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(please note that if you write to me about one of these articles your letter might appear in the Mail Bag with my response unless you specify otherwise. I will always attempt to disguise and protect the identity of those who write unless they give permission to use their names.)
The Uniqueness of Christianity
Are all religions the same?
Truth
Can it be known and does it matter?
Who is Jesus, Anyway?
What about the Jesus Seminar and New Age claims concerning
Jesus Christ?
Conversations with Atheists
This is a series of forum discussions between me and some atheists (and
others) in which I tried to get the atheists to show that atheism is rational.
I argued that atheism is inherently irrational and, indeed, ultimately destroys
the possibility of rationality. Therefore, the only rational thing
to do is abandon atheism and accept the Christian theistic alternative.
I never got a satisfactory response. My conclusion: atheism requires
the suicide of the intellect. The choice is clear: Jesus or
the void.
For those who are intereseted in a more detailed picture of religious aspects of Brazilian culture, this document examines the interaction between African religion, liberation theology, and traditional Roman Catholicism in Brazil. This is Alan's Ph.D. dissertation, Religion and Racial Identity in the Movimento Negro of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. ( .pdf format 833kb.)
The Christian's Self-Image,
Part One: Self-Esteem and Reformed Theology
An evaluation of various writers on the question of
self-esteem including Robert Schuller, Jay Adams, Dave Hunt and Anthony Hoekema.
(.pdf)
The Christians's Self-Image,
Part Two: Sin, Psychology and Reformed Theology
A look at what the Bible says about the Christian's
identity in Christ. (.pdf)
Liberation Theology
(.pdf)
The Kingdom of God and Liberation Theology
(.pdf)
Several people have asked me if I have any information on liberation theology
so I have included here two papers I wrote on the subject. Many think
that with the decline of socialism after the fall of the Soviet Union that
liberation theology is no longer an issue. However, the marxist based
theology of liberation continues to have significant influence in Brazil
and other latin american countries, so the subject still merits attention.
The two papers posted here were written some time ago and are a bit dated.
Nevertheless, they provide an accurate background and snapshop of the central
ideas of this movement.
