“A Fickle Obedience To The Authority of Scripture—The Strange Case of Sarah Palin And The Authority of Women Over Men”
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The dramatic rise to fame of Sarah Palin—a woman most of us had never heard of a few weeks ago—demonstrates the enormous power of publicity to create celebrities.
What continues to amaze me more than anything else is how Sarah Palin’s meteoric rise to the role of savior within the Republican campaign requires conservative Christians to ignore any questions about women and authority. Read more…
Categories: Main, Women And Leadership Tags: authority of scripture, Bible, biblical authority, Doug Pagitt, hermeneutics, obedience to authority, Republican convention, Sarah Palin, Women And Leadership
“Why Obama And McCain Will Submit To Rick Warren’s Evangelical Civil Forum”
On Saturday, August 16, Barack Obama and John McCain will attend a “Civil Forum” at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. The forum will be moderated by Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church.
Time Magazine made Rick Warren the subject of a recent cover article. The cover identifies Warren as “America’s most powerful religious leader” (Time Magazine Cover, August 18, 2008 Issue.) Read more…
Categories: In The News, Main Tags: abortion, Barack Obama, Bible, civil forum, evangelical, exegesis, gay marriage, hermeneutics, Jesus, John McCain, politicians, politiics, Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, selective hermeneutics
“Biblical Exegesis and Hermeneutics–What It Meant And What It Means”
As a biblical scholar, I can’t go any longer in this “Impolite Topics” blog about religion, politics, and the Bible without mentioning the two most important words behind every post I write. Read more…
Categories: Main Tags: biblical exegesis, biblical scholarship, exegesis, hermeneutics
“The Relentless Cruelty of Claims To Authority”
Claims about authority are always personal, because they either increase or take away take personal power. And so rather than begin with an abstract study of authority, power, and persuasion, I will tell you a personal story. Read more…
Categories: Authority And The Bible, Main Tags: 1 Timothy 2:12, authority, hermeneutics, ordination of women, theological seminary
