my review of Smith's The Bible Made...
Roger E. Olson | October 03, 2011
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A word about reading one's own book...and almost crying!
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2011
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Third installment of review of Christian Smith's The Bible...
Roger E. Olson | September 30, 2011
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Brief interlude (in discussion of The Bible Made...
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2011
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Part 2 of the Review of Christian Smith's The Bible Made...
Roger E. Olson | September 28, 2011
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Addendum to my first review of Smith's The Bible Made...
Roger E. Olson | September 27, 2011
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First installment of review of Smith, The Bible Made...
Roger E. Olson | September 26, 2011
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Finally arrived--Against Calvinism!
Roger E. Olson | September 23, 2011
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Preview of my discussion of The Bible Made Impossible
Roger E. Olson | September 22, 2011
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Lesslie Newbigin--a guide for the perplexed
Roger E. Olson | September 21, 2011
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A final comment on Four Views on the Spectrum of...
Roger E. Olson | September 19, 2011
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An invitation to read and discuss (here) an important new...
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2011
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Returning briefly to the subject of America as a family
Roger E. Olson | September 16, 2011
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Is hell part of the gospel? (Read all of this or don't...
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2011
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Al Mohler stirs the Rob Bell pot some more
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2011
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Going where angels fear to tread: Christianity and...
Roger E. Olson | September 10, 2011
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And now a curmudgeonly comment on church sign "ministry"
Roger E. Olson | September 10, 2011
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Should Christians sing hymns/songs they don't agree with?
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2011
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Article on "centered" versus "bounded" sets
Roger E. Olson | September 08, 2011
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What I mean when I say I am "Against Calvinism"
Roger E. Olson | September 08, 2011
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Why "evangelical" is a label I won't surrender
Roger E. Olson | September 06, 2011
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Announcement of a new book on evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | September 05, 2011
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Kierkegaard as evangelical--Part 3 (final)
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2011
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Was Kierkegaard an evangelical--Part 2
Roger E. Olson | August 31, 2011
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Was Kierkegaard an evangelical? Part 1
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2011
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Quick RIP for another hero: Mark Hatfield
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2011
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Why "compassionate conservatism" isn't
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2011
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Do we need an Arminian Defense League?
Roger E. Olson | August 24, 2011
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Did I kill Jesus? Part 4 of series on atonement theology
Roger E. Olson | August 23, 2011
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Did I kill Jesus? Part three of a series on atonement
Roger E. Olson | August 21, 2011
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A brief interruption of the atonement posts: an op ed...
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2011
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Did I kill Jesus? Part two with references to books about...
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2011
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Quick comment re: new blog address & format
Roger E. Olson | August 19, 2011
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Did I kill Jesus? (With recommendation of some recent...
Roger E. Olson | August 18, 2011
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Something Protestants should borrow from Catholics
Roger E. Olson | August 15, 2011
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Process theology (with special reference to Terence...
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2011
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Is the emerging/emergent church movement (ECM) a real...
Roger E. Olson | August 11, 2011
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Brandon Morgan's response....
Roger E. Olson | August 08, 2011
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More thoughts on the Emerging Churches Movement
Roger E. Olson | August 07, 2011
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Politicians and prayer meetings
Roger E. Olson | August 06, 2011
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Folk religion and life after death part 2
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2011
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A bigger problem than heresy: folk religion
Roger E. Olson | August 04, 2011
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Some random thoughts about that awful but necessary word...
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2011
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Can the emergent church movement take constructive...
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2011
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How serious a heresy is universalism?
Roger E. Olson | July 30, 2011
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Hopefully now able to respond (re: hell and all that)
Roger E. Olson | July 29, 2011
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Blog problems
Roger E. Olson | July 29, 2011
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My response to a dialogue partner re: universalism
Roger E. Olson | July 27, 2011
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Re: Brandon Morgan's guest post & emergent...
Roger E. Olson | July 26, 2011
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The emergent church movement challenged by a participant
Roger E. Olson | July 25, 2011
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Returning to the illegal immigration issue...
Roger E. Olson | July 21, 2011
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Off topic but important! Suggestions needed...
Roger E. Olson | July 20, 2011
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USAToday guest column (op ed piece) about Cuba and...
