Scripture, Tradition, and Slavery, Part One: Did Paul Endorse Slavery?

In a review for Commonweal of Mark Noll’s book, The Civil War as a Theological Crisis, Eugene McCarraher lays the blame for the institution of chattel Slavery in America at the core of Protestantism, the doctrine of sola scriptura. Ultimately, he affirms a reading of the Bible as a document that reflects the oppressive biases [...]

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Perkins Lectures

I am posting audio recordings of Dr. Perkins’ first two lectures (that word seems to badly cheapen the experience it is to hear him speak).

The one thing that has struck me the most about what Dr. Perkins has said so far is the inescapable Christocentricity of his message. Any of the various [...]

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