Tag Archives: environmentalism

Bellwethers of a New American Christianity? Sallie McFague, Rob Bell, and Evangelical (Re)Vision

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Following news of Sallie McFague’s death last week, I gave a little tribute to how she had stimulated my thinking. I decided to release this paper I wrote in conversation with her work. Some of the bibliography is five years out … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alister E. McGrath, Bebbington’s Quadrilateral, Billy Graham, Christianity Today, egalitarianism, environmentalism, feminism, George Marsden, John G. Stackhouse, Love Wins, Metaphorical Theology, Miroslav Volf, R. Albert Mohler, Rob Bell, Sallie McFague, Stanley J. Grenz, theology, Wayne Grudem | 9 Comments

Sallie McFague, Theologian (1933-2019)

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I just received a note from a friend that Sallie McFague has passed away. I got the news as I was rereading her Speaking in Parables: A Study in Metaphor and Theology (1975) after many years. The news saddened me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Daniel Boyarin, environmentalism, feminism, Laing Lectures, Lloyd Gaston, Malcolm Guite, Margaret Visser, Metaphorical Theology, Models of God, Regent College, Speaking in Parables, Stanley Hauerwas, The Discarded Image, theology and literature, Vancouver School of Theology | 1 Comment

Joan Slonczewski’s “A Door Into Ocean” and C.S. Lewis’ “Out of the Silent Planet”

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

On the face of it, Joan Slonczewski and C.S. Lewis make an odd pair. The first is a living American microbiologist writing highly technical science fiction in environmental, feminist, lesbian, and … Continue reading →