July
2009
N T Wright on Hell
I while ago I posted a video of N T Wright on Heaven. Time to redress the balance…
October
2008
Theological Perspectives Day Two
The short books I mentioned are:
Bauckham, R (1993) The Theology of the Book of Revelation (Cambridge: CUP)
Laird, M (2006) Into the Silent Land: The Practice of Contemplation (London: DLT)
Wright, Tom (1992) Who Was Jesus? (London: SPCK)
The website on creationism (thanks Becca) is Answers in Genesis. It a well put together presentation of the creationist view.
The section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on purgatory can be seen here. A classic medieval outworking of the doctrine can be seen in Dante.
For Process Theology, have a look at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Dan – the images I used for the slides are from NASA.
June
2008
N T Wright on Heaven
Harps and clouds?
June
2008
Dante’s Divine Comedy
UC Berkely have made available mp3s of various lecture series, which are well worth a look. Last time, I mentioned three lectures on Dante’s Divine Comedy which are part of a course on Man, God, and Society in Western Literature delivered buy Hubert Dreyfus. The course description is:
Man, God, and Society in Western Literature – Spring 2007. Philosophical issues as expressed in poetry, drama, and the novel. This course will compare and contrast the Greek, Medieval, and modern worlds, as reflected in their greatest literature, with special emphasis on the role of the community in reconciling conflicts between sub-groups in society and the individual’s ability to understand and control his own life. We will also follow man’s realization that the changing answers to these questions are themselves self-interpretations.
You can get hold of the mp3s for this course here. The Divine Comedy is about halfway down, but you might like to listen to some of the others.
October
2007
Dante’s Divine Comedy
Have a look at Danteworlds from the University of Texas. It’s a great way to get a feel for Mediaeval thought concerning heaven, hell and purgatory.