Below is my review of 'Be Afraid - How Horror and Faith Can Change the World' by my friend and fellow Baptist pastor Joe Haward, which was recently published in the Baptist Times. Given a very limited word count, it was not possible to dig deeper into my comments about the theological method which relies heavily on... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 6: Response to Chapter 10. Heaven. Turning now to Lewis’s final chapter, on heaven, then I agree with his point that the issue of the existence of heaven precedes any discussion of whether or not belief in heaven’s... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 5: Chapter 9. Animal Pain. Lewis’s chapter on animal pain is very interesting. Since Lewis acknowledges that he is just speculating when it comes to this matter, then we should be gracious in our responses to what he... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 4: Chapter 8 - Hell In his chapter on hell, Lewis takes the three notions of “destruction”, “eternal torment”, and “privation” and then works them into a systematic unity. This leads to two difficulties. First, Thiselton points out:... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 3: Response to Chapter 6 & 7 - Human Pain/Appendix by R. Havard (a Doctor) I agree with most of what Lewis says in Chapter 6. Lewis rightly stresses three forms of remedial pain: (a) retributive punishment... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 2: Chapter 4 - Human Wickedness Chapter 5 - The Fall of Man(kind) Response to Chapter 4. Human Wickedness Lewis is entirely correct to emphasize the unhappy truth that we habitually deny our sin, or at least... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 1: Chapter 1 - Introductory Chapter 2 - Divine Omnipotence Chapter 3 - Divine Goodness Response to Chapter 1: Introductory I agree with Lewis’s basic argument that the problem of pain emerges historically, and not philosophically. Suffering... Continue Reading →
Reduced Laughter by Revd Dr Helen Paynter. A Review by Richard Matcham Chapter 1 – Introduction My title: In Defense of the Comedic Using Private Eye as a great introductory example, one thing is sure – humanity loves humour, and we love humour that subverts the way things are, the high-and-mighty, etc. The Bible... Continue Reading →
The following is a short book review of 'The Breeze of the Centuries' (IVP, 2010) by Michael Reeves, that I wrote in 2011. I really enjoyed this book and encourage every Christian to get it. Introduction Michael Reeves has written this superb short introduction to some key theologians from the 1st century (post-Apostolic age) through... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 