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A Theology of Money and Interest? Reflections on the Parable of the Talents / Ten Minas

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These two parables appear in Matthew 25:14-30 and Luke 19:11-27. The parallel narratives of a wealthy traveller, entrusting his servants with a lot of money, are similar enough that many commentators treat them as the same parable. One common interpretation of these parables has the wealthy traveller as God, with the money as a symbolic metaphor of the gifts (yes, talents!) God has given each of us. Those who put their gifts to work are… Read More »A Theology of Money and Interest? Reflections on the Parable of the Talents / Ten Minas

Determinism or Free Will?

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On Method I use the terms “calvinist” and “arminian” as a shorthand for the two basic positions. Not to say that those two people believed or taught these specific things, but that their names have become associated with these positions. Even within the two major positions there are a number of variations. In choosing to support one of these positions, I do not mean to assert that those who support one of the other positions… Read More »Determinism or Free Will?

The Humanist Delusion

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Humanists assert there are no gods, but that a non-god morality is still possible. Herewith, a straw man, based on different assumptions, to the ones I hold myself. Evolutionists assert that evolution is undirected, and without external meaning. That competition to reproduce is the driving factor. That there is no intrinsic “good” or “evil” in which species survive and prosper. Success is the only criteria. That when the lion eats the gazelle, or the cow eats… Read More »The Humanist Delusion