Zrim explains
QIRE
The "Evangelical" QIRE
QIRC = Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience. Ben Myers hits the nail squarely. “Where every church service becomes the opportunity for a life-changing experience of the divine presence; where every song and sermon and prayer is designed to produce immediate emotional impact; where . . . Continue reading →
Reformed and Evangelical Redux
Josh writes to ask how confessionally Reformed Christians should relate to contemporary (as distinct from it’s use as a synonym of “historic, confessional Protestant”) evangelicals?
Nick's Review of RRC Continues
Part 3 (QIRE) Part 4 (the recovery begins) Read the book for yourself.
The Problems with Paraphrases and Continuing Revelation
My interest here is not so much paraphrastic Bible translations. Though these may not be good for ecclesiastical use (e.g. worship) or close study, like a commentary a paraphrase can put light on a passage or otherwise edify. Rather, my concern here . . . Continue reading →
Stephen is Reading RRC
At Frightfully Pleased.
Jason is Still Reading RRC (Preaching to the QIRE)
And he quotes C. S. Lewis “On the Language of a Liturgy.”
Pastor Dechert is Reading RRC
At Guard Yourselves from Idols.
Phil is Reading RRC and Living It
And reflecting on it at his blog. He’s a minister in the other URC, the UK equivalent of the American United Churches of Christ. So it’s very much in the mainline where the URCNA is very much in the sideline. So it’s . . . Continue reading →
Pastor Echert is Still Reading RRC
He’s through the middle of the book and gives a fine summary.
On The QIRE There's No Place to Stop
If the heart of the Christian faith and life is the unmediated encounter with God, even divinization (theosis), then how does one prevent a synthesis of evangelical pietism and New Age spirituality if the latter offers such access? According to this piece . . . Continue reading →
Sola Scriptura and the Limits of Special Revelation
Darryl has a great post at Old Life featuring a quote from Ken Myers on the limits of Scripture. A lot of non-confessional evangelicals and too many ostensibly confessional evangelicals misunderstand sola Scriptura.They think it means either that, if the Bible doesn’t . . . Continue reading →
QIRE to the 10th Power
Wonder what QIRE is? Check out these cats. (HT: Martin Downes)
The Addiction to Religious Euphoria
Mark Galli (HT: Alex Webster) has an interesting story in CT Online today about the power of religious euphoria. He likens the attraction to, indeed the addiction to euphoria to attraction and addiction to a drug. Galli writes: We disdain faith that . . . Continue reading →
It's Not Just Evangelicals Who Are QIRC-y and QIRE-ish
Can you say theologia gloriae? I can say, theologia crucis.
Andy Calls it Pietistic Goofiness But I Call it QIRE
If I had written this someone would call it mean but since Andy wrote it, I’m sure it will be fine. What matters is that it’s true.
It’s All About Eschatology (and History)
Collin Hansen has a stimulating post at the Gospel Coalition this morning (Pacific) lamenting the apparently declining desire for a “revival.” Collin’s post raises some very important questions. Why would one begin to doubt the desire for revival, which I have described . . . Continue reading →
Are Conservatives Preparing the Next Generation of Liberals?
Listen to the latest episode of the White Horse Inn on the sufficiency of Scripture. About half-way through, before the break, Kim Riddlebarger makes a great point about the connection between legalistic, conservative evangelicals, and what I call the Quest for Illegitimate . . . Continue reading →
Newman’s Unquiet Grave and Non-Confessional Evangelicals
After reading (devouring) Carl Trueman’s excellent book on historiography I took his advice and got (I had to drive to La Jolla during rush hour) and quite enjoyed John Cornwell’s, Newman’s Unquiet Grave: The Reluctant Saint. I knew the outlines of Newman’s . . . Continue reading →
Tabletalk: Divorcing Doctrine from Scripture
What follows is from the latest issue of Tabletalk, which contains a series of letters from “Legion” to his young assistant, the style of C. S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. Dear Pithius, Our dear boy, you quite misunderstand the problem. So long as Christians . . . Continue reading →