566 Kingdom Seminar 5: Kingdom Ambassadors

This is part 5 of the Kingdom Seminar, based on the book Kingdom Journey. This episode begins by delving into the history of how the theologians of the third and fourth centuries rejected the kingdom since they thought it was too crude, too hedonic, and too Jewish. Next I briefly cover three rediscovery movements, including Read more about 566 Kingdom Seminar 5: Kingdom Ambassadors[…]

Is God’s Kingdom a Political Revolution?

Have you ever heard someone say that Jesus’ contemporaries were wrong about the kingdom of God, because they conceived of it in political terms?  I’ve heard Christian thinkers suggest that Jesus’ notion of the kingdom was entirely apolitical and that the disciples were foolish to assume that the kingdom had anything to do with national Read more about Is God’s Kingdom a Political Revolution?[…]

Looking For the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship

by Sean Finnegan My Conundrum I entered the mammoth façade of my local Barnes and Noble and found my feet carrying me directly to the Christianity section. Once at my destination, I stood before the familiar shelves, half filled with what I call “real” books and the other half, “inspirational.” I cocked my head to Read more about Looking For the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship[…]