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Now that I’ve completed another semester, it’s time for another series of “Semester Highlights,” as I’ve decided to call them. This semester (Spring 18’), I had a seminar class on systematic theology, two Greek classes, and I finished up my internship at CSNTM . [1] It is likely the most academically demanding semester I have completed so far—due in part to taking Greek 4 simultaneously with Advanced Greek Grammar. Systematic Theology The theology class I completed this semester was seminar style, by which I mean that there was little formal lecturing. Rather, throughout the semester, each student was responsible for preparing a 45 minute presentation and then fielding questions. This was the second of a pair of advanced standing theology classes. For the first class I presented on Jurgen Moltmann’s The Crucified God . This semester, in keeping with my desire to read the influential thinkers who may not be required reading, I chose and presented on Stanley Hauerwas’ The Peaceabl...

At the end of this semester I’ll have some more “Semester Highlights.” I have two Greek classes and a systematic theology class I am in right now and they’re shaping up to be pretty exciting, if intense. Until then, maybe I can share a few ‘What’s on my mind’ posts. This is that. Evangelicals are allowing dictionary definitions of theological terms run away from their historical and theological definitions. I think this is evident in several areas, but for now I only want to focus on the doctrine of inerrancy. [1] The most conservative of Evangelicals have begun to conflate an important doctrine, that is, inerrancy, with the hermeutical method they subscribe to—whether they are fully aware of it or not. This does damage within our churches because: 1) It is not orthodox; 2) It gives us a phrase which we too-willingly weaponize and direct toward people with whom we disagree: ‘You deny the inerrancy of Scripture! That’s heresy!’ There is so much division right now, I’d prefer if ...