Roger E. Olson | July 18, 2011
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What is "theological liberalism?"
Roger E. Olson | July 14, 2011
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Thoughts on two recent movies...
Roger E. Olson | July 12, 2011
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Why I defend Rob Bell's Love Wins (and other controversial...
Roger E. Olson | July 09, 2011
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A good new book responding to Bell's Love Wins
Roger E. Olson | July 07, 2011
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Another hallmark of neo-fundamentalism
Roger E. Olson | July 06, 2011
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Some July 4 thoughts about nationalism and patriotism
Roger E. Olson | July 04, 2011
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Do people ever go from liberal to evangelical?
Roger E. Olson | July 03, 2011
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A good book by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Roger E. Olson | June 28, 2011
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Arminians and others who misrepresent Calvinism should...
Roger E. Olson | June 25, 2011
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Biblical injunctions regarding aliens in our midst
Roger E. Olson | June 23, 2011
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Why I do not care to engage neo-fundamentalists in...
Roger E. Olson | June 21, 2011
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Fair and unfair criticisms of Calvinism and Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | June 20, 2011
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Some thoughts about fathers on Fathers Day
Roger E. Olson | June 19, 2011
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My response to defenders of anti-illegal immigrant laws
Roger E. Olson | June 17, 2011
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And now Texas joins the crusade against the scapegoats
Roger E. Olson | June 16, 2011
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Continuing frustration with Calvinist misrepresenting...
Roger E. Olson | June 15, 2011
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Scapegoating: an old human habit still around in attitudes...
Roger E. Olson | June 14, 2011
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Some more "real life" funny pulpit errors...
Roger E. Olson | June 12, 2011
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A break from all the seriousness...
Roger E. Olson | June 11, 2011
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A wonderful new book about Fundamentalism
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2011
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My response to Lemke's "Middle Way"
Roger E. Olson | June 09, 2011
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My review of Whosoever Will regarding Calvinism and...
Roger E. Olson | June 07, 2011
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Is there a middle ground between Calvinism and Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | June 04, 2011
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Is "Left Behind" theology gnostic?
Roger E. Olson | June 04, 2011
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Al Mohler and I agree!
Roger E. Olson | June 03, 2011
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Conservative over reaction to the 1960s?
Roger E. Olson | May 31, 2011
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More on Oklahoma HB1804 and other anti-illegal immigrant...
Roger E. Olson | May 30, 2011
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Further on the Oklahoma law...
Roger E. Olson | May 29, 2011
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Can there be too many orphanages?
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2011
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Follow up to my post about Oklahoma HB1804
Roger E. Olson | May 28, 2011
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A case where Christian civil disobedience may be necessary
Roger E. Olson | May 27, 2011
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A brief total explanation of American Christianity
Roger E. Olson | May 26, 2011
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Context is everything in understanding people (including...
Roger E. Olson | May 25, 2011
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Why I can't give up the label "evangelical"
Roger E. Olson | May 23, 2011
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Media hysteria about the "end of the world"
Roger E. Olson | May 22, 2011
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Harold Camping and the "end of the world" tomorrow (May...
Roger E. Olson | May 21, 2011
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Quote of the Day from Lord Acton
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2011
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Does God always do "the wisest thing?"
Roger E. Olson | May 19, 2011
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Why I wrote my books
Roger E. Olson | May 15, 2011
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10 favorite theology books
Roger E. Olson | May 14, 2011
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When did evangelicalism start to go wrong (right)?
Roger E. Olson | May 12, 2011
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Is God your "biggest fan?"
Roger E. Olson | May 10, 2011
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Premillennialism revisited
Roger E. Olson | May 09, 2011
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The Kingdom of God as critical principle
Roger E. Olson | May 07, 2011
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The difference, theologically, between...
Roger E. Olson | May 07, 2011
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Should Christians celebrate death?
Roger E. Olson | May 03, 2011
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Are Mormons Christians?
Roger E. Olson | May 01, 2011
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Athanasius and objective atonement
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2011
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God's sovereignty by the rules
Roger E. Olson | April 29, 2011
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R.I.P. David Wilkerson
Roger E. Olson | April 28, 2011
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"Deep Church"
Roger E. Olson | April 27, 2011
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A P.S. regarding capital punishment
Roger E. Olson | April 25, 2011
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Church fires, holocausts, and God's intentions
Roger E. Olson | April 24, 2011
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Whatever became of the cross?
