This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 17-21 April

Monday: Why I Believe in Political Pluralism
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When I say “pluralism,” I mean the idea that we can have different types of people, with different views, contending for different ways of achieving the common good. But the idea of living with differences of opinion is becoming less popular. In many places, political differences are deeper and more vitriolic than religious differences.

Wednesday: Five Things I Wish Egalitarians Knew About Complementarianism (Free Sign-Ups)
A guest post by my Ridley College colleague Andy Judd about the areas that some complementarians and some egalitarians have in common.

Friday: Does Justification by Faith Still Matter?
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The other day I came across a video of Pope Francis giving a sermon about justification by grace. It is quite good and surprisingly Protestantesque. Does this mean that the Reformation is now over, have we moved on, and do the theological ruptures of the past still matter?