Roger E. Olson's Blog, page 50

Is The Bible a Horror Story?

Is the Bible a Horror Story? *Note: If you choose to post a comment, know that this is not a discussion board; I moderate the comments and post only those that are: relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful in language (not argumentative or hostile). I do not approve comments […]

Putting the Bible in Its Place

Putting the Bible in Its Place *If you choose to write a comment responding to this or any other blog post, please keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words), civil and respectful in language (not argumentative or hostile), on topic, and devoid of any links or photos. Please do not attempt to misuse […]

How Did the Christian Bible Come To Be?

How Did the Christian Bible Come to Be? *Note: If you choose to comment, please follow these guidelines: Keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful in language (not hostile or argumentative), and void of links and photos. Please do not attempt to misuse my blog to promote your […]

Beating a Dead Horse? More about Protestantism’s Decline

Beating a Dead Horse? More about Protestantism’s Decline *If you want to comment here, make your comment relatively brief (no more than 100 words, please), civil and respectful in language, not hostile or argumentative, and do not include any links or photos. Make sure your comment is on topic and do not attempt to misuse […]

Where Is Protestantism?

Where Is Protestantism? *Note: If you choose to comment, please keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words), civil and respectful, not argumentative or hostile, and do not misuse this blog to promote your own alternative belief system. Do not include any photos or links. Know this is not a discussion board; it is […]

What the COVID Pandemic Means for Churches

What the COVID Pandemic Means for Churches *Note to would-be commenters: Keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words) and on topic. Also civil and respectful, not argumentative or hostile. Do not include any links or photos.* I doubt we will know what the COVID pandemic means for American church life for a while. […]

An Excellent, Literary, Christian Novel

An Excellent, Literary, Christian Novel I have here often decried the lack of good, literate Christian fiction. So much Christian fiction is just bad, cheesy, unrealistic, poorly written. By “Christian fiction” I mean novels in which the main characters are overtly Christian and the “background” story involves Christian thinking about the world and God, etc. […]

Are Pentecostals Fundamentalists? Part Two

Are Pentecostals Fundamentalists? Part Two *Note to would be commenters: If you choose to comment, be sure to keep your comment relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful in language (not hostile or argumentative), and do not misuse my blog to promote your own alternative life philosophy, worldview or theology. […]

Are Pentecostals Fundamentalists? Part One

Are Pentecostals Fundamentalists? Part One *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to post a comment or question, please keep it brief (no more than 100 words), on topic (don’t misuse my blog to preach your own worldview or theology), civil and respectful (not argumentative or hostile), and do not include any links or photos.* […]

What Is “Fundamentalism?” A Personal and Professional Perspective

What Is “Fundamentalism?” A Personal and Professional Perspective *Note to would-be contributors: Lately a lot of commenters here have been ignoring my rules. Please don’t. If you choose to contribute a comment or question (or both) keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic (relevant to what I actually wrote to which […]