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Dr. Darren M. Slade
May 22, 20201 min read
The Influence of Pandemics on Religion
Dr. Slade discusses the influence of pandemics on the history of religion where disease has actually shaped the trajectory of belief systems
Dr. Darren M. Slade
May 15, 20207 min read
Appeal to Subjective Mysticism in Postmodern Apologetics
By employing spiritual mysticism, new phenomenologists still desire a sense of evidential credibility to substantiate their experiences.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
May 11, 20202 min read
SHERM Vol. 2, No. 1 Now Available!
Read the latest issue of SHERM Journal (vol. 2, no. 1) for free online!
Dr. Darren M. Slade
May 8, 20201 min read
Essays Introducing a Jewish Perspective on the Gospel of John
Dr. Charles David Isbell (Louisiana State University) highlights the impact that the Gospel of John has had on Jews and Christians.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
May 4, 20203 min read
Introducing the Co-Head of Global Jewish Studies: Professor Zev Garber
GCRR is proud to introduce the Co-Head of our "Jewish Studies" division, Professor Zev Garber.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Apr 8, 20207 min read
Reimagining the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith
This blog demonstrates how Christians can appropriate historical criticism by reimagining the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Apr 1, 20202 min read
Worship in the Midst of COVID-19: Clinging to Old Paradigms Can Be Fatal
Why churches need to change how they worship during the Coronavirus pandemic.
David Kyle Johnson
Mar 31, 202014 min read
Rebuffing and Rejecting the Resurrection: An Explanation of Cavin and Colombetti's Article
Per Cavin and Colombetti, belief in the resurrection is not only unscientific, but fundamentally irrational.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 30, 20201 min read
The Myth of the Alexandrian-Antiochene Schools of Hermeneutical Interpretation (Patristic Exegesis)
Neither the Alexandrian nor the Antiochene schools of interpretation sanctioned just one exegetical method over another.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 27, 20202 min read
(Part 2) Theologizing the Person of Christ in the Third Century: Logos Jesus as Philosophical Truth
The combination of Christian tradition and philosophy, especially Middle Platonism and Stoicism, developed a Logos Christology.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 25, 20203 min read
Did Particle Physics Just Disprove the Physical Resurrection of Jesus Christ?
The most influential scientific argument against the physical resurrection of Jesus using particle physics.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 23, 20201 min read
The Influence of Pandemics on Religion
GCRR is proud to introduce the Head of our "Applied Sociology" division, Dr. Josh Packard.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 20, 20203 min read
(Part 1) Theologizing the Person of Christ in the Second Century: Angel Christology & Dual Natures
This post explores the first concentrated effort to theologize the person of Christ in the second century.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 9, 20201 min read
Book Review: Crossing Boundaries, Redefining Faith:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Emerging
The book, Crossing Boundaries, Redefining Faith, seeks to be a touchstone of the best scholarship about the ECM to date.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 4, 20203 min read
The Demographic Destabilization of Institutional Christianity
If things continue unchanged and unchallenged, then the death of institutional Christianity is precisely what will happen.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Mar 2, 20203 min read
How Does Political Identity Influence Religious Affiliation? A Cultural Cognition Perspective
It is believed that a person's religion influences their politicals. But what if the reality is that politics influences their religion?
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Christian Theological Diversity Between 30 and 100 CE
Lingelbach examines the two largest Christian movements at the end of the first century: the Pauline and Ebionite movements.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Feb 26, 20205 min read
Why Millennials are Likely NOT Coming Back to Religion
The reasons why Millennials are likely never to embrace or return to institutional religion ever again in their lifetimes.
Dr. Darren M. Slade
Feb 17, 20202 min read
Was Saul of Tarsus Really a Pharisee?
Expert on ancient Near Eastern and biblical languages, Rabbi Dr. Charles David Isbell, challenges the belief that Paul was a Pharisee.
David Kyle Johnson
Feb 11, 202011 min read
Can God's Existence Be Disproven?
It is possible to 100% prove that God doesn’t exist?
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