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Why Christian Fundamentalism Is Not Your Father’s Orthodoxy

October 5, 2021 by Randal

Today, I was reading the entry on “Fundamentalism” in Alan Richardson, A Dictionary of Christian Theology (SCM Press, 1969) when I came across a passage that provides a trenchant critique of fundamentalism. One of the key attractions of fundamentalism, at least according to its adherents, is the belief that fundamentalism is rooted in the faithful transmission of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fundamentalism, orthodoxy

Does Christianity Need a Historical Adam?

July 14, 2021 by Randal

Today, I posted the following poll on Twitter: Christianity requires a historical Adam and Eve. — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) July 14, 2021 We can approach the question like this: imagine that it turns out that the following Christian doctrines are true: a triune God exists,  he created all that exists, and the second person of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fall, historical Adam, orthodoxy

Christians, don’t let heresy hunters scare you from asking hard questions

August 28, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: heresy hunting, orthodoxy

Is Progressive Christianity Worse Than Atheism? My Response to Alisa Childers

May 21, 2020 by Randal

In this video, I offer a response to Christian apologist Alisa Childers’ article “5 Signs Your Church Might be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity.”

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: evangelicalism, fundamentalism, orthodoxy, theology

Arminians, Calvinists, Orthodoxy, and Mere Christianity

May 17, 2020 by Randal

Arminians and Calvinists are often mistrustful of each other despite the fact that each tradition protects a shared deposit of mere Christianity. Or do they? Some folks in each theological camp appear to think that representatives from the other side have abdicated their core theological convictions. But one thing I’ve observed over time is that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, Calvinism, dialogue, ecumenism, orthodoxy

Hamfisted Heresy Hunters

October 6, 2019 by Randal

Calvinist blogger Steve Hays has a long list of people he needs to monitor on a regular basis and I’m apparently on that list. Every few weeks, he seems to make a point of commenting on one of my articles or tweets. I wrote a reply to him last week and of course, he needed […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: doctrine, heresy, heresy hunting, orthodoxy

What is Mere Christianity? Part 3: Myron B. Penner Answers

October 13, 2018 by Randal

Introduction Welcome to the third installment of my series, “What is Christianity?” This time, we feature the thoughts of Canadian philosopher Myron B. Penner. Dr. Penner is an Anglican priest who ministers at Trinity International Church in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Previously, he was a professor at Prairie College in Three Hills, Alberta. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ecumenism, mere Christianity, Myron Penner, orthodoxy

Is the evangelical tent getting bigger?

October 2, 2018 by Randal

In the second edition of their book Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology (Baker, 2009), Gregory Boyd and Paul Eddy offer a survey of seventeen theological issues of debate among evangelicals. That list includes the following: biblical inerrancy divine providence divine foreknowledge the interpretation of Genesis 1 (young earth view; day age view; restoration view; literary […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: conservatism, evangelicalism, liberalism, orthodoxy

Does Christianity need the Homoousion?

September 25, 2018 by Randal

Last year, I posted an article titled “Does Christianity need a resurrected Jesus?” In this present article, I want to consider another important question: Does Christianity need the homoousion?  Alas, while we all know what “resurrection” means, the same cannot be said of homoousion, so allow me to explain. The term was invoked at the Council of Nicaea […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, homoousion, orthodoxy

Does the theology of a songwriter define the song?

April 29, 2018 by Randal

Yesterday, my article critiquing the song “Reckless Love” was published at The Christian Post. Steve on Twitter responded that the problem was not simply with the song so much as with the worship group that produced/performed the song: “we should asking if the Christology and teachings of Bethel are biblically accurate. If it’s not, then […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bethel Music, orthodoxy, song, worship music

I Believe on the Third Day He Rose Again . . . but what about those who don’t?

March 31, 2018 by Randal

This article is an excerpt from my 2011 book You’re not as Crazy as I Think. The book includes four chapters dedicated to understanding various groups that are commonly misunderstood by evangelicals and this excerpt is drawn from the chapter titled “Not all liberal Christians are heretics.” In the passage, I attempt to understand the individual […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Marcus Borg, orthodoxy, resurrection, theology, You're not as crazy as I think

Charity and Confession: The case of Bruxy Cavey and Tyndale Seminary

April 28, 2017 by Randal

Today I came across a blog article titled “Why is Bruxy Cavey Teaching at Tyndale?” (Bruxy is a leading figure in progressive Christianity, an author (here’s his latest book) and pastor of one of the largest churches in Canada. Tyndale Seminary is a large evangelical seminary in Toronto.) The blogger who wrote the article, a fellow […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bruxy Cavey, doctrine, orthodoxy, principle of charity, Tyndale Seminary

On accusing a brother or sister in Christ of heresy

March 17, 2017 by Randal

A couple weeks ago I posted an article on the new Shack movie titled “To See or Not to See The Shack Movie: That is the Question“. Today somebody named “Sven” posted a comment in which they charged  author Paul Young with a long list of egregious doctrinal errors: “God is not a gender fluid goddess. The Shack teaches […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian charity, heresy, orthodoxy

Further Thoughts on Christian Atheism

September 27, 2016 by Randal

A fellow named “Shane” posted a very revealing comment at Gretta Vosper’s blog today which succinctly summarizes the chasm that separates her version of “Christianity” from that identified by historic Christian orthodoxy. Shane writes: “For me, Christian Atheism is about the values that we as humans have developed and associated with the Christian story, not about “believing” […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian atheism, dialogue, Gretta Vosper, liberal Christianity, orthodoxy

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