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"Jesus did not declare himself to be God"

1 month ago | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Brant Pitre |Chris Reese

When we compare the results of the modern quest for the historical Jesus with recent research on the earliest Christology—that is, the earliest beliefs about Jesus’s identity and mission as the Jewish “messiah” (Greek: christos)—we discover something of a paradox.
Review: Eternal in Love: A Little Book About a Big God

2 months ago | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | J. Lee |Chris Reese

Charles Spurgeon, in a sermon delivered on January 7, 1855, at New Park Street Chapel in London, stated that “the highest science, the loftiest speculation, and the mightiest philosophy that can ever engage the attention of a child of God is the name, nature, person, work, actions, and existence of the great God whom he calls his Father.” He went on to explain that contemplating God is such a vast endeavor that it leaves us overwhelmed by its immensity.
Reflections on the Moral Argument, Part 6-and a Farewell

2 months ago | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | David Baggett |Chris Reese

In last month’s installment, I discussed how Good God came about, which turned out to be the first book in a tetralogy on the moral argument. As we drew near to finishing the book, it dawned on us that we would need to spend more time considering secular efforts to explain morality. We did it all too briefly in Good God, so we planned to write a second volume, which some years later we did, called God and Cosmos: Moral Truth and Human Meaning (OUP, 2016).
The Story Behind the Verse: Context in Christian Ethics

2 months ago | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Jacob Shatzer |Chris Reese

Christian ethics often draws on a myriad of texts in the New Testament to help us understand ethics. However, we often pluck these verses out of the broader story they are a part of, and in doing so we miss some of the deeper connections, motivations, and explanations.
Some Thoughts on Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Interview with Alex O'Connor

Jan 6, 2025 | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Douglas Groothuis |Chris Reese

Young atheist Alex O’Connor and renowned author Aayan Hirsi Ali recently discussed her conversion to Christianity from atheism on O’Connor’s popular podcast Within Reason. At the time of my writing, the episode had 237,000 views and over 8,200 comments. Before we address the substance of this important conversion, we need some background. “Dr. Groothuis, I’d like to introduce you to one of our panelists tonight, Aayan Hirsi Ali.
Education, Indoctrination, and Propaganda

Jan 2, 2025 | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Chris Reese

Propaganda and conspiracy theories are often troubling and all too common. They also present serious challenges to critical thinking. There is also increasing attention and debate given to whether public schools and colleges in our time educate or indoctrinate their students. What’s the difference between education and propaganda? One of the best ways of avoiding propaganda is knowing what it is and how it functions differently from a classical liberal education.
“There Has Been Born for You a Savior”

Dec 23, 2024 | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Chris Reese

From all of us at The Worldview Bulletin, we hope you have a joyful celebration of Christmas! The Canadian artist Douglas Coupland poignantly acknowledged his need for God to do what he could not do himself: “My secret is that I need God—that I am sick and can no longer make it alone.
Our Father Is Younger Than We

Dec 19, 2024 | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Chris Reese

“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.” — Charles Dickens, A Christmas CarolJ. D. Salinger’s iconic character Holden Caulfield, though riddled with problems of his own, aspires if anything and at his best to be a catcher in the rye, saving children from going over a cliff—a metaphor for adulthood or, perhaps better, loss of innocence.
Lost in Christ

Dec 6, 2024 | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Brad East |Chris Reese

Dear future saint, You have written before about “being” or “becoming” a “good person.” It surely seems odd to you, then, that I have waited so long to describe the virtues of Christian living. The first thing to say is that I haven’t waited this whole time. I’ve been describing the Christian life all along. But you’re right that I haven’t turned my gaze to the topic itself just yet. The second thing to say is why this is the right order.
Reflections on the Moral Argument, Part 5

Dec 3, 2024 | worldviewbulletin.substack.com | Chris Reese