Posts in Christian life
WHAT IS SIN? WHAT PAUL MEANS BY “THE LAW IN MY MEMBERS” (ON CONCUPISCENCE)
WHAT IS SIN? WHAT PAUL MEANS BY “THE LAW IN MY MEMBERS” (ON CONCUPISCENCE)
apologetics, Christian experience, Christian life, Paul, theologyDan TatePaul, sin, law, law in my members, despair, self-destruction, alcoholism, violence, hurt, cycles, cycles of hurt, passions, I do not do what I want, I do the thing I hate, What I do I hate, doctrine, Christian experience, morality, body, bodies, bodily pleasure, bodily pleasures, miss the mark, concupiscence, masochism, masochistic, disembodied state, agency, choice, will, free will, bound will, bondage of the will, extra guilt, American optimism, the human, Augustine, Adam, effects of sinComment
CHRISTIANITY AND THE AGE OF THE WORLDVIEW (PART 3 OF 3)
CHRISTIANITY AND THE AGE OF THE WORLDVIEW (PART 3 OF 3)
academia, apologetics, Christian experience, Christian freedom, Christian life, church, contemplative, Heidegger, history, Luther, Middle Ages, phenomenology, Reformation, religious studies, theologyDan TateLuther, Martin Luther, Heidegger, Martin Heidegger, Medieval, Middle Ages, worldview, worldviews, world picture, The Age of the World Picture, faith, tradition, gospel, canon, Scripture, Contemplation, Action, Contemplative life, active life, Levinas, Emmanuel Levinas, monergism, will, bound will, bondage of the will, predestination, Paul, salvation, elements, elements of faith, Trinity, Christology, Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, Jarslov Pelikan, Pelikan, critical reverance, liberation, Christ, Christiantiy, Christian freedom, Jesus, God, Love, gracious, graciousness, kindness, chruch, church, prayer, presence, ascent, descent, preaching, ChristianComment
CHRISTIANITY AND THE AGE OF THE WORLDVIEW (PART 2)
CHRISTIANITY AND THE AGE OF THE WORLDVIEW (PART 2)
apologetics, Biblical studies, Christian experience, Christian life, church, phenomenology, philosophy, philosophy of religion, theology, Middle Ages, Reformation, Heidegger, LutherDan Tateapologetics, Biblical studies, Bible, Middle Ages, Medieval, Heidegger, Martin Heidegger, Luther, Martin Luther, Lutheranism, gospel, God, truth, system, systematic, Pelikan, Jarslov Pelikan, Obedient Rebels, Reformation, Appold, Kenneth Appold, presuppositions, presuppositionalism, worldview, Christianity, reason, fallen reason, Trent, Council of Trent, Schaeffer, Francis Schaeffer, decision, free will, world picture, The Age of the World Picture, the loss of the gods, godlessness, godless modernity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, experience, religious experienceComment
Christianity and Mindfulness: Can They Work Together? Some Insights from Contemplative Prayer
Christianity and Mindfulness: Can They Work Together? Some Insights from Contemplative Prayer
apologetics, Christian experience, Christian freedom, Christian life, theology, contemplative, mindfulnessDan TateMerton, Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hahn, Thich, Paul, mindfulness, contemplation, New Seeds of Contemplation, The Art of Living, divine dance, cosmic dance, presence, being-with, interbeing, awareness, awake, nonreactivity, passivity, detachment, monk, Trappist, Buddhist, Al Mohler, dialogue, divine dialogue, communion, hypostatic union, Incarnation, crucifixion, purpose, purposelessness, flux, movement, event, instance, happening, being, becoming, processComment
After Modernity… What?! Part 5: The Church Has an Insularity Problem – And Learning New Philosophy Is a Big Part of the Solution
After Modernity… What?! Part 5: The Church Has an Insularity Problem – And Learning New Philosophy Is a Big Part of the Solution
church, Christian life, theology, Social Commentary, philosophy, cultureDan Tatetradition, unbeliever, spirituality, patristic thought, conservative theology, Thomas C. Oden, convert, Thomas C Oden, insularity, philosophy as tradition, theology, philosophy, liberal theology, church mothers, insular church, Heidegger, church insularity, Paleo-Orthodoxy, language, Nietzsche, church, patristic, Oden, secular language, skeptic, paleo-orthodox, insular, church fathers and mothers, religious language, Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianese, patristic spirituality, trendiness in theology, secularism, conservative Christian problems, Martin Heidegger, secular, church fathersComment
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: MEDITATIONS ON "JESUS MESSIAH"
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: MEDITATIONS ON "JESUS MESSIAH"
Christian experience, Christian life, Paul, phenomenology, philosophy of religion, theology, religious studies, Biblical studies, Jesus of NazarethDan TateJesus, Name, name of Jesus, heart, bold, forgiveness, the word is near you, the word is near to your mouth, the word is near to your heart, Messiah, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus Messiah, Jesus Christ, Christ, Christos, ancient, ancient Israel, Israel, Richard Bauckham, Jesus: A Very Short Introduction, prophet, the prophet, exodus, Moses, covenant, deeds of power, authoritative, miracle-worker, Reformed, Reformed theology, prophetic office, offices of christ, threefold office of christ, priestly office, kingly office, royal office, Roman, Rome, ancient Rome, Roman oppression, kingdom of God, kingdom, Messianic, revolutionaries, Jewish revolutionaries, zealots, Jewish zealots, Jesus military leader, liberate, liberation, liberation of Israel, oppression, political oppression, spiritual oppression, domination, political domination, spiritual domination, divine authority, the theologically educated, God's right hand, right hand, right hand of God, Mighty One, Messiahship, Paul, Christian lifeComment
FOR HERE TOO GOD IS PRESENT: EXPERIENCE OF THE WEAKNESS OF GOD IN FIRST CORINTHIANS
FOR HERE TOO GOD IS PRESENT: EXPERIENCE OF THE WEAKNESS OF GOD IN FIRST CORINTHIANS
Christian experience, Christian life, Paul, phenomenology, philosophy of religion, theologyDan Tatename, Jesus, name of Jesus, trusting in the name, victory, spiritual victory, Christ crucified, stumbling block, foolishness, contemptible nonsense, nonsense, weakness, weakness of God, weakness of Christ, the power of God, the wisdom of God, community, factionalism, arrogance, Corinthians, 1 Corinthians, Corinth, demonstration, demonstration of the Spirit, demonstration of power, imitation of Christ, power in weakness, one sent to die, sent to die, rejected by society, glory, glory in the Lord, glorified in weakness, justification, sanctification, redemption, glorification, communion, communion with God, Sunday School, rote phrases, rote repetition, the humble, the despised, the overlooked, beauty, wonder, significance, eyes to see, ears to hear, hearts to understand, treasure, heart, suffering, death, despondency, disease, destruction, resurrection, participate, participation in God, participation in Christ, Christ and Him crucified, poverty of spirit, reconciliation, the common good, for the common good, Heraclitus, Justin Martyr, Aristotle, HeideggerComment
LOVE HAS A NAME: THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY
LOVE HAS A NAME: THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY
theology, Christian experience, Christian life, phenomenology, Paul, philosophy of religionDan Tatelove, name, the heart of christianity, faith, faith life, rejecting the faith, what is rejected?, gospel, faith vs. gospel, John 3:16, all things have become new, presuppositions, Christian presuppositions, Christian experience, faith experience, experience, phenomenology, phenomenology of religion, philosophy of religion, phenomenology of faith, phenomenology of religious life, word of reconciliation, word of faith, the word is near you, the word is near to your mouth, trust, faith as trust, faith is trust, trust in God, trust in Jesus, judgment day, apocalypse, apocalyptic, cosmic reckoning, cosmic, cosmos, God's judgment, righteousness, trustworthy, trustworthy God, trusting in the name, name of Jesus, name of God, name it and claim it, Jesus is Lord, Lord Jesus, Jesus rose from the dead, He is risen, the wisdom of God, the power of God, the wisdom of God made manifest, the power of God made manifest, confess, confession, mercy, God's mercy, the true pathComment
Of Doves, Serpents, and the Child of God
Of Doves, Serpents, and the Child of God
Meditations, theology, Christian life, Christian freedom, First MeditationDan Tatepromise, Noah, serpent, dove, Christian freedom, innocence, cunning, heaven, earth, sheep, wolves, sin, grace, negative freedom, positive freedom, Book of Scripture, Book of Nature, praise, Matthew 10, God's presence in the world, God in nature, hope, love, peace, forgiveness, no longer guilty, no longer ashamed, liberty, Luther, olive branch, God, Christ, bold, boldness