In the New Era of AI: Duane W. H. Arnold, PhD
In the New Era of AI I study Church history for a reason. History is the place in which Christian theology and practice take recognizable form. Any real knowledge of God, in terms of...
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“Bible Believing Church”: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
“Bible Believing Church” You hear it all the time: “We are a Bible-believing church.” It is a familiar declaration, especially in certain evangelical circles, and taken at face value it deserves respect. Christians ought...
Nothing Held in Reserve: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Nothing Held in Reserve Professor James Atkinson was one of the preeminent interpreters of Martin Luther in the last century. He was also a dear friend with whom I shared many adventures throughout the...
Making God Believable: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Making God Believable When Etty Hillesum, the young Dutch writer who would die at Auschwitz, was preparing to leave the transit camp at Westerbork for the train that would carry her eastward, she scribbled...
Some Things Are Still Not Easy: Duane W. H. Arnold, PhD
Some Things Are Still Not Easy In the early 1990s, I was on the staff of a church in New York City. As part of my pastoral responsibilities, I made pastoral calls at a...
One Place, One Time…Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
One Place, One Time… At one time, I served as president of a student theological society in the United Kingdom. Among my responsibilities was inviting guest speakers for our meetings. Through persistence, good fortune,...
When Theology Becomes a Weapon : Duane W. H. Arnold, PhD
When Theology Becomes a Weapon Theology has long been associated with debate and the defense of doctrinal truth. This is neither surprising nor necessarily regrettable. From the earliest centuries, the Church has been required...
Unicorns in the Bible: A Case Study of Biblical Interpretation: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Unicorns in the Bible: A Case Study of Biblical Interpretation “You don’t believe the Bible!” The accusation came from an irate reader who had discovered, apparently to his considerable distress, that my friend had...
Simply Too Late: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
SIMPLY TOO LATE Eight Years Later Eight years ago, I wrote an essay entitled “Simply Too Late.” I was looking at American Christianity and wondering whether something fundamental had been lost—something that could not...
Quo Vadis?: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Quo Vadis? Domine, quo vadis? “Lord, where are you going?” Every generation of Christians eventually finds itself asking the question that tradition places upon the lips of St. Peter as he fled Rome. Domine,...
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