Is Jesus Ambiguous on Violence?

Is Jesus Ambiguous on Violence?

Apologists seeking to save God from God are quick to remind us that the God of the Hebrew Bible was a God of justice in order to explain the violence found there. They contrast these texts with the God of the Christian Testament – seen through the lens of Jesus Christ...
Why I Refuse to Save God from God

Why I Refuse to Save God from God

The Hebrew Bible introduces a tribal deity fighting Canaanite deities for land supremacy, instructing God’s people to do likewise. God’s chosen, liberated from Egypt’s bondage, are led to a Promised Land, which inconveniently, is already occupied. The solution?...
‘God of Violence Yesterday, God of Love Today?’

‘God of Violence Yesterday, God of Love Today?’

“There’s just so much wrath in the Bible!” “The God of the Old Testament is so different from the God of the New Testament!” “Why is there so much violence in the Old Testament?” If I had an English pound for every time someone had said something like this to me, I’d,...
Center Works to Counter Abuses Caused by Bad Theology

Center Works to Counter Abuses Caused by Bad Theology

“Bad theology can make people kill each other.” I wrote these words in a blog post published just over a year ago. Nothing I have seen or read since then has made me change my mind. In fact, bad theology – and bad biblical interpretation – can cause people to do all...