On Thinking About God

Pulse 3 February 2025 One of the most profound and instructive statements attributed to the fifth century theologian, Augustine of Hippo, is his dictum ‘Si comprehendis, non est Deus’ (‘if you understand it, it isn’t God!’). By this dictum, Augustine is not suggesting...

Flesh Made Word

Pulse 20 January 2025     Earlier this month, I published an article which discusses some of the deficiencies of a theological method that gives primacy to the analytical mode, using the tools supplied by analytical philosophy. I pointed out that such an...

Analytical Theology and Its Discontents

Pulse 06 January 2025   The renowned Christian philosopher, William Lane Craig, is working on a multi-volume Systematic Philosophical Theology, a project which he embarked on during the pandemic. The first two volumes on Prolegomena and the Doctrine of God...

Study Bibles: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed

Pulse 16 December 2024 The past two decades have witnessed the proliferation of study Bibles in the market. A cursory search on Amazon would yield a plethora of different study Bibles such as The Woman’s Study Bible, The Courage for Life Study Bible for Men, the...

The Far Right’s Two Christianities

Pulse 02 December 2024 In July 2011, my wife, Serene, and I were in Norway to visit an old friend, a retired philosophy professor, who lives in Stavanger, and to spend some time in Oslo, the country’s capital. In the afternoon of 22 July, as we were just stepping out...