Monthly Archives: April 2011
Resurrection “Faith”?
Ted Grimsrud—Easter Sunday (April 24) 2011 What happened on that first Easter Sunday, nearly 2,000 years ago? Does it really matter? Do we have any way, truly, of knowing? Or, a parallel set of questions, is the Christian doctrine of … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical theology, Jesus, Pacifism, Salvation, Theology
Can the military do peace?
I recently took part in a panel discussion at Eastern Mennonite University that addressed the question, “what should the role of the military be in peacebuilding?” The planners did a good job pulling together the panel—we had a retired Navy … Continue reading
Filed under Just War thought, Militarism, Pacifism
The Book of Revelation and the End of Christianity
Ted Grimsrud—April 12, 2011 The book of Revelation was written in the early generations of Christianity. At the time of Revelation, Christianity still was in most important ways a sub-community within the broader Jewish world. There were tensions between Christians … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical theology, Book of Revelation, Empire, Salvation, Theology
What’s really at stake in the debate about universalism
Ted Grimsrud—April 3, 2011 Years ago I met a guy who pastored in Canada in the Mennonite Church. He struck me as a good person, seemed pretty gifted, someone I could easily imagine being successful in ministry. But he told … Continue reading
Filed under Salvation, Theology, Universalism
