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Liveblogging Transforming Theology – Day 3
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Tony Jones
Starting Day 3 here at Claremont School of Theology, we’re having panels about whether progressive theology can transform society. 9:26am – Jack Fitzmier, who leads the American Academy of Religion, is intense and challenging. He says that the right people are not in this room. Who are “academic theologians”? he asks. The people doing the…
Liveblogging Transforming Theology – Day 2
By
Tony Jones
I’m at the inaugural Transforming Theology gathering: Rekindling Theological Imagination: Transformative Thought for Progressive Action. Today we’re talking about the church. 9:16am – Harvey Cox, of Harvard, is giving his 5-minute statement. He thinks there is an epochal shift coming in theology, driven by crises in the economy and environment. “We must live in uncertainty…
Transforming Theology — This Week!
By
Tony Jones
Later this week, I’ll be in Southern California at the Transforming Theology for the Church consultation. A couple of the events are public, so I encourage you to come if you live in SoCal. But if not, there are lots of ways to follow our doing. I’ll do my best to blog here; there’s a…
Original Sin: Calvin’s Conundrum
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Tony Jones
The Original Sin SeriesIntro–Intuition–Definition–Genesis–Jesus–Paul–Augustine–Calvin-Conclusion When we last heard from our intrepid doctrine, Augustine had taken Paul’s interpretation of Genesis 2-3 in Romans 5 and taken that to mean that Adam’s sin conferred not only death on the entire human race, but also guilt. This was a big step, to be sure, and, as I’ve written,…
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