by Roger Olson | Feb 25, 2020 | Opinion
One of the things I have learned from writing on controversial subjects for public audiences is how easy it is to be misunderstood. Writing to be understood is difficult. I consider myself a pretty good writer, and others have confirmed that to be true. Yet, I...
by Roger Olson | Feb 20, 2020 | Opinion
There are many reasons why we should all be afraid. No, I don’t mean our lives should be ruled by fear. I mean reasonable fear of the reasonably possible. For example, in this sense of “fear,” I fear that a reckless driver will run his or her red light whenever I come...
by Roger Olson | Jan 10, 2020 | Opinion
I am no movie critic, so I cannot competently comment on the production values of the Netflix movie, “The Two Popes.” I began watching it with some fear and trepidation because my experience has been that, with a few exceptions (for example, “The Apostle”) secular...
by Roger Olson | Oct 31, 2019 | Opinion
Lately, I have been reading a great deal of primary and secondary literature about Christian ethics – beginning with the ancient church fathers. In my opinion, Richard Hayes’ “The Moral Vision of the New Testament” more than adequately covers New Testament ethics, so...
by Roger Olson | Oct 25, 2019 | Opinion
Many Christian academics, especially in the social sciences and religious studies (including theology and missiology), claim that every culture in the world has the right to develop its own form of Christianity without any interference from other cultures – especially...