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What does “We believe in God the Father mean?” or What did the early church...
Rowan Williams, wise and worrisome, reminds us that the earliest creeds begin with the notion of trust. The early confessors were not typically facing a common question from our own day: whether or...
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Of Scapegoats and Jubilees: Reading Between the Lines in Luke 4:16-30
In Luke 4:16-30 we have a uniquely Lukan story. After his baptism by John, Jesus undergoes 40 days of temptation in the wilderness. He then returns to Galilee full of the Spirit and teaches in the...
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The Domino Effect of the Consequences of Sin
The devil tries his best to get us to think of the pleasure of the moment. His preference is to keep us from even thinking about the future but, failing that, he tries to get us to envision an...
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Avoiding Idolatry or What We May Learn From the Ancient Church
Some time ago, a Christian celebrity occupied the office next to my office at the university. This great lunch partner and friend awarded me a gift upon his departure — a Bible signed by Jim and Tammy...
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Living Reflectively
“What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” (Ps. 8:4) Anyone who takes the time to think of how much God loves him or her would be amazed by how unfathomable...
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Call for Papers: Ad Fontes, Ad Futura: Erasmus’ Bible and the Impact of...
In celebration of upcoming 500th anniversary of Erasmus’ Greek text and the Reformation, the Department of Theology at HBU, in conjunction with the Dunham Bible Museum, is pleased to host the...
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Houston Church Planting Network Lunch
The Department of Theology is co-hosting this month’s Houston Church Planting Network lunch. It’s May 25th at 11:30 in McNair Hall. See the RSVP details below. May HCPN Gathering Our next HCPN...
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John Collins (Yale) at HBU: 10/13, 7:30pm
A.O. Collins Lectures Featured Guest: John J. Collins (Yale Divinity School) Thursday, October 13 7:30pm; Belin Chapel Title: Outside the Canon. The Literature of Second Temple Judaism, and Why It...
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C.S. Lewis, Jupiter and Christmas
November 29th is the anniversary of the birth of C.S. Lewis. In his university lectures on the medieval cosmos, Lewis would sometimes refer to his own birthday, saying: ‘Those born under Jupiter are...
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How the Bible Came into Being
This year’s HBU Theology Conference takes up the issue of canon on March 2-4. Our plenary speakers are James Charlesworth (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Lee McDonald (formerly of Acadia Divinity...
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