In a recent post I described a list of things and events which we Christians believe in. For obvious reasons, I didn't belabor the existence of pandas and hurricanes, which are not in dispute for most people. Thus, while I … Continue reading
Having identified a multitude of metaphors in the Nicene Creed, I have some concluding reflections. First of all, I hope that it is clear that this project had nothing to do with "watering down" theology. Most of the time, when … Continue reading
This is a continuation of a series about metaphors in the Nicene Creed. The third article of the Creed concerns the Holy Spirit, and his role in the Church. (Or if you want to impress people with your vocabulary, it's … Continue reading
This is a continuation of the previous post describing metaphors in the Nicene Creed. Red = metaphor, green = unsure, blue = another comment. The second article of the Creed concerns the Son, affirming his full divinity, his role in … Continue reading
A "fundamentalist" is someone who takes everything in the Bible literally. A "liberal theologian" is one who takes most of it metaphorically. Or so everyone says. The problem with this simplistic dichotomy is that language is fundamentally metaphorical. We seldom … Continue reading