Roger E. Olson | April 22, 2011
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Capital punishment and slavery
Roger E. Olson | April 20, 2011
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Certainty Not (another one of those pesky pre-biblical...
Roger E. Olson | April 19, 2011
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Capital Punishment is sin
Roger E. Olson | April 17, 2011
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Generic Christianity and particularist commitments: on...
Roger E. Olson | April 16, 2011
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Hardening of the categories and theological absolutism
Roger E. Olson | April 15, 2011
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A good description of "postconservative...
Roger E. Olson | April 13, 2011
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What about Sola Scriptura? Is it a viable concept?
Roger E. Olson | April 10, 2011
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More about universalism
Roger E. Olson | April 10, 2011
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Rob Bell comes clean!!!
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2011
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A good new book about Arminius
Roger E. Olson | April 08, 2011
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Further stirring of the pot....
Roger E. Olson | April 05, 2011
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John Piper on God's sovereignty and those who disagree
Roger E. Olson | April 04, 2011
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The Word Made Fresh: A Call for a Renewal of the...
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2011
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Essentials of Christianity
Roger E. Olson | April 01, 2011
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Great Comment re: evangelicals behaving badly
Roger E. Olson | March 30, 2011
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Division in the evangelical house
Roger E. Olson | March 29, 2011
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Billy Graham and inclusivism
Roger E. Olson | March 27, 2011
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The Promised Response to Bell's Love Wins
Roger E. Olson | March 25, 2011
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The New Fundamentalism
Roger E. Olson | March 24, 2011
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My letter to First Things (responding to the McDermott...
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2011
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My response to Gerald McDermott's article in First...
Roger E. Olson | March 23, 2011
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Walter Wink and Greg Boyd on the Problem of Evil
Roger E. Olson | March 22, 2011
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Evangelical AND Catholic?
Roger E. Olson | March 19, 2011
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"Reclaiming Pietism"
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2011
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Nothing more about Bell's book until I have read...
Roger E. Olson | March 16, 2011
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My wish come true (Rich Mouw weighs in on the Rob Bell...
Roger E. Olson | March 14, 2011
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Evangelicals behaving badly (and some important footnotes)
Roger E. Olson | March 13, 2011
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Announcing a forthcoming book on evangelicalism (and an...
Roger E. Olson | March 09, 2011
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N. T. Wright, Richard Bauckham, British evangelicals and...
Roger E. Olson | March 05, 2011
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Another recommended book--by a leading Calvinist
Roger E. Olson | March 03, 2011
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My response to Rob Bell's promo video LOVE WINS
Roger E. Olson | March 02, 2011
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When criticism of fellow Christians is appropriate
Roger E. Olson | March 01, 2011
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When will we ever learn....?
Roger E. Olson | February 27, 2011
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A review of Kenneth Stewart's Ten Myths about...
Roger E. Olson | February 26, 2011
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Is it possible to believe a paradox?
Roger E. Olson | February 25, 2011
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A Youtube attack on Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | February 23, 2011
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New Book about Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | February 22, 2011
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American Christianity and Semi-Pelagianism
Roger E. Olson | February 20, 2011
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Do Arminians owe "The Church" an apology?
Roger E. Olson | February 18, 2011
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Why do conservatives and moderates/liberals worship the...
Roger E. Olson | February 16, 2011
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Report on a holocaust conference
Roger E. Olson | February 12, 2011
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Follow up regarding God changing the past
Roger E. Olson | February 11, 2011
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Can God change the past?
Roger E. Olson | February 10, 2011
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On a completely different note (about men's and...
Roger E. Olson | February 08, 2011
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Crossless Christianity?
Roger E. Olson | February 06, 2011
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About the atonement
Roger E. Olson | February 03, 2011
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Jonathan Edwards and John Piper on the atonement
Roger E. Olson | February 01, 2011
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One more good word misused (and then I'll quite...
Roger E. Olson | January 30, 2011
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Another good word that is losing all meaning
Roger E. Olson | January 28, 2011
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A brief pause to let my readers catch up...
