Theology Journal
I have decided to start publishing these small essays online to centralize my work and to make it easier for people to give me feedback on them. Some of them exist purely to explore a point, some will try to make an argument. I am working on a body of work describing cutting edge theology and I hope that these pages will help me clarify parts of that work as well. These are all works in progress and they may be edited at any point in time.
I also update random thoughts on this and new questions to my blog: Cutting Edge Theology.
To give me any feedback, please e-mail me at joshua.r.english@gmail.com. I welcome all feedback to these essays on content, intent, and style.
- God In A Box
4-15-02 This essay explores how we have put God in a box.
- Good Intentions, Bad Theology
4-21-02 I explore a strange conflict I felt while reviewing a book on doubt.
- Volitional Doubt
4-21-02 I have been reviewing a book and it has sparked a few reactions. This one rambles a bit. It has some good seeds in it that I will have to look at extracting to a more suitable place.
- 'As A Little Child'
4-28-02 I have always struggled with this phrase, so I’ve started to tackle it in this piece. I also make a few startling confessions.
- Neutering God
5-3-02 I begin a discussion about male and female images of God and Wisdom.
- Idolatry
5-10-02 I try to continue the thread started in God in a Box.
- A New Trinity
5-21-02 This is a sorting out of some ideas I discussed with my wife about spirituality, religion, and theology.
- The Language of Sin
7-6-02 I follow a religious mailing list and there has been some debate about same-sex marriages, but it has evolved into a discussion about sin. Here is my rejection of the traditional ‘sin’ doctrine.
- A Human Jesus
8-18-02 I discuss a story that is difficult for some Christians to hear because of how Jesus appears to act toward a Canaanite woman.
- Glossary
I love big words and I tend to use some words with specific meanings that other people have not heard used before. I’ve constructed this list to clarify these definitions as I use them.