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Borders, Passports, and Christ

Posted on March 29, 2012April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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Last week the Seminary organized a symposium on the issue of Christian faith and immigration. Mark Adams, coordinator of Frontera de Cristo, a cross-cultural PC(USA) border ministry in Arizona (see http://www.fronteradecristo.org/ ) told us about his work, and PTS faculty helped students to think through the theological and ethical issues. “Immigration” is a touchy topic in…

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Christic Manhood? Masculine Christianity?

Posted on February 9, 2012April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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“God has chosen to liken Himself to a female and we are the fruit of His womb.” – John Calvin I recently came across a post by one of my favorite bloggers Rachel Held Evans, entitled “God is Not Ashamed, Our Brothers Speak Out.” This post burgeoned from a previous post where Evans asked Brothers…

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Dr. Ron Cole-Turner

Transhumanism and Transcendence

Posted on November 17, 2011April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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The high level of scholarship on the part of the faculty at PTS never ceases to amaze and interest me. This month the Rev. Dr. Ron Cole-Turner demonstrates yet again why I make that observation—his latest book, Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Advancement, becomes available. Even a quick review of the back-cover…

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