Why I Reject Biblical Inerrancy
The Bible is not without error and never has been. In my judgment (and that’s all any of us has—judgment), the evidence against biblical inerrancy is overwhelming. I amaze myself with this claim now, given the fact that I believed in inerrancy for many years. Perspective and frame of mindRead More …
Why Inerrancy?
Someone recently asked me why my first blog article was on the topic of biblical inerrancy. Why write about something that I reject? Why be negative? Why denounce something that means so much to so many Christians? Two reasons. First, this issue has plagued me for much of my adultRead More …
My Story: A Brief Overview
I grew up in the world of fundamentalist Protestantism. After trying to be a mainstream evangelical for a while, I became a religious progressive. What follows is a brief overview; I plan to write the full story eventually. Several things happened to me after I received my first master’s degreeRead More …
Biblical Truth
You know that I reject the inerrancy of the Bible, but now I will identify some of the themes that I do affirm within the pages of Christian scripture and tell you why I believe in them. This is just a brief overview that I am providing to answer someone’sRead More …
My Philosophy of Blog
Welcome to my new Beliefs and Ethics Seminars blog. When I teach, I often keep my own views of controversial issues to myself and share them only when I believe it will be educationally useful to do so. I’m known for presenting both sides of everything in a fair andRead More …