Kingdom theology saw a resurgence in the second half of the twentieth century. Many rightfully consider the embracing of kingdom theology as essential for a biblically faithful community, witness, and mission to the world. A brief survey of Jesus' message and ministry in the Gospels reveals that God's kingdom was absolutely central to his work. It was what he preached,
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Yesterday was a big day for the Southern Baptist Convention. They voted on some important motions, including the Great Commission Resurgence which was pretty controversial, though it did pass. Read about that here. Recently there also continues to be a lot of controversy surrounding calvinism in Southern Baptist churches and seminaries. Calvinists are still the minority in this denomination. Apparently
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On May 11th Homebrewed Christianity posted a podcast interview with N.T. Wright. It seems like most interviews with Wright these days typically treat the same issues, but this one was somewhat exceptional, maybe because of its broader scope and/or maybe because the blog is a little less concerned with the issues evangelicals are presently quibbling about. But if you want
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OK, so the title of this post is both very revealing and at the same time illusive. I used the word beautiful to make clear from the beginning that I consider the development of this concept to be very helpful. I chose modern to suggest, also from the beginning, that the concept is nonetheless a modern invention and is not
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