After church on Sunday, a friend of mine mentioned that the kind of prosperity teaching I’ve been blogging about, which doesn’t neatly fit the western stereotype of prosperity gospel and which conceives of itself quite differently, is somewhat new in Tanzania. Often we hear of the prosperity gospel itself as […]
As I indicated earlier, liberation theology provides a pre-existing parallel to postcolonial criticism, and this what Gilberto Lozano and Federico A Roth explore in ‘The problem and promise of praxis in postcolonial criticism’, one of the most critical and constructive chapters in Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations. Liberation theology originally took focus not in the academic world […]
Today was our last day of classes and Ridley’s Valedictory service. In chapel, there was an opportunity to graduating students to make a few short comments about their time at Ridley. Here’s what I said:
As I look towards the end of my time at theological college, I’ve been thinking about the beginning. Here are 5 tips for kick-starting theological study, and book recommendations to go along with them. (For price comparisons and easy ordering, I’ve linked to Booko.com.au.)
Arthur and I have been having an ongoing conversation with someone at our church about training others for ministry. We’ve all agreed that we need to raise up others for ministry, but we’ve been discussing whether we need to train them as well. What’s the role of the Holy Spirit? […]
5 reasons your wife must never do theological education: It will bend your brain. You’ll be condemned to a life of hearing the woman’s perspective on everything. It will make your life hell. It’s hard to control a woman with coherent opinions. It will undermine your headship. […]
5 reasons why women shouldn’t do theological education: It will erase your femininity. Outspoken and articulate women aren’t real women. It will neutralise your ovaries Doing a full theological degree will stall your God-ordained role as mother. It will grow hair on your chest. Ministry and theology […]
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