by Roger Olson | Sep 9, 2015 | Opinion
One of my favorite theologians is the late Emil Brunner, Karl Barth’s nemesis and counterpart in the dialectical theology movement in Switzerland in the 1920s through the 1950s. I say “nemesis” because they had a very famous and unfortunate, lengthy...
by Roger Olson | Sep 8, 2015 | Opinion
American conservative Christianity, especially conservative evangelical theology influenced by fundamentalism, still struggles with science. And, of course, many scientists struggle with religion – except that which is completely privatized and makes no truth...
by Roger Olson | Aug 12, 2015 | Opinion
Many Christians, including university professors at Christian universities, confuse popular culture with the Christian story. When I taught Christian theology (mostly historical theology) at an evangelical Christian liberal arts college, there was a strong emphasis on...
by Roger Olson | Aug 11, 2015 | Opinion
Whatever happened to the Christian mind? This has been asked numerous times and by many Christian philosophers and theologians. A relatively recent classic on the subject is Mark Noll’s “The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind.” Francis Schaeffer,...
by Roger Olson | Aug 5, 2015 | Opinion
I visit a lot of churches, having attended (more than once or twice) numerous churches of many denominations. And I read about churches. “Church life” is one of my strongest interests. I served as consultant for two editions of Abingdon’s...
