Jon Stannard and Jeff Jacobson speak with Dr. Helen Paynter. Helen is a tutor at Bristol Baptist College, director of Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence and an author. In 2019 she wrote God of Violence Yesterday, God of Love Today?, which explores the theme of violence in the Old Testament. Buy her... Continue Reading →
This review in the Baptist Times of Helen Paynter's latest book is a comprehensive introduction for those new to the questions it explores; will bring new insights to those familiar with the subject: Review by Peter King Over the past few years I have become increasingly troubled by the violence in the Bible. Although this is... Continue Reading →
Stanley Hauerwas says Walter Breuggemann "has the 'unrelenting realism' that possessed the imagination of the ancient prophets..." In Breuggemann's book 'Reality-Grief-Hope' he proves Hauerwas's words true. The book explores the crisis that has gripped American culture since the 9-11 attacks. Although reality, grief and hope are the biblical categories that take communities through disaster (facing... Continue Reading →
This is GOLD!
• God created the universe, the world and people and it was all very good. • Mankind disobeyed the one thing and the curse of sin and death came in. • Sin increasingly spiralled so God brought a flood, saving animals & 1 family. • Sin increased and God scattered the nations at the Tower... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 