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College and seminary students rarely have a voice in theological discussions. True, there are many books written for them. Introductions to the Bible, surveys of church history, anthologies of theological classics, overviews of Christian doctrine, and dictionaries of the various theological sub-disciplines abound. But it is one thing for professional theologians to answer the questions they think their students ought to be asking, and quite another thing for them to listen and respond to the questions their students are actually asking.
This book does the latter. It contains a selection of email correspondence, which the author exchanged with his undergraduate theology students between the years 1997 and 2005 on matters pertaining to Christian faith and ethics. Most of the exchanges were triggered by questions that occurred to the students while they were taking one of the author's undergraduate courses in theology, ethics, or church history. But the letters themselves are anything but academic exercises. They are intensely personal and reveal what is going on in the depths of the student soul.
An exciting adventure of the human spirit as well as a stimulating challenge to the critical intellect is waiting for students and professors of theology or those on a lifelong study of Christianity.
Preface xi Acknowledgments Stalking the Cat: An Introduction to the Craft of Theology Chapter 1: "Now That I Am an Adult . . ."Subject: Hurt and frustration with the church Subject: Is life really a "test"?
Subject: Do we "progress" toward God?
Subject: Leaving my home church Subject: No longer content with Sunday school answers Chapter 2: Reading Scripture with New Eyes Subject: The Bible and Christian doctrine Subject: Scrambled Subject: Faith: personal or communal?
Subject: Does the Bible have errors?
Chapter 3: Who Do We Say that Christ Is? Subject: Is Christianity the "cult of Jesus"?
Subject: Christ, the "fully human one"
Subject: Why did Jesus have to die?
Subject: Condescending Christians Chapter 4: Free Choice, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Sovereignty Subject: Divine Election Subject: Free will Subject: Predestination Subject: Can the saved lose their salvation?
Subject: God's justice eclipsed by his love Subject: Is there an upper limit to "perfection"?
Chapter 5: Faith and Fossils Subject: Noah and Dinosaurs Subject: Concerning Adam and Eve Subject: Does the theory of evolution contradict the Bible?
Chapter 6: Keeping the Faith in a Postmodern World Subject: Postmodernism in the Church Subject: Drowning in Relativism Subject: Relativism and the loss of faith Chapter 7: Encountering God in Worship Subject: The arts in worship Subject: Sacramental grace Subject: The presence of Christ in communion Subject: Sacraments Chapter 8: Faith in Practice Subject: Natural law Subject: "Bigger" and "smaller" sins Subject: Faith and weath Subject: Ministry to individuals vs. social witness Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality on a Christian CampusSubject: Women in the Church Subject: Masturbation Subject: Premarital sex Subject: Lust Subject: Late bloomer Subject: Homosexuality Chapter 10: The "Problem" of Human Suffering Subject: "Why did God let my baby die?"
Subject: Ministering to a suffering youth Subject: Questions about healing Chapter 11: The Gospel and Religious Pluralism Subject: Catholics vs. Christians Subject: Can non-Christians be saved?
Subject: Is Christianity the only way to God?
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College and seminary students rarely have a voice in theological discussions. True, there are many books written for them. Introductions to the Bible, surveys of church history, anthologies of theological classics, overviews of Christian doctrine, and dictionaries of the various theological sub-disciplines abound. But it is one thing for professional theologians to answer the questions they think their students ought to be asking, and quite another thing for them to listen and ...