Roger E. Olson | January 26, 2011
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Arminian theology is evangelical theology (long)
Roger E. Olson | January 24, 2011
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Needed: a summit of evangelical Calvinists and (Real)...
Roger E. Olson | January 22, 2011
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What the analogy is and is not
Roger E. Olson | January 20, 2011
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A thought experiment (about "cooperative...
Roger E. Olson | January 19, 2011
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Michael Horton responds
Roger E. Olson | January 18, 2011
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My response to Michael Horton's Christless...
Roger E. Olson | January 17, 2011
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Inclusivism, Arminianism and Liberalism
Roger E. Olson | January 14, 2011
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A thought experiment about restrictivism and inclusivism
Roger E. Olson | January 12, 2011
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A word of encouragement to those attempting to post...
Roger E. Olson | January 11, 2011
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If you are having trouble posting a comment here....
Roger E. Olson | January 10, 2011
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Does anyone know what the Kingdom of God is?
Roger E. Olson | January 08, 2011
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American exceptionalism as idolatry?
Roger E. Olson | January 06, 2011
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Some thoughts on theological biases
Roger E. Olson | January 04, 2011
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An imaginary conversation between a Calvinist and a...
Roger E. Olson | January 02, 2011
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Another basic (pre-biblical) choice in theology
Roger E. Olson | December 29, 2010
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More about the basic choice in theology (voluntarism...
Roger E. Olson | December 26, 2010
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A much neglected basic choice in theology
Roger E. Olson | December 26, 2010
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Recommendation of Donald G. Bloesch's theology
Roger E. Olson | December 20, 2010
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A good analogy to the ULI of TULIP....
Roger E. Olson | December 17, 2010
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"Evangelicalism"--what is that?
Roger E. Olson | December 16, 2010
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Is there an "Arminocalvinist spectrum?"
Roger E. Olson | December 13, 2010
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Calvinism leads to universalism...
Roger E. Olson | December 10, 2010
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For God so Loved the World...that He Couldn't Stay...
Roger E. Olson | December 08, 2010
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My interview at Assembly of God HQ
Roger E. Olson | December 07, 2010
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My encounter with a fine, young, Calvinist Christian...
Roger E. Olson | December 05, 2010
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This is not my father's Pentecostalism!
Roger E. Olson | December 03, 2010
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Arminianism is God-centered theology
Roger E. Olson | November 28, 2010
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A good example of what I was talking about...
Roger E. Olson | November 28, 2010
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Can a person be both Catholic and evangelical?
Roger E. Olson | November 27, 2010
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God's sovereignty in the crucifixion of Jesus
Roger E. Olson | November 25, 2010
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Being a man is okay (if its the best you can do).
Roger E. Olson | November 25, 2010
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November 22, 1963
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2010
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Reclaiming Pietism Part 5 (Final)
Roger E. Olson | November 22, 2010
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Reclaiming Pietism Part 4
Roger E. Olson | November 19, 2010
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Reclaiming Pietism Part 3
Roger E. Olson | November 17, 2010
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Comments on the Barna survey report "Is there a...
Roger E. Olson | November 17, 2010
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Reclaiming Pietism Part 2
Roger E. Olson | November 15, 2010
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Reclaiming Pietism (more controversial than you might...
Roger E. Olson | November 13, 2010
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Where does the Bible command us to...(and other nonsense)
Roger E. Olson | November 11, 2010
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God, America and wealth redistribution
Roger E. Olson | November 08, 2010
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N. T. Wright and Justification
Roger E. Olson | November 07, 2010
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N. T. Wright and the New Perspective on Paul
Roger E. Olson | November 05, 2010
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God will judge us
Roger E. Olson | November 03, 2010
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Trends in theology and religious studies
Roger E. Olson | October 31, 2010
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Where have all the (theological) giants gone?
Roger E. Olson | October 29, 2010
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Who is an "evangelical theologian?"
