Good Friday and Natural Law
Penal substitution needs natural law theory, because penal substitution depends upon the claim that God cannot let sins go unpunished.
The Grammar of Gratitude
To feel grateful, we must have gratitude to someone for something. That’s the grammar of gratitude. For the gift of life itself, we must be grateful to the giver of all life.
The King of Love is My Shepherd
God has a relationship with all people, but he does not have every kind of relationship with every kind of person. Indeed, God’s use of the language of fatherhood underscores, in addition to intimacy and tenderness, the exclusivity of his connection to his children.
God’s Relationship to the World
To say God must be the father of all people, you’ll need something stronger than the idea of fatherhood to get there.
Christian Beliefs that Narrow our Political Options
Providence and free will, sin and salvation, and heaven and hell come into conflict with certain widespread beliefs about equality and justice.
Christianity and Equality: Why Bother?
What causes people to leave the church: evolution, the sexual revolution, or something else? Perhaps all of the above. But let me offer an additional reason why people abandon Christianity: equality. Not every kind of equality casts doubts on Christianity’s core doctrines, but some do.