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Tag Archives: hans boersma
Boersma on Hospitality, 1
Notes on chapter one from Boersma’s Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition. Hans Boersma uses concepts like violence and hospitality, particularly in their recent philosophical venues, as a set of ciphers to explore the atonement. He succeeds brilliantly. … Continue reading
Posted in American Theology, Philosophy, theology
Tagged derrida, hans boersma, levinas, postmodernism
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Atonement and Election, some theses
With utmost fear and trembling, Models of Atonement and Election (A/E) that posit some sort of epistemological gap between election and assurance can only lead to spiritual death. In other words, can I really know I am elect? Simply saying … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, theology
Tagged arminianism, athanasius, atonement, election, hans boersma, richard baxter
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Review: Medieval Exegesis, volume 2
Henri de Lubac’s writing style is similar to M Night Shamalyan’s film success: in some works he was wildly successful, in others he just got lucky, and some just failed to deliver. Volume 2 of Medieval Exegesis is in the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, theology
Tagged hans boersma, henri de lubac, hermeneutics, nouvelle theologie
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Review: Embodiment and Virtue in Gregory of Nyssa
Continuing in the line of Boersma’s larger “Platonic-Synthesis” project, he explores Gregory of Nyssa’s use of the body in his theology of sanctification. Gregory of Nyssa’s prism of sanctification is the concept of “anagogy,” which anticipates later Medieval hermeneutics. Anagogy … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Church History, Fathers
Tagged gregory of nyssa, hans boersma, heaven, ontology
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Review: Nouvelle Theologie (Boersma)
Genealogical critiques are always dangerous, but it seems they are necessary. Hans Boersma examines the ideas that undercut late medieval Catholicism and also provided for the rise of “nouvelle theologie” in the 20th century. This book is the scholarly version … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, church, theology
Tagged hans boersma, hans urs von balthalsar, henri de lubac, nouvelle theologie, vatican II
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End of a year, shoring up conclusions
My theology doesn’t “change” much anymore, although I do explore different emphases and distinctives. I consider myself in the Reformation tradition, even if I don’t “truck” with current TR distinctives. The following is a list of what I found that … Continue reading
Posted in American Theology, Autobiography, church
Tagged Apologetics, covenanters, hans boersma
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Heavenly Participation (Boersma)
Thesis: Until the late middle ages people looked at the world as a mystery (Boersma 21). By mystery Boersma means a sacramental link between creation and God, that creation participates in God. In other words, the connection, though not identical, … Continue reading