“Theology” Articles

Does religion guarantee us deliverance out of the predicaments of being alive? Is it a machine we operate to tame and exploit transcendent reality?

Drew and Tyler host CaPC guest R.S. Naifeh, to discuss his article on Kendrick Lamar’s work, theology, and cultural perception.

Like Lilias Trotter of ‘Many Beautiful Things,’ we must all wrestle with the powerful cultural pressure to place success and glory as the highest value of our lives.

Every day is an apocalypse of sorts as we make our way back to God.

Matt Papas has always had a passion to teach the Bible and for theology and music; his work is a marriage of those two things.

To think that God is uninterested in our quotidian cares is to take a surprisingly low view of God’s power and concern.

Greil Marcus is doing what Christians have been doing since the book of Acts—re-mythologizing culture.

When you are so certain about God’s calling on your life, what should you do when such things do not come to pass?

“What is incredulous to me is this continuing idea that popular culture — be it rock n’ roll, television, video games, etc. — ought to still be considered as something not worth serious consideration and thought.”

“People read Oprah recommendations. They think about them and talk about them. That means a lot of people are going to be reading and thinking about Bell’s work, so we should should be ready to talk with them about it.”

“Ironically, then, the humanities (and specifically religion) could help Pinker be a better scientist.”

“Much of the despondency, cynicism, and unhealthiness in the present day American workplace come because businesses place objectives above everything else.”

Is God still relevant for the modern world? Rob Bell thinks so. So do we. The real question is: how?

“If we refuse to acknowledge the truths of White Privilege, race and cultural disparity how will we ever obey God by working to change these problems?”