Theology and Ethics
Biography

Boersma, Hans – Profile

 

I first discovered Hans Boersma through his work on the atonement and violence – Violence, Hospitality and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition  He is an evangelical theologian who serves as J.I. Packer Professor of Theology, Regents College, Vancouver. He did his doctoral work (at the State University of Utrecht) on the doctrine of justification in the 17th century Puritan theologian Richard Baxter. Websites on Boersma [link-library settings=’2′ categorylistoverride=”588″] Posts on Boersma on this site           …

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Biggar, Nigel – Profile

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Nigel Biggar, an ordained Anglican priest, is Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford University where he is also Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life.. He was previously Professor of Theology & Ethics at Trinity College, Dublin.  He is best known for his writing on Barth’s ethics and the ethics of euthanasia. Websites on Biggar [link-library settings=’2′ categorylistoverride=”551″] Posts on Biggar on this site           [link-library-addlink …

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Bonhoeffer’s Poetry – Wannenwetsch, Northcott and O’Donovan articles

A friend recently emailed a copy of Bonhoeffer’s poem “Who Am I?” which reminded me that there had been a conference in Oxford on Bonhoeffer’s poems a few years ago.  A quick search revealed that the papers have now been published and even better two of them by Michael Northcott (on “Who Am I?”) and by Oliver O’Donovan (on “Past”) – and also the introduction by Bernd Wannenwetsch – are fully available on Google Books. …

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Brueggemann, Walter – Profile

  Walter Brueggemann is one of the most creative, provocative and practical Old Testament theologians of recent decades.  His numerous commentaries on Old Testament books (including Genesis, Isaiah and Jeremiah), as well as a major Theology of the Old Testament and other contributions to biblical and theological studies are always full on insights into the biblical text and its message for us today. He has also contributed in the areas of biblical theology and hermeneutics and …