There’s often a temptation to read Ephesians in two parts: chapters 1-3 as doctrine (what to believe) and chapters 4-6 as ethics (how to behave), and at one level perhaps that’s helpful. But what we need to realise is that belief and action are inseparable. What we truly believe will always eventually be demonstrated through… Continue reading Ephesians 5: A Life of (Pure) Love – Part 1
This book explores the possibility of a historiography which isn't afraid to start from (and develop out of) a particular theological tradition. Anyone who's studied history, even at an undergraduate level - and has given any thought to the matter of the philosophy of history - very quickly realises that there's a pervasive assumption in… Continue reading Available Now: Pentecostal Imagination and the Retrieval of Identity
As a teacher, I try to keep abreast of current issues in my profession generally, as well as trends within my subject areas (philosophy, religion, and ethics) more specifically. One of the most popular online venues for teachers of RE is the REspect facebook group (formally Save RE). There’s a lot I could write about… Continue reading In Defence of Tom Holland
Paul S. Baker 