Chris Anthony is a journalist and doctoral researcher within the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies at the University of Birmingham. He blogs at http://onewaypublishing.co.uk/ This blog post was first published on that site and is here reproduced by kind permission of the author. Guest blogs are invited to stimulate
As someone who reads and marks a lot of student assignments on the Bible, and also reads a lot of academic papers, there are certain category errors that I encounter again and again – mainly in student papers, of course, but also sometimes in academic ones. These errors fall under
Jen Ford is a Trowbridge-based artist passionate about social justice, wife of a Baptist Minister, eco warrior, nature lover, feminist and a full time mum. Follow her on facebook.com/jenfordart/ Guest blogs are invited to stimulate thought and comment. They do not necessarily reflect the view of the Centre for the
James Crossley is Professor of Bible, Society and Politics at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, and academic director of the Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM). This blog was originally posted on the CenSAMM blog. Guest blogs are invited to stimulate thought and comment. They do
Natalie Collins is gender justice specialist and a speaker and trainer on issues of male violence against women and wider gender injustice. She trains individuals and organizations to respond to male violence against women through her consultancy, Spark, and The DAY Programme. Learn more about her work at www.nataliecollins.info. Guest
Edgar Allen Poe once, famously, wrote that ‘the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.’ These words hint at the dark side of his character, a man who wrote disturbingly sinister novels, and married his 13 year-old cousin. Unfortunately, as the sales of
“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion p.31. One
Bad theology can make people kill each other. In fact, bad theology – and bad biblical interpretation – can cause people to do all sorts of appalling actions in the name of God. Here are some examples I have seen in the past year: On 2nd April, Chuck Baldwin, a