Roger E. Olson | October 27, 2010
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Liberation theology
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Liberal theology
Roger E. Olson | October 23, 2010
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Those pesky "shelf doctrines"
Roger E. Olson | October 21, 2010
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A word about that awful word "cult"
Roger E. Olson | October 20, 2010
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Deconstructing "evangelicalism"
Roger E. Olson | October 18, 2010
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Seventh-day Adventism and Arminian, evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | October 16, 2010
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What Calvinism I oppose and why
Roger E. Olson | October 13, 2010
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Forthcoming book on evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | October 12, 2010
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Defining "fundamentalism"
Roger E. Olson | October 10, 2010
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Donald Bloesch, Arminianism and open theism
Roger E. Olson | October 07, 2010
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God welcomes another evangelical giant into glory!
Roger E. Olson | October 06, 2010
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God's "wasteful scatteration of grace"
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2010
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Al Mohler, evolution and other Christians
Roger E. Olson | October 05, 2010
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Me and Al Mohler
Roger E. Olson | October 04, 2010
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Another fatal flaw in Calvinism
Roger E. Olson | October 04, 2010
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The first fatal flaw in the Calvinist system revisited
Roger E. Olson | October 02, 2010
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Theological flaws and fatal flaws
Roger E. Olson | September 29, 2010
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Why can't we all just admit our theologies are flawed?
Roger E. Olson | September 27, 2010
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What is right and wrong with the emergent/emerging church...
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A good new book on Reformed theology
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Two opposite forces pulling evangelicals (and others)...
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A watershed among evangelicals?
Roger E. Olson | September 17, 2010
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Why I am a premillennialist (and you should be, too)
Roger E. Olson | September 14, 2010
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Another evangelical hero passes to glory
Roger E. Olson | September 13, 2010
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When did "social justice" become a bad word?
Roger E. Olson | September 12, 2010
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A new church just for academics?
Roger E. Olson | September 09, 2010
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Protestant purgatory?
Roger E. Olson | September 07, 2010
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Arminian teaching regarding original sin
Roger E. Olson | September 05, 2010
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Stephen Hawking on the world without God
Roger E. Olson | September 03, 2010
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Quick response re: Arminian doctrine of total depravity
Roger E. Olson | September 03, 2010
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A good, new, non-Arminian, Arminian book!
Roger E. Olson | September 02, 2010
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God and evil
Roger E. Olson | September 01, 2010
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God's self-limitations
Roger E. Olson | August 30, 2010
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Why I am not an open theist
Roger E. Olson | August 29, 2010
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Evangelicalism and postmodernism
Roger E. Olson | August 27, 2010
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A quick question for my Calvinist interlocutors
Roger E. Olson | August 26, 2010
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Why open theism doesn't even matter (very much)
Roger E. Olson | August 25, 2010
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A brief respite from writing...
Roger E. Olson | August 24, 2010
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Open theism: a test case for evangelicals
Roger E. Olson | August 23, 2010
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One more quick sidebar about clarifying Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | August 22, 2010
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coming up next: open theism
Roger E. Olson | August 21, 2010
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How do I know the Bible is God's Word?
Roger E. Olson | August 20, 2010
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Why inerrancy doesn't matter
Roger E. Olson | August 19, 2010
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Unconditional election & universal atonement
Roger E. Olson | August 18, 2010
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Remembering Clark Pinnock: Postconservative Evangelical...
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2010
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A comment about God's "passing over"...
Roger E. Olson | August 17, 2010
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"Confessions of a postconservative evangelical"
Roger E. Olson | August 16, 2010
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Is there one evangelicalism?
Roger E. Olson | August 14, 2010
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Diversity of Calvinism/Reformed theology
Roger E. Olson | August 13, 2010
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Two new books about evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | August 12, 2010
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A word about the parable...
Roger E. Olson | August 11, 2010
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A modest proposal to end the gay marriage debate
Roger E. Olson | August 10, 2010
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Grace and free will: a parable
Roger E. Olson | August 09, 2010
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Changing the subject: church music
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The problem with Calvinism is...
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What is an Arminian?
Roger E. Olson | August 05, 2010
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And now a word about...Arminianism
Roger E. Olson | August 04, 2010
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A matter of integrity?
Roger E. Olson | August 03, 2010
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Why I care about evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | August 02, 2010
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Addendum to my first post about evangelicalism
Roger E. Olson | July 31, 2010
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My first foray into blogging! What is...
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