by Roger Olson | Nov 20, 2015 | Opinion
I agree with the late Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar that the rise of nominalism in especially Western cultures has been a “catastrophe.” As Balthasar explained in his manifesto, “The God Question and Modern Man,” nominalism led to...
by Roger Olson | Nov 2, 2015 | Opinion
A new television sitcom, “The Grinder,” holds up a mirror that should make us ashamed or at least embarrassed. I watch a lot of television because it helps me keep in touch with popular culture and my students. Knowing what’s on TV helps me relate to...
by Roger Olson | Oct 14, 2015 | Opinion
One of the most famous questions ever asked in public of a public person was U.S. Army counsel Joseph Welch’s question to Sen. Joseph McCarthy in 1954 during McCarthy’s anti-communist witch hunt in Congress. In total disgust, Welch asked McCarthy,...
by Roger Olson | Sep 18, 2015 | Opinion
I grew up within classical Pentecostalism, a Christian tradition that by and large rejected the Word-Faith prosperity gospel when it emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Yet, within a decade, most cities had at least one Word-Faith church dedicated to the gospel of health...
by Roger Olson | Sep 17, 2015 | Opinion
Florida mega-church pastor and sometime religious television personality Paula White is emerging in news media coverage as a leading spokesperson for “American evangelicals.” Her church in suburban Orlando attracts about 20,000 attendees, and thousands...
