Tag Archives: Iain Provan

A Green Bible?

Posted on August 13, 2019 by rjs5

The Bible isn’t “Green.” That is to say, it doesn’t directly address the environmental issues of our day. It does provide guidance however. Several years ago I posted on Iain Provan’s book Seriously Dangerous Religion including a post looking at … Continue reading →

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More From Iain Provan on “Dangerous” Religion

Posted on April 16, 2015 by rjs5

We recently finished a long series on Iain Provan’s new book Seriously Dangerous Religion. The final post (Dangerous or Not? … We Can’t Ignore Joshua) touched on an issue that concerns many in discussions of the Old Testament. I outlined … Continue reading →

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Dangerous or Not? … We Can’t Ignore Joshua

Posted on April 9, 2015 by rjs5

We’ve now finished Iain Provan’s book Seriously Dangerous Religion with subtitle: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters. In the postscript to his book Provan sums up his argument. There are a variety of different worldviews at … Continue reading →

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Is the Story Dangerous?

Posted on April 2, 2015 by rjs5

The final chapter of Iain Provan’s book Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters gives an answer to the question suggested by the title. Is Christianity, grounded as it is in the Old Testament … Continue reading →

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But Is it True?

Posted on March 19, 2015 by rjs5

Iain Provan in Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matter has taken us through a survey of the Old Testament to explore the Old Story told in the Bible. He then connected it with … Continue reading →

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New Dimensions in the Old Story

Posted on March 5, 2015 by rjs5

Chapter 12 of Iain Provan’s new book Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters finally turns to the New Testament, and the story many of us have wanted to dig into from the beginning. … Continue reading →

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Old Testament Hope: For New Jerusalem – Not For Eden

Posted on February 19, 2015 by rjs5

Chapter 11 of Iain Provan’s new book Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters turns to the question of Hope and God’s plan for the future. What kind of hope is expressed in the … Continue reading →

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God Nudges, Shouldn’t We Also?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by rjs5

Iain Provan, in his book Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters (Ch. 10) makes the claim that God is a gradualist. This has significant implications for biblical society, the lessons we should draw … Continue reading →

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The Old Testament Isn’t “Green” … or Is It?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by rjs5

A longer title to this post could be “What the Old Testament really says about our relationship to the rest of creation … and why it matters.” That is a bit of a mouthful though. The short title could be … Continue reading →

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You Are Your Brother’s Keeper

Posted on December 9, 2014 by rjs5

We’ve been slowly working through Iain Provan’s new book Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters. The next chapter addresses the Old Testament’s answer to the question of how we are to relate to … Continue reading →

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