Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
The New Christians
Ending Christian Euphemisms: “Fundamentalist”
By
Tony Jones
I’ve taken some heat in the comment section for using yesterday’s post on “unbiblical” and a “higher view of scripture” as a thin foil for my own disregard of biblical standards. To the contrary, I was pointing to the use of the word unbiblical as a stand-in for a particularly thin hermeneutic. There are, of…
Ending Christian Euphemisms: “Unbiblical”
By
Tony Jones
In our attempt to exterminate Christian euphemisms from our vocabulary, Nathan nominated thusly: “Unbiblical” when what the situation really is is “I really, really DON’T like that” OR “I disagree” OR “Your words challenge my deepest held idolatries posing as genuine Christian faith.” This euphemism seems to be more prevalent today than I remember it…
Are Evangelicals (Slightly) Masochistic?
By
Tony Jones
I was having a conversation with a friend about the evangelical interest in Jim Belcher’s book, Deep Church. Jim’s written a good book, and I was happy to endorse it — albeit with the caveat that he and I disagree significantly on some theological issues like the nature of God and the nature of scripture.…
Video Response: Natural Law, Gays, and the Church
By
Tony Jones
1
2
3
4
5
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners