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.)
An Evangelical Missionary Responds to
the Evangelicals and Catholics Together Document
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How does the teaching of traditional Roman Catholicism
concerning salvation differ from the doctrines defended by the
Reformers? Some say that we really aren't that
different, or that the differences of the past are irrelevant for
today. Here are some thoughts on the subject with a view of
why it is important for Evangelicals to do missions in Latin
America. A paper presented at the 2000 Evangelical
Ministries to New Religions (EMNR) conference.
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.
