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John Howard Yoder has played an important part in influencing my thinking in various ways. Here he has interesting things to say about Democracy.
Yoder is best remembered for his reflections on Christian ethics. Rejecting the assumption that human history is driven by coercive power, Yoder argued that it was rather God — working in, with, [...]

Me, myself and I
I ended off my previous post in this series with a mild criticism on how the western church often views itself as a group of individuals satisfying ones own individual needs by the product offered and packaged as Church. It is a clear tendency in the western Church that members dissatisfied with [...]

What is the cost of progress?
Modern travel, modern educational systems, modern medicine, and modern food production are a few examples of the ways in which humanity’s lot has improved through the progress achieved during this era.
However as the twentieth century waned a collective questioning of the assumptions of modernity emerged in many quarters, not [...]

Post-modernity
I have been discussing the topic of post-modernity with colleagues from many religious backgrounds.
You might be aware of the cultural phenomenon of post-modernity if not its philosophical underpinnings.
Trying to describe or approximate post-modernity as a philosophy or culture is no easy task. Just type it into wikipedia and you will see what I mean.
But as [...]

“Children do not first and foremost think of a dad or mum as lawgiver and judge. Children are interested in ensuring that dad is a dad, that mum is mum”
Irenaeus understanding is that we are in a family relationship. We are in a close relationship with God that exists around us and in us.
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I recently finished reading 3 books on biblical authority ( Bibelsyn och Bibelbruk by biskopsmötet 1964, Bibeltolkningens problematik by Sven Ingebrand and Texter och tolkningar by tryggve Kronholm, all in swedish).
I have since then been exploring the topic also in other spheres of our world like here on the web. I came over a fantastic [...]

Todd Hunter took over the leadership of Vineyard after John Wimber passed away. He has now founded a new organisation called “3hreeisenough.” He is also working with the Emerging Church in different ways. In an interview with Next-wave was asked about Vineyard and John Wimber;
What was the most important thing you learned from John Wimber [...]

Being a Pastor in a Vineyard church, I often get the questions; what is Vineyard? What are your values? And what is unique about you, or what is Vineyards emphasis? What is makes Vineyard different?
As an answer to these questions,I will for the next couple of weeks write a few thoughts about Vineyard as a [